If I ask you to come up with some stomach exercises, I can bet that some of the exercises that come to your mind would be ab crunches, sit-ups, leg lifts. I am here to tell you that there are more effective alternatives than the above exercises. These high intensity metabolism boosting workouts work your entire body and it also works your abs as well.
These exercises although do not seem to be focused on the stomach are some of my best workouts for the stomach. These are three different exercises which I’ve labelled the ‘tri-set’ and you have the option to alternate between them for variety. Here, I present you with the three best stomach workouts that are not directly related to the stomach:
a) Renegade Dumbbell Rows
b) Front Squats With Barbell
c) Mountain Climbers On Floor
As you can see these are not your ‘normal’ ab exercises but believe me, it is one of my most effective result producing exercises.
Change the reps and sets in each workout to ‘shock’ your body for a more interesting workout. In fact, you can do 5 sets of 5 reps of one exercise and do 4 sets of 7 reps for the other exercises. As for the mountain climbers exercise (explained further down), it can be done with time intervals of 30 seconds instead of reps.
Let’s begin:
a) Renegade dumbbell Rows
This exercise begins with you in a push-up position while having a dumbbell in each hand. Following the setup, you would row one dumbbell up and at the same time make sure you are in balance with the other arm. This renegade dumbbell row exercise promotes balance which comes from the core and ultimately gives you an amazing ab workout. Trust me, you will be amazed at how much this exercise works your abdominal area.
b) Front Squats With Barbell
Just like a back squat except the barbell is in the front. To make sure that you have the barbell in control, have your arms crossed in front of you cradling the barbell. To accomplish this, you will require to have your elbows right in front of you. To be safe make sure you have a professional trainer spot you for the first couple of times performing this exercise. The reason this exercise works so well is because it requires extreme core stability strength which comes mainly from your abs. After you perform a complete rep of this exercise, you will discover that this workout which seems like a leg workout actually works your stomach area more than you expect.
c) Mountain Climbers On Floor
The setup to this exercise is to begin in a push-up position. You will then shuffle your feet under your body in an action like you would when you climb a ladder. If you picture a person climbing a mountain, that would be the action. To make this workout more challenging you can also move your hands forward and backwards about 8-10 inches but opposite to your legs (left leg in, right hand it). This will become a full body exercise and it will create such an intense workout and in the end, your abs will feel it.
A rest period of only about 30 seconds after you complete each exercise before you move onto the next exercise. Rest for no longer than 2 minutes after completing each set of the ‘tri-set’ exercise and then repeat the whole workout.
Now that you know the secret to just 3 great ab workouts, you may want to continue your fitness journey and read How To Lose Belly Fat for more amazing full body workout information.
When you are done with these 3 powerful exercises, Your abs will be screaming for mercy. Wow, you just learnt about ab exercises that are not your basic sit-ups or crunches. So… did you know that you can lose that abdominal fat more efficiently than doing boring cardio workouts by performing these non traditional ab exercises? To find out more, check out Get A Six Pack Fast.