How to Get a Flat Stomach

I have blogged on the subject of how to get a flat stomach for quite sometime. I have also discussed how not all abdominal exercises are the same. There are various abdominal exercises that target specific areas. You have to know how to get a flat stomach with target specific exercises for the abdomen.

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There is also the abdominal exercise that works the entire abdominal region. For instance, the Pass and Catch abdominal exercise will do that. Any time you lengthen your levers, arms or legs, it will add intensity to the exercise.

When you extend the arms over head, your body will recruit more of the upper abdominal muscles to work harder. Your abs have to contract tighter to lift the arms, head, neck and shoulders off the mat. Like wise, if you extend and lower your legs toward the mat, the lower abdominal muscles are used more intensely.

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The Pass and Catch passes the stability ball from the legs, to the hands, and both legs and arms (with ball), lower and extend longer. Therefore, the entire abdominal exercise will help you get a flat stomach.

Any time you lower your legs, or lift your butt off the floor, pushing your feet toward the ceiling, you use the lower abdominal area. Reverse curls and extending and lowering the legs toward the floor, should help lower abs and help you get a flat stomach.

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When you rotate your waist from side to side, or twist, the side abdominal muscles (obliques) get involved. For instance, the Russian Twist, using the kettlebell or dumbbell will do this. Twist side to side with KB or DB tapping the floor just behind your hips, is an exercise for the obliques.

You can get a flat stomach just by doing a basic crunch with feet flat on the floor, knees bent and arms extended overhead. By the way, if you tilt your pelvis up as you are crunching, (think ribs meet hips), you will involve the lower abs too.