| What are the best ab exercises and most effective | | | | the hover, vertical leg crunch and the exercise ball |
| on your abdominal muscles? If you are trying to get | | | | crunch. |
| great abs and a flat stomach by doing 100 crunches, | | | | Worst Ab Exercises |
| then be sure to read on to find out what one study | | | | The bottom 3 abdominal exercises for both the rectus |
| deemed as the best ab exercises. | | | | abdominus and oblique muscles were the Ab Rocker |
| According to one study conducted by the | | | | coming in last then the exercise tubing pull and coming |
| Biomechanics Lab at San Diego State University, the | | | | in 11th was the traditional crunch. |
| bicycle maneuver was the top rated abdominal | | | | This study did state that all the abdominal exercises |
| exercise with the traditional ab crunch coming in at the | | | | studied showed some effectiveness in the ab |
| bottom three. | | | | muscles, however some were more effective than |
| This study used specialized equipment to measure the | | | | others. |
| activity in the abdominal muscles to determine the best | | | | Getting Flat Abs |
| ab exercises. There were 30 men and women who | | | | Although there are probably 100 abdominal exercises |
| participated in this study ranging in age from 20 to 45. | | | | for you to try, in order to flatten your stomach you |
| Each participant performed 10 to 12 reps of 13 | | | | must also focus on reducing belly fat. The best |
| common abdominal exercises. Each exercise was | | | | exercise to lose belly fat is not an abdominal exercise. |
| given to the participants randomly and the participants | | | | Rather it is aerobics. That's right. You must do aerobic |
| were allowed to practice each exercise. | | | | or fat burning exercises in order to eliminate and |
| The study also included some popular abdominal | | | | reduce fat. If all you do is abdominal exercises then all |
| exercise equipment in this study including the ab roller, | | | | you accomplish are rock hard abs hidden under a |
| ab rocker and an exercise ball. Each abdominal | | | | layer of fat. |
| exercise was measured for effectiveness in the | | | | Your weekly exercise routines should consist of both |
| rectus abdominus muscle and the oblique muscles. The | | | | aerobics and strength training. By including both in your |
| data was gathered and analyzed. | | | | workout routines you will not only be burning calories |
| Best Ab Exercises | | | | and fat but building lean muscle. The more lean muscle |
| Topping the list for the most effective in the rectus | | | | you have the more calories you burn. |
| abdominus was the bicycle maneuver, captain's chair | | | | But of course all this exercising doesn't give you free |
| and coming in third was the exercise ball crunch. The | | | | reign to eat what ever you want. You still have to |
| best ab exercises for the oblique muscles were the | | | | incorporate a healthy eating plan to help reduce fat |
| captain's chair, bicycle maneuver and the reverse | | | | and build muscle. |
| crunch. | | | | To really get flat abs and that treasured six pack abs |
| Coming in close behind the top 3 for the rectus | | | | be sure to eat right, do aerobic exercises and focus |
| abdominus were the vertical leg crunch, torso track | | | | on the best ab exercises to get the most out of your |
| and the long arm crunch. The number 4 through 6 | | | | abdominal exercise routine. |
| spots for effectiveness in the oblique muscles were | | | | |