Want to build sexy abs and lose some belly fat? Check out our research here about the 5 best exercises to accomplish this! Straight from the US News And World Report website, check out the details on these exercises for you!
High performance health and fitness coach Yuri Elkaim keeps us abreast of some of the best exercises you can do to stay trim!
“Most of us want to lose belly fat and build sexy abs, but sadly, most people go about it the wrong way. By that I mean, most people crank out thousands of crunches, sit-ups and other ab exercises that do little to burn belly fat while placing increased stress on the lower back.”
What we like is that this is NOT a list of sit up exercises. This list contains bonafide full body cross training exercises, each one with a purpose whether strenght, slimming, or cardio. After all, one of our staff’s favorite exercises, the Clean And Press, made the top five! Not to mention other powerlifting exercises.
Check out this list!
1. Clean and Press
Once standing, do an overhead press. Lower the dumbbells to your chest again, squat and return them to the floor. Taking a weight from the floor to an overhead position is one of the best full-body moves you can do.
2. Squat Press
This move is a variation or modification of the Clean and Press. In this move, begin from a standing position with the dumbbells at your shoulders. “Sit” into a squat, with your bum angled back and your weight shifting onto your heels, as though you were about to sit down
3. Burpees
To do the burpee, start from a standing position with your feet shoulder-width apart. Drop to the floor, and perform a push-up. At the top of the push-up, jump forward to bring your knees to your chest, and continue the jump to bring you as high off the floor as possible and back to a standing position.
4. Front Squats
Start out in the normal squat position, but place the bar across the front of your shoulders rather than the back, using an underhand grip. This will allow you to keep your arms parallel to the floor as you perform the front squat. Lower yourself into the squat and then push back up to a standing position.
5. Mountain Climbers
Start in the push-up position. Keeping your hips at the same height as your shoulders, shuffle your right knee in toward your chest, and then immediately switch it out for your left knee. Think of this move as trying to run in a horizontal position. You want to do these continuously, without rest, as many times as you can while still keeping your hips and shoulders at the same level.
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