What Are the Best Exercises For Abs?

You need to evaluate your personal situation before you can truly answer the question, "what are the best exercises for abs?". Some people have the right idea, as in they want their abs to look good, but are in an obese state and don't realize that sit-ups and crunches are in no way going to get them to where they want to be. On the other hand, you could have very little body fat yet have no tone or definition in your abs.

I think that it is safe to say that most people don't realize it but there's a good chance that once the belly fat is all gone, the abs are already most likely in great shape. Meaning that the best ab exercises for most people would be the exercises that helps them lose the belly fat. So lets focus on that.

In order to lose belly fat, of course you need to be knowledgeable about the food that you eat on a consistent basis. This is going to have the biggest impact on how fast your abs will begin to shape up. Aside from that, there are a few exercises that speed up your metabolism and burn core fat more than others. They are the squat and deadlift.

The squat primarily focuses on the lower body but also forces your core section to get a great workout because it is stabilizing and balancing the weight evenly throughout the body. The more you do it, the more core strength you will have.

The squat works two fold in shaping your abs. First as I just mentioned through the stabalizing of the weight, and second because the squat seems to work the biggest muscle groups in your body, thus being one of the most effective workouts in increasing your metabolism and helping you burn belly fat even when you are not around the gym.

The deadlift works in much the same way as the squat in that it is working large muscle groups and forcing your core to balance and stabilize your body throughout the lift. I think overall that the deadlift will give you a better core workout than the squat. This exercise alone if done consistently enough will give you that nice v-look that many athletes have.

Try to implement both of the exercises in your workout routine for maximum results. They truly are the best exercises for abs, even though they are not ab specific.