I keep hearing the same line over and over…can we do more abs, I want to work on my stomach! I need to lose this fat around me waist!
Sure, we can work on the abs, but if you are looking to reduce the fat in the stomach, copious sit ups, curl ups, planks and tucks are not going to have your fat dissolving if those exercises are not preceded or followed-up by an exercise and active life that sees you using up more calories than you consume in a day.

If not….you will have some mighty strong abs under a belly of mush! Make no mistake, if you have a girth measure greater than 102cm (men) and 88cm (women) even if you are doing ab exercises there is absolutely no way…none…nada…that even though your belly is hard as a rock that the bulge in front is MUSCLE! Its fat, plain and simple, lots of it. The belly is hard because the skin is stretched so tight around the fat. This is more typical in men than women.

Excessive abdominal work with a heavy load up front places an overload risk on the spine. You are under great risk for back injury. Moreover; having a high proportion of abdominal fat is a powerful risk factor for diabetes.

If you are short for time and your goal is weight loss and you wish to maximize the burning of fat, I would encourage you to skip the ab section and replace it with cardio time. All modes of aerobic exercise use abdominal stabilizers, flexors and lateral flexors. When you are doing cardio you are functionally training the abdominals aswell. Double bang for your breath and you’ll start to see that waistline get trimmer!