Lower ab workouts are great! We feel the burn but we see no results! That’s because the whole principle of spot reduction does not work. The ads and TV commercials we see always claim to get fantastic results by using their product. In fact, you just have to increase your metabolism through resistance training and your body will burn the fat. You will see results!
Lower ab exercises are really good at strengthening the targeted lower abs. However, isolation exercises are not very efficient at burning overall body fat. In order to really affect body fat, you must do overall multi joint exercises.
Infomercials are great at showing off the latest wonder machines invented with beautifully sculpted models working them sideways or on their backs making it look easy to entice viewers to buy and get supposedly ripped abs.
Don’t get sucked in. Magic machines don’t work and perfectly shaped models are just there to make you think they do work. It’s all a marketing ploy because target area reduction doesn’t work. You end up with stronger abs but you still have to burn the fat covering the ab muscles and magic machines don’t burn fat.
Burning fat still requires you to actively use your muscles and the best way is through training with weights. The harder your muscles work, the more energy they use up so the body has to constantly source more fuel for the muscles to use. This is when the body starts to look for and use up any excess fat as a fuel supply.
Working the body out more causes the muscles to use up more oxygen than is available in muscle stores. So now, the body has to supply more oxygen to the muscles to keep them functioning. In addition, the body has to get rid of any waste materials collected in the muscles as a result of constant muscle work.
This whole cycle of replenishing and clean-up is very energy-intensive and can last a few hours after the workout, leading to an increase in the body’s metabolism and greater amounts of fat burned.
Therefore, burning lower abs while doing lower ab workouts don’t mean you’re sculpting ripped abs. Target area reduction and infomercials serve to sell you a dream. Speeding up your metabolism through weight training will make you realize that dream!
