How to Train Your Stomach Without Doing a Single Crunch

There are far to many theories out there on how to get a smaller midsection and very few solutions that have actually been proven to work. There is an undetectable line being crossed by “gym science” into the actual world of exercise science and physiology leaving people to believe that just because something is done in a gym, or a “musclehead” endorsed an (outdated) philosophy of exercise, it must be correct. This can’t be further from the truth. Briefly, I would like to reveal some secrets for training your abdomen that will help you stay on track to getting a flatter, firmer and more defined stomach you deserve.

First, the abdomen is not a special muscle, different from others in it’s function, but acts like any other muscle in the body in that it responds to resistance in the same fashion as a bicep or quadracep muscle. When doing repititions of arm curls with a dumbbell, the muscle fibers break down. During rest, these muscles, in short, repair themselves and respond to the workload placed on them by getting bigger and stronger, depending on the type of training it endures (power, endurance). Thus, cranking out boatloads of crunches and sit ups will not necessarily get you the washboard belly you desire, but in fact may make the stomach muscles bigger and bulkier, only defeating your purpose.

If your goal is to drop a few inches in the waist to fit into those jeans or just look and feel better, you must go below the surface, past the rectus abdominus (six pack portion of abs) and train your transversus abdominus (TVA) muscles. These are the internal abdominal muscles that people refer to as “the core muscles” that are not just responsible for helping you sit up, as with the rectus abdominus, but is the natural “tummy tucker” that keeps your belly sucked in and tight and assists in supporting the spine. If you train these muscles your abdomen becomes tighter and stronger. When this occurs, you will definately see a change in your waist-size without ever having to do a single crunch.

Try this abdominal workout: Watch the video below!



Hold each exercise for 30 seconds before moving to the next exercise. Complete each exercise before resting 45-90 seconds. Repeat circuit for a total of 3-5 sets.

20 Minute Belly Blast Workout
1. Plank
2. Plank with Arm Raise
3. T-Pushups
4. Side Plank
5. V-sit Backstroke
6. Mountain Climbers

So, despite what Muscle and Fiction may show you along with their fitness models doing reps of leg lifts and exercises on torso twisting and ab crunching machines till’ the sun sets, these routines only develop the “shell” of your stomach and don’t address the “buldge.”

Cardiovascular Exercise is Vital

But still, this is not the end. If you do not build a machine to burn fat around the abs, you’re still not going to reach your goal. Take into full consideration the importance of increasing your metabolism through Interval Circuit Training.  This means that you are coupling short rounds of high intensity cardiovasular exercise (sprint, jump rope, bike, elliptical for 15-30s) with longer lower intensity cardiovascular exercise (1-2min), just long enough to catch your breath and crank it back up full throttle again for 30 seconds. Repeat this routine for a total of 15 min.

Interval training has been proven to be the best form of cardiovascular exercise in terms of burining the most calories for fat loss. Furthermore, studies have shown that people actually continue to burn fat up to 38 hours after they completed the interval training routine!

Here’s an example of Interval Training for optimal fat loss:

It’s All About Nutrition:

Abdominal exercise training helps to develop the stomach, interval cardiovascular training will burn the fat around the developed belly and a sound nutritional regimen consisting of water, lean protein and complex carbs (from vegetables) will keep additional fat from accumulating around the mid-section. All 3 of these tools interconnect to give you a trim figure.

Avoid fatty meats such as beef and highly salted and toxic foods such as pork. Not only do these foods keep you bloaded by their fat and sodium content, but the breakdown of toxins from the digestive system creates chemical byproducts that aids in a fatter belly.

Finally,  eat regularly in order to keep your body from going into starvation mode and retaining fat. 3-5 regular meals per day is key for optimal fat loss as long as you remain at a caloric defecit – meaning, eat as much as you can while still burning more calories.

Here’s an example of a meal plan you can download and use as a template! Download below!

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So, there you have it. I hope this blog was helpful and perhaps you can use it as a tool to burn a lot of fat and trim your belly. Please post a comment or question and let me know your thoughts.

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