The Best Lower Ab Workout for a Toned and Flatter Stomach!

So you are trying to find the best lower ab workout to tone and flatten your stomach.  I can tell you from experience that it can be hard and frustrating.   Well guess what, I will give you three exercises that will do exactly that.  However, we must go over and make sure that you understand a few basics about training your lower abs, before we get into the exercises.

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If you are wanting to loss lower ab fat, the first thing that you must understand is that in order to loss fat from your stomach, you must loss fat from all over your body.  By creating a caloric difference, your body will burn the excess fat as energy.  In order to loss one pound of fat you need to create a 3500 calorie deficit.   This is how weight loss works.

So no matter what type of exercise, tip or trick you use, if you are not creating that caloric difference you are not going to lose any weight.  So no matter if you have one pound to lose or 40 pounds, it will all depend on the caloric difference.

However, the good news is that by doing a great lower ab workout, you will be strengthening your core, creating a better posture, and toning your ab muscles for when you reach less than 10% body fat.  Your body type and gender, will also affect what percentage your body must reach before your abs are revealed.

In order to increase your weight lose, you will want to incorporate exercise into your schedule.  More specifically you will want to incorporate interval training along with a good diet.  Once you have these two items under control, you will start to melt of the fat and reveal you abs.

Now we are going to do what you came to this page for, here are three lower abs exercises that you can do right now, at home too blast away fat and get a toned and flatter stomach

When you are training your abs, you will want to do circuit training or super sets. 

So here are the best lower ab exercises to lose fat and tone your stomach:

1.  V – Up’s

Start by laying flat on your back, you may also use a mat, as this may feel more comfortable.

While holding your feet and arm together, raise both of them as straight as possible.

Keep you lower back as straight as possible, and hold up for 3 to 5 seconds.

Lower both your arms and legs down to the starting position, while you exhale slowly.

Repeat 10 – 12 times

2. Lying Leg Raises / Throwdowns

Start by laying flat on your back, you may also use as a mat, as this may feel more comfortable.

Holding your legs together lift your legs straight up by using only your abdominals and hip flexors.

Keep you lower back as straight as possible, and hold up for 3 to 5 seconds.

Lower your legs down to the starting position, while you exhale slowly.

Repeat 10 – 12 times

3.  Reverse Crunches

Start by laying flat on your back with your hands under your buttocks, you may also use a mat, as this may feel more comfortable.

Keep you lower back as straight as possible, lifting your legs so that they are vertical.  Contract your abs so your midsection is tense.

Slowly and steadily lower one leg, so your foot is a few inches from the ground.  Hold there for one to two seconds, then return your leg to the starting position.  Alternating each leg.

Repeat 15 times with each leg.

So by combining these three lower ab workouts together you will create a lean and toned body.

So let’s get lean!

Please Note:  These exercises can be incorporated into your workout routine or become your workout routine.  However, if you have any type of lower back pain problems, I don’t recommend these exercises.