If you are looking for information on exercises that can help you reduce your stomach fat, you are already on the right track. However, don’t fall into the false perception that doing hundreds of repetitions of abdominal exercises every day will solve your problem. It won’t. Yes, you may end up with ripped abs; the only problem is that the abs will be covered by a layer of abdominal fat and no one will know it exists. Not even yourself.
The correct way to reduce stomach fat is by doing full body exercises to reduce all the excess fat on your body. You can’t just focus your training on a specific spot and expect to shed excess fat there. It will not work. Your goal now is to have at least 10% body fat (for men who want their ripped abs to be visible) or 15% (for women who want a flat stomach).
The simplest and most effective exercise
There are many great full-body exercises you can do to burn fat, but the most recommended (and most effective) is the squat. This is because squats use more muscle groups under a heavy load than most other weight-bearing exercises. Therefore, it is very effective in stimulating changes in body composition (muscle gain and fat loss) and hormonal response (such as growth hormone and testosterone).
You can always add additional weights such as dumbbells or barbells while squatting, but if you’re not comfortable with that yet, using just your own bodyweight is the best option. It will still give you better and faster results than spending hours on an exercise machine doing monotonous low intensity cardio.
How to do a standard bodyweight squat the right way
To do a standard bodyweight squat, first stand with your feet a little more than shoulder-width apart. Place both hands behind your head and keep your elbows back. After that, start the movement by pushing your hip back and “sit” on the virtual chair.
Push to your limit. Squat as deep as possible while keeping your lower back tight in a neutral position. Ideally, the entire process of lowering the hip should take about two seconds. Hold for a second and return to the starting position.
Another option: use additional weights
If you choose to use additional weights, there are several ways to do it: barbell back squats, front squats, and overhead squats. The only difference here is the position of the bar. In back squats, the bar is in the upper back. In front squats, the bar is placed on the shoulders in front of the head. As for overhead squats, you keep the bar above your head for the entire session.
The squat is not an abdominal exercise, but it is one of the most effective fat burning exercises. I can assure you that doing squats on a regular basis can give you a much better result than any ab exercise out there. So make sure you equip yourself with the proper knowledge and exercise plan to get rid of all that excess fat; otherwise, you’ll just jump from one “stomach fat reduction exercise” to the next without any real, tangible results.