Abs Abs Abs

It is February 1st!!! So you know what that means... Flat Ab February is upon us! I am so excited to be sharing some of my favorite flat ab workouts, advice & secrets all month long. Since getting a flat & toned tummy is something I get lots of questions about I have dedicated this entire month to just that! By March you will be equipped with all the knowledge possible to get that tummy in bikini shape. To take part in this just "like" my fitness Facebook page Fit Mamas HERE

I get the most compliments on my abs... especially from moms wondering how I did it after having a baby. Well you all know I did P90X after having my son.... but I did not do the ab workouts. I honestly HATE working my abs. Instead I added extra balance challenges to each exercise that would make me work harder to keep my core stable. Between that & lots of cardio I got my 6 pack back! Plus when working with new Moms our abdominal muscles are not connected like they used to be pre-pregnancy. So doing some of the typical "ab workouts" can make things worse rather than better.

So no ab workouts for me. Crazy huh? We are all used to going to the gym each day doing 100s of sit ups & working our abs to death on all these machines... Which is great... but that is only building the muscles!!! You need to burn the fat off that is covering those puppies! Which can easily be done through clean eating & like I mentioned earlier... CARDIO!  Now don't get me wrong... having an ab routine is awesome. Personally though I don't feel the need to work my abs out all too often & what I do works for me. If you are one of those people who love working your abs make it a split routine... work them 2-3 times a week. If you over do it you can get into what is called "overtraining" & you will not see results. 

Now just because I personally don't work my abs out all that often doesn't mean I don't have awesome flat ab tricks & tips. But it surprises a lot of people that I have the stomach I do without much effort (in the gym that is). Stay tuned all month long to find out exactly how I get & keep my flat abs.