If there's one myth about burning fat that I see acted upon the most in the gym it's that "one can burn fat off a certain area by working out that individual area" This is NOT TRUE.
If you want to burn fat off your stomach don't workout your stomach! The fact is your body burns fat off of itself PROPORTIONALLY ...spread out over it's entire system NOT from a specific area …no matter how hard you work out that specific area.
I've seen countless fat dudes in the gym everyday doing hundreds of crunches and not getting anywhere. The reason being that doing crunches doesn't break down very much muscle (just the tiny little muscles in your stomach), and therefore doesn't greatly speed up your metabolism …which in turn doesn't burn much fat.
Crunches are one of the most useless exercises for burning fat and having great abs. Most people that have great abs don't spend much of their time in the gym doing crunches. Personally I never do crunches …I'm not bragging, it's just that you get good abs by having very little body fat, and you don't get a low body fat percentage by doing crunches.
If want a low body fat percentage you should be lifting heavy weights doing exercises that work your largest muscle groups …legs and back most importantly …and lastly chest.
In my next exercise blog I will tell you about two exercises that if done will change the make up of your entire body in the most effective and fastest way possible. No, not bulky …TONED :)
