Lower Ab Workout With Squat Thrusts And A Kettlebell

An effective fat-burning strength workout should include the application of a well-designed program including, for example, a lower ab workout and a weighted object like the kettlebell. By using a fat-burning cardio exercise and a strength training workout into single exercise combination, you can achieve the benefits of both in one high-intensity fat-burning routine that is guaranteed to work you up.

You can start a routine by doing a series of double-arm swings to lift the kettlebell (pull-oriented). This will serve as the base strength endurance lift, which consists of swinging the bell from a level between your legs and up to chest level, much like a swinging pendulum. Repeat the swing motion several times and you will immediately find out why this exercise is such a hard-hitting workout that burns fat and builds muscles. The pull-oriented lift of the kettlebell requires tremendous amount of exertion and challenges the muscles in your abdomen, hips, hamstrings, shoulders, and finally the heart.

After performing a preset number of swings and without stopping to rest, you can immediately proceed with doing a push-oriented motion using your own body resistance like the squat thrust. This is a full-body exercise that can help you increase muscle strength and cardio resistance in one routine.

The squat thrust can be accomplished by executing three steps:

1. First is to stand with your feet slightly apart and squat down with your arms outside your bent legs and your hands on the floor in front of you.

2. While in this position, kick both your feet all the way back until you are in a standard push up position. Keep your back straight.

3. Without moving your hands on the floor, jump your feet back into the original squatting position in step 1 and stand up. Repeat the routine beginning from a few until you are comfortable and increase the number of reps as you progress

If you are on a lower ab workout, this combination of kettlebell swings and squat thrusts routines is highly recommended to be included in your workout program. Remember that there is a big difference between training hard and training smart! Want to go a little further with your ab exercises? Try these 3 unusual ab exercises.