What are the most effective exercises to get abs? Listen to this episode to learn the 3 simple steps to get rid of stubborn belly fat and get you lean toned abs (even if you’re over 40). Listen Now!   If there’s one question that I get the most, it’s gotta be about how to “get abs. There’s just something about being lean enough to see a well developed muscular mid-section that is seductive. It’s easy to see people who’ve developed strength or built bigger muscles who don’t have much definition. I call that “Muscle Fat”. And it’s common to see very skinny people with low body fat but unimpressive abdominal development. However, it’s much more uncommon to see someone who’s both very fit AND has an awesome set of abdominals to go with their physique. We view people who have great abs as sexier and in possession of something special and rare. It’s like they’ve either been blessed with great genes or they’ve figured out a secret the rest of us haven’t. And I understand. I’ve been skinny with low body fat but with very little abdominal development. I’ve also been bigger and more muscular but my abs weren’t quite visible. And I’ve been lean, muscular where you could see a nice set of abdominals. When I was muscular and built with visible abdominal, I received many more looks and compliments. In fact, many people start off with the goal of seeing their abs as the reason why they started working out in the first place. That’s usually when the confusion kicks in. Then that leads to frustration. Usually, people will start with hard workouts—until they realize that exercise has its limits when it comes to getting abs. Then they hear that “abs are made in the kitchen” and will start trying different diets. Ketogenic diet, paleo diet, South Beach Diet, Atkins, Bulletproof, and “clean eating”. Yet, they still have no visible abs. There are also those poor souls who try all the fat burner supplements that are on the market—hoping that the secret to a six pack is in a bottle with some cool graphics on it promising to get you “cut.” But they just end up with heart palpitations (if they take stimulants) or nothing at all (basically all the other non-stimulant fat burners). After months or even years of trying anything and everything, they still have no visible abs. Just a smooth covering of belly fat where their abs ought to be. If any of those sound familiar, then you’ve come to right place. Because in the next few minutes, you’re going to learn exactly what you need to do to finally get that muscular and defined midsection you’ve been coveting. And it’s a lot easier than the 20-year-old Instagram fitness gurus and internet nutrition experts have been telling you. When it comes to developing a physique with visible abdominals at any age, there are three basic things you need to do: Lose body fat Perform the right strength training exercises Perform the right abdominal and core exercises That’s it. Pretty simple, right? No jacking up your heart with fat burner supplements or weird hard-to-follow diets needed. Let’s dive a little deeper into each of these steps. 1-Lose Body Fat One thing to keep in mind about “getting abs” is that you already have them! Everyone has rectus abdominus as well as internal and external oblique muscles.   You also have a transverse abdominus underneath your other abdominal muscles but it’s not visible. However, it’s an important muscle and can be trained so I’m adding it for completeness. The problem is that the majority of us can’t see our abdominal muscles because they’re hidden underneath our subcutaneous belly fat. As you can see in the picture below, our subcutaneous fat is in between our skin and our abdominal muscles. This is the fat that is in the way of you seeing those defined lines of a “six pack”.   It’s also worth noting that there is also visceral fat—which is stored around the organs and underneath the abdominal muscles. If you have too much body fat and are sedentary, you are likely to quite a bit