Are you looking for some simple and very effective ab workouts? Sit ups and crunches are very simple but they are not really effective? Why? Because, while they certainly help to build muscle, you can't spot reduce fat on your belly and they don't burn enough calories to remove the fat that is obscuring most people's abs.

The trick to ab workouts is less about building muscle and more about burning fat. Now, it takes 3,500 calories to lose a single pound of fat. This is quite a daunting task when you consider the fact that the average person only burns 2,000 calories in the average day.

So, how can we find an ab workout that burns enough calories in order to get down to under 10% body fat for men and 16% body fat for women which is where you will actually see the results of your workouts?

This is where most people fail and why most people don't have a nice flat stomach or washboard abs. But, I am about to tell you the secret.

By doing compound weight lifting exercises you will be doing a number of things to produce great results in your ab area. These exercises are very simple and, because they work multiple muscle groups at the same time, your body exerts such effort that it goes into a state of metabolic shock that causes you to burn calories at a higher rate even after the workout. Even though these exercises don't target your abs you will certainly feel it because they serve to stabilize the body while you are lifting..

So, now on to these simple ab workouts that will yield great results.

Dead lift, Romanian dead lift, clean and jerk, dumb bell snatches, bench press, military press, renegade rows and others.