I am on a pretty good “abs diet” until my birthday at the end of this month to make sure that as I turn another year older I still have a flat stomach and six-pack abs.

However, I am on the road today and it is proving to be somewhat challenging.

I am actually in a car as I type this on my way to Austin, Texas.

I’m on a Carb Rotation diet, and fortunately this is a higher carb day today. : )

I just had lunch at Wendy’s of all places, where I had a grilled chicken sandwich.

Not exactly the healthiest place to eat, but I did pretty decent skipping the fries and soda.

Then I was at the gas station looking for some healthy snacks to eat on the rest of the trip.

Almost all I could find was rows and rows of junk food - candy bars, pringles, chips, crackers, twinkies, muffins, coffee cake, moon pies!

Moon pies!! Remember those things.

I was able to find a really really small section of healthier food and ended up getting some almonds and a Protein Plus PowerBar.

For my workouts while I’m in Austin, I will definitely be doing some shorter bodyweight interval circuits and some 4-minute circuits from the Four Minute Workout DVDs.

I’ll even try to film a couple of the workouts so you can see them.

Oh and guess what?

Austin is home to the first ever Whole Foods.

Maybe I’ll try and sneak in another grocery store tour. ; )

Have an amazing day.

Scott

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Howdy!

I thought you might want to see 3 of my favorite abs exercises for a flat stomach.

I made a video today entitled “How to Get a Flat Stomach on a Playground.”

Now, a couple of things here.

Number 1 - doing these abs exercises isn’t the only thing you need to do to get a flat stomach.

High intensity interval training, sprint training, and the proper diet will also contribute to you getting a flat stomach and six-pack abs.

Number 2 - you’ll notice none of these exercises involve traditional abs exercises like crunches or sit ups.

I find that you get superior results when doing standing exercises and exercises in a push up position as your abs are constantly forced to work

Number 3 - one of these exercises requires the use of a medicine ball.

I was using a 12 pound medicine ball. Pick an appropriate weight - 6 - 8 pounds if you are a beginner and 12-14 pounds for more advanced.

Number 4 - the workout doesn’t really have to be performed on a playground.

This can be done anywhere - I just thought a playground would be more fun. : )

OK, I put these 3 abs exercises in a circuit.

Here is is:

Spiderman Climbs x 10 reps each side
Diagonal Medicine Ball Woodchoppers x 10 reps each side
Feet Elevated Push Ups x 10 reps

You’ll want to perform as many rounds of this circuit as you can in 12 minutes.

Remember - you now know how to do 50 styles of push ups, so feel free to substitute another style. Feet elevated push ups are pretty challenging and I love doing them.

Here’s the video.

Please let me know what you think by leaving a comment.

Are you going to try these exercises? Which style of push up will you do? Are some of these exercises new to you?

Could you hear the screaming kids in the background having fun on the playground? : )

I would love your feedback.

Have an amazing day.

Scott