THE ORIGINAL CIRCUIT

If you want to find your abs, you have to burn the fat. Eating right is critical, and by following the meal plans, you'll lose fat pretty effortlessly. But to maximize your weight loss and turn your fat into muscle, you need an exercise plan that works best for you.

We know you don't have time to spend hours a day exercising, so we want you to get the most out of every workout. And we know that flexibility and convenience are the keys to formulating a plan you can stick to, so we've created workouts you can do either in your local gym or in your living room. This allows you to keep your workouts short and focused, while still keeping in mind your ultimate goal. Pound for pound, these are the very best workouts possible for finding your abs.

This workout emphasizes the larger muscle groups of your body - chest, back,abs and legs. Here, you're going to perform circuit training to optimize your muscle-building and calorie-burning potentials. That is, you'll perform one set of an exercise and then move quickly to a set of a completely different exercise. Keeping between-set rest periods brief adds a cardiovascular element to your strength training, keeping your metabolism stoked during and after the workout.