When you buy SpecForce Abs you get:

• SpecForce Abs Manual for Men – a 115 page PDF ebook that gives you a solid education in how and why this abdominal and core strengthening plan is different and better than anything else out there. Todd will let you in on his Spec Ops Secret and you’ll find out how you can have lean, sexy abs and perform difficult bodyweight exercises such as Toes to Bar. The manual also takes you through a few simple tests that will give you a better idea of where your ab strength lies compared to the average person. Lastly, there are pages of exercise descriptions, complete with pictures, to guide you in proper technique. Also included are supplement and nutrition recommendations and Todd’s secrets for staying lean.
• SpecForce Abs Manual for Women – the exact same information as the one geared for Men.
• SpecForce Abs Quick Start Guide – three pages of easy to see all of the workouts so you can print it off and start the program right away.
• SpecForce Abs Daily Workouts – a 29 page PDF ebook that you can download and print off. It includes each day’s workouts. Each of the phases and levels are itemized, and each exercise has a link to a brief video tutorial including progressions.
• Bonus: Blue Jeans Perfect Butt Solution – a 9 page ebook that gives you a short educational component on why and how to properly train the glutes. It also comes with a 4 week glute specific workout and exercise descriptions.
• BlackOps MacroFlex Nutrition App – you’ll need to download this app on your Android or IOS device to access the macronutrient tracker.

While the majority of the exercises in SpecForce Abs are bodyweight routines, you do need a fair amount of basic equipment to complete the program as written.

This is a list of what you will need:

• a lacrosse ball;
• 2 lacrosse balls taped together to form a “peanut”;
• a long foam roller;
• kettlebell or dumbbell;

• super band;
• something stable like a squat rack;

• ab roller or barbell or physio ball;
• pull-up bar;
• set of rings, adjustable in height;
• reverse hyper machine or alternative.

Todd claims that you can buy most of the equipment used for less than $100. Assuming you won’t go out and buy yourself a squat rack and a reverse hyper machine just for this program, the major costs will be a pull-up bar and a set of rings. Most of this equipment is easy to find and purchase.

Most of this equipment will be available in your local gym. However, it may be unusual to find a set of rings in your regular gym. Crossfit gyms, also known as Boxes, will have rings in them.

If you workout at home or your gym doesn’t have a reverse hyper machine, there are ways you can improvise to create your own variation to target your glute muscles.

The SpecForce Abs workout is meant to be done alongside a more traditional weightlifting program. In addition to your regular resistance training sessions, you will do one of the SpecForce Abs workouts three to four times a week, depending on which phase you’re in.

There is flexibility in when you can do the ab training sessions. You can do them any time of day and it doesn’t have to be a part of your regular exercise plan. You can train your abs whenever you have the time.

Todd recommends a varied, balanced diet of whole foods to help you burn fat, improve your health, repair and refuel your muscles between training sessions.

There are certain foods he highlights, such as salmon and healthy fats for omega-3 fatty acids; eggs and sweet potatoes for B-group Vitamins and Vitamin E; eggs for Vitamins E and A.

He also tells you the best food sources for iodine, fibre, antioxidants, alpha lipoid acids, zinc, and magnesium.

The nutrition plan for SpecForce Abs stresses the importance of the three macronutrients and when to eat them. The three macros are protein, fat, and carbohydrates. With the help of the BlackOps MacroFlex nutrition app, you will be able to calculate your ideal calories and macronutrient amounts for fat loss.

All of your meals will include your choice of protein and green vegetables. The time of day you do your training will determine when you have your carbohydrates and fats.

As with most macro counting diets, there are no lists of recommended foods or any specific meal plan to follow. You will have some freedom to choose what you want to eat, which is what helps to make macro counting a sustainable way of eating so you can keep your leaner, healthier body.

Todd also talks about eliminating unhealthy habits that might be holding you back, such as certain foods you’re eating that aren’t great for you and others you might not eat enough of. He lists some healthier habits for you to adopt such as drinking more water, preparing food in advance, prioritizing sleep, and eating enough lean protein, green vegetables, and healthy fats.

He also stresses that there isn’t a need for perfection.

He still wants you to have an enjoyable life and for most of us, that involves family or work obligations that usually revolve around food. Over time, you will learn how to factor in treats and less than ideal meals into your overall weekly macro counts.

He’ll also tell you how you can still drink alcohol, give you alternatives to water, list the best sweeteners, and give you tips to boost your body’s ability to burn fat.

The only published review by SpecForce Abs is from the creator Todd Lamb himself. This is the same before and after picture he uses for his SpecForce Alpha Tactical Fitness Training System. It does show that if this middle aged man can transform his body and get chiseled, 6 pack abs, you can too, if you put in the training and work on your nutrition as outlined in SpecForce Abs.

As far as we know, there are no celebrities or athletes using this specific program to train their abdominals and core. But if you’ll recall, these workouts are based on the training programs used by the military and special force operators who require a great deal of full body strength.

You should be aware that your body’s overall strength is a reflection of your core and abdominal muscles.

If you’re looking to increase your deadlift PR, boost your athletic performance or you’re simply looking to eliminate your back pain and see a tighter, more defined midsection, this is the most thorough program you will find. It can take a beginner through a gradual progression of core strengthening exercises, and help them obtain superhuman feats of strength such as the human flag, if you so desire.

Other reviews of the SpecForce Abs program give it glowing ratings.

The people who have opened up and reviewed it say that the program went above and beyond their expectations. They were surprised by the variety of the exercises and training sessions stating that finally, there is a way to train your abs without boring old crunches. Todd the program creator, a male in his 40s, is said to be the perfect walking billboard for his product with his washboard stomach.

People that keep abreast with current training methods will know that crunches and sit ups are not the best way to get a strong core, and are definitely not the way to achieve fat loss and reveal a sets of 6 pack abs.

The research available has shown us what Todd will tell you in SpecForce Abs – that endless crunches can work against you by increasing your waist size and causing stress, damage, and inflammation in the spine which inhibits fat loss.

If you are someone who has never heard this kind of information, you might think this program is a magic bullet at best, or a hoax at worst. This program is neither of these things.

It is not a magic bullet, but it can give you the tools you need – the proper core strengthening program and the nutrition guidelines – along with a balanced full body conditioning program, to help you burn fat.

SpecForce Abs is also not a hoax. As mentioned, the training methods in this manual are meant to make you better, stronger, and healthier, not weaker, fatter, and injured if you continue to follow traditional abdominal training programs.

SpecForce Abs for Men and Women is a highly detailed, core strengthening program that can give you a leaner, tighter stomach and stronger, sexier abs. It does this by giving you 39 different workouts that will teach you how to recruit, activate, and properly brace your abdominals and core.

The secret to the SpecForce training method is the training principle of progressive overload.

What this means is that you will start at day one of phase one with basic, relatively simple exercises. Over time the exercises will gradually become harder, but if you stick with the plan as written, you will be able to improve your strength as the challenge increases.

There are four phases in the SpecForce Abs program and multiple levels within each of the four phases. By no means should you attempt to rush through the program. Take your time and successfully achieve each of the training programs as outlined before moving on to the next level and phase.

The SpecForce Abs for Men and Women training program was designed by a former member of the Canadian Military’s tactical training unit. And the names of the phases reflect this. Before we move into the first official phase, we need to take some time for some muscle correction in our body.  

The Recon Phase is a movement preparatory phase that addresses your core tissue quality and teaches the basics of creating abdominal tension. In the Recon phase, you will be using physiotherapy tools such as a lacrosse ball and a foam roller to help release muscle tightness that has resulted from poor posture and/or incorrect training that has involved hundreds and thousands of sit ups and crunches.

You’ll also be activating your core muscles through simple movements. And lastly, you’ll learn how to properly brace your core so that it supports your spine rather than compressing it and increasing your chance of back injury and inflammation.

The short training sessions in the Recon Phase will be done each day for 7 days before you move onto the Alpha phase.

After you’ve released tight muscles and recruited your abdominal and core muscles, you’ll move into the Alpha Phase. This is where you will develop the abdominal musculature required to display your abs in three training sessions a week, in addition to your regular workouts.

In the Alpha phase, you’ll be doing typical isometric holds and because you’ve done the work in the Recon Phase, you’ll get faster and better results. You’ll have achieved the appropriate muscle recruitment in your core.

There are two sub-phases in the Alpha Phase. Again, the training principle of progressive overload will guide you through each of the twelve workouts. As you accomplish each step, you’ll increase the challenge and move forward. By the end of the Alpha phase, you’ll have a bulletproof core.

Now that you’ve learned how to use proper abdominal bracing techniques, you can further challenge yourself with the use of a pair of adjustable rings and a pull up bar.  

The Bravo Phase is an extended phase that significantly increases the stress placed on your trunk and shoulders through a variety of body weight exercises. You’ll stay at this phase the longest as you work to accomplish each of the steps within the sub-phases.

Once again, this phase is broken down into two two sub-phases. Stay with each workout step within the phase until you can accomplish all of the exercises with great form.

The Charlie Phase has advanced exercises and not everyone will choose to do this phase. This phase is completely optional and you don’t need to finish it in order to achieve super strong, visible abs. You can stay in the Alpha or Bravo phases indefinitely.

Making your way through the Charlie Phase can take substantial time as you move through each of the ten progressions.

The SpecForce Abs program for Men and Women by Todd Lamb is the best abdominal and core training program we have seen.

First, Todd exposes the negative effects of traditional abdominal training; that is, the crunches and sit-ups you typically see in most core strengthening and tummy flattening training plans. The good news is that he doesn’t leave you hanging. Instead, he gives you a thorough program that, if worked through as written, would take you thirteen weeks to work through, at the absolute fastest.

Let’s first talk about what we like most about the SpecForce Abs program. This program has been designed for everyone. Anyone can start this program, no matter what their level of fitness or abdominal/core strength is. And the program can take you all the way to performing amazing bodyweight exercises such as the human flag.

We also like that this program is not swayed by popular beliefs but is based on actual research that is supported by leading back pain experts, along with the training programs of the Special Forces.

Todd has dissected the human anatomy for you and he shows you which muscles makes up the core and he knows which exercises you will need to go through in order to build a strong, resilient core. Best of all, he teaches you how to train your core to do what it’s supposed to do – support the spine and your entire body.

On the list of cons, we do feel that the sales page makes some misleading claims.

Most people will not be able to get a visible 6 pack within 6 weeks. It may be there, but it will most likely be hidden beneath a layer of fat. So although it may take you 6 weeks to develop a much stronger and supportive core, it could take you 6 months or even a year to burn enough fat for you to see the sculpted results of your hard work. Have patience and know that every time you properly train your abs, you’re improving your strength and health

There is also a lack of community and motivational support with the SpecForce Abs program. This is not a problem for some people who enjoy doing training programs on their own. However, if you are someone who likes to have a community to support your fitness lifestyle, realize that this ab training program is meant to do alongside other workouts and not in exclusivity.

Who knows, maybe you’ll be able to teach someone doing crunches and sit-ups that there is a better way to get a leaner, stronger stomach. Just be sure to replace any core work/crunches in your existing program with the right exercise from SpecForce Abs.

In conclusion, we believe that the $29 you will spend on SpecForce Abs is money well spent. If you’re looking to trim down your waist and have been stuck doing mindless crunches without seeing your waistline decrease, the SpecForce Abs program has the answer to your problem.

Dump the crunches for good and learn how to actually get the lean midsection you’ve always wanted with SpecForce Abs.