In your quest for washboard abs, you will hear a few myths that you need to ignore if you are going to finally get what you want.
The myth that you cannot exercise deep abdominal muscles unless you use a piece of equipment is untrue. Please do not throw away any money on such useless machines, they are absolutely unnecessary.
The myth that you will not get a six pack unless you do hundreds of crunches is also false. All of the abdominal muscles are not worked by crunches, and those that are receive only light stimulation.
Third, while it is true that you need to cut your body fat to uncover your abdominals, starving yourself is not a good way to lose that fat. Starvation diets really cause your body to feed on the very muscle you are trying to increase.
The last myth is that it is likely that some pill can give you a flat stomach. Thousands of people have wasted thousands of dollars pursuing such dreams – please don’t waste yours. If you eat right, get enough sleep, and train well you will get the body you want.
Now that these myths are busted, how do you get the midsection you want?
There are a lot of muscle building and/or fat loss programs that will help you lose your belly fat and build your abdominals. See these reviews for Mike Geary’s program and Craig Ballantyne’s program. There are many other programs available – if you feel you need some assistance beyond this article, find a program that is right for you. The most important thing in any program is that it fits your lifestyle so you will do it. For right now, let’s concentrate on the main components of a six pack ab routine.
Fat loss will not expose a six pack if the pack is not there – only a good training plan will bulk up your abs so they can be seen once the fat is gone. In the same way you exercise then rest your biceps or quads, you also have to work then rest your abdominals for them to grow. Tax them even more after the rest period. You have to do this in the proper sequence and frequency to get good results.
Sequence
The muscles that are important to you should be trained first in your routine. So, if you want strong abdominals, do your abdominal exercises first to get the most out of your high energy level.
Frequency
Muscles need more rest when they have been trained more intensely. Abs will only get large with a very intense workout, so you should do high intensity workouts only a few times a week. Two to four intense workouts a week give your ab muscles time to rest, recouperate and grow. Be sure to work upper abdominals, lower abdominals and obliques or you will end up with only a two pack.
For more information on which body movements exercise each group of muscle, see the workout section of this article.
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