Getting 6-pack Abs Requires the Right Exercises and the Proper Nutrition

Are you looking to gain a much admired 6 pack? There are many others who are trying to achieve the same goal as you but none of them will have great results unless they understand exactly what's needed to reach it. Maybe you've noted how straightforward some 6 pack workout programs or equipment makers of exercise machines make it appear to acquire those flat abs?

Unfortunately, marketers of these - 'the only product you will truly need!' - offers do their job only too well and you may well have bought a few of them only to be disappointed with the outcomes. You will most likely feel, at this stage, like a complete and utter loser and possibly have even given up trying, only to find, after a while, another innovative and enhanced system...but this also winds up not giving you the gains you hoped for, so what next?

So where do you begin when trying to get ripped abs?

Irrespective of what you may have heard, abdominal exercises are not the priority when you are striving to attain six pack abs. Building six pack abs is a two stage process, both important, but what is more important is that they are carried out in the right order and the priority should always be given to getting rid of body fat.

The simplest way to improve your diet is to look at what you eat and eliminate all the junk out of it and because your goal is to build healthy muscle you should then replace what you omit from your diet with lean protein, the food component that will be needed to develop your muscles.

If you think that by prioritizing fat loss until you are relatively lean exempts you from working out then you are sorely mistaken. Whilst burning fat, you can spend time strengthening your core muscle groups, these are primarily your back and abdomen, as this will make your ab workouts much easier to manage further down the line. You should also encourage faster fat loss by using high intensity cardiovascular workouts.

What are the best exercises to start with when building a six pack?

Although it might seem like a good idea you will never truly get what you want by buying and using the latest ab machine or gimmick product so keep your money in your pocket and simply use resistance training provided by your own body to work your abs...time to go back to basics!Sit-ups and crunches are your primary port-of-call as any other form of abdominal exercise will be to excessive to start with. The crunches especially are great for the whole mid-section for strengthening your core muscles and slimming down the fat.

When using situps and crunches do them slowly, remember that the strain your muscles are placed under when controlling the exercise is what will actually strengthen them, not the number you can do before passing out! As time progresses your abs will become stronger and you will find basic crunches and sit-ups a lot easier, holding something heavy to your chest will increase the difficulty by increasing the workload.

With time and continued workouts, you will eventually gain your six pack abs!