Intense Training For 6 Pack Abs

People often ask me, "What's the best exercise to get 6 pack abs?". It's always hot on everyone's mind these days given that most of us gave up on the idea of sit ups being the stomach exercise to give you abs. One thing's for certain when it comes to intense training for 6 pack abs, and that thing is...

***No abs workout should solely target your abdominal muscles***

The biggest reason for this is that many people who want 6 pack abs have stomach fat which prevents the muscles underneath from being revealed (yes we all have muscle under there, even if you're a skinny geek-o-saurus). The trick is combining fat burning exercise with abdominal exercise. In basic terms, you want to work as many muscles as possible while focusing strongly on your abs.

So what's a good intense training workout for 6 pack abs?
Firstly, always warmup - a light jog, a few pushups, a few squats and your done (3 - 5 min)
Next follow this program:

• Burpees // run 20 feet & back
• 5 burpees // run // 4 burpees // run // 3 burpees // run // 2 burpees // run // 1 burpee //run
• Squats or jump squats // run 20 feet & back 
• Same sequence as above 5 - 1
• Pushups // run 20 feet & back
• Same sequence as above 5 - 1

Next you should do a pyramid starting at 1 rep and increasing by 1 each time up to 10 and back down (eg. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1)
First do this with squats, then with pushups and finally with burpees.

The entire workout should take around 30 - 40 minutes depending on your fitness level.
The single most important thing to focus on during this abs workout is your abs. Make sure you are bracing, holding your core tightly during exercises.

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