Top 3 Techniques to Get Six-Pack Abs

The ripped, sexy image of a six-pack of abs is the ultimate fitness-goal for many people. In fact, the six-pack has come to be an almost universal representation of fitness and health and many people wish they could get their abs into shape like what they see on magazine covers and in movies.

Let me be clear: Doing weight training and muscle building exercises for your abs won’t get you a six-pack all on it’s own. Of course, you also need a good diet and cardio-routines. However, without the proper abs exercises, you won’t ever get a six-pack, either. So here are the top three most effective workouts to get your abs ripped and chiseled:

1. Hanging Leg Raise:
To perform a hanging leg raise, you need something like a pull-up bar. Something you can grab a hold of and hang off of that is high enough so that your feet don’t touch the ground.

Then, slowly raise your legs (keeping them completely straight) as far up as you can. You should lift your legs at least up to your own waist-height, otherwise the rep doesn’t count.

Next, slowly lower your legs again. Do both up – and down – motions slowly and smoothly.

This is an exercise that can make grown men cry, if done properly. Well, maybe not quite, but don’t be surprised if you can only do a handful of reps, even if you’re used to being able to do dozens of crunches and sit-ups without any problems.

For some extra oomph, do this exercise with your back rested against a solid surface. This further increases the effectiveness and intensity of the leg raises.

2. Exercise Ball Crunch:
This is basically the same as a regular crunch, but it’s performed with your lower back only supported by an exercise ball. Again, do the motions slowly and smoothly. Because the exercise ball is an unstable surface, all of your core muscles will have to do much more work than if you were doing crunches on a solid surface.

3. Cable Crunch:
A cable crunch is basically just a crunch performed at the cable machine. Lie flat on your back (or on a slightly declined surface) and hold the handle of the cable behind your head, with both hands. With relatively low weights, begin with the crunching motion, keeping it slow and smooth.

For every kind of abs exercise you do, make sure to maintain a basic tension in your lower layer of core muscles at all times.

With the three no nonsense muscle building exercises above, your path to a six-pack will be shorter (albeit harder, but that’s kind of a given, with weight-training).

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