3 Secrets to Killer Abs

Whether you’re trying to tone up and lose some excess belly fat or you’re trying to trim down your already flat abs into a sexy six pack, the following three tips will help: Committing to regular cardiovascular workouts, maintaining proper nutrition, and focusing on targeted weight training.

• Committing to regular cardiovascular workouts – You may have rock hard muscles, but no one is going to see them or feel them if they’re covered with a layer fat. Burning body fat is the best way to trim belly fat, which is essential if you want to then perfect your ab muscles into a tight six pack. Aim for 3-4 INTENSE cardiovascular workouts per week. Each session should consist of a minimum of 30 minutes of swimming, running, jumping rope, or doing aerobics.
• Maintaining proper nutrition – Another prerequisite to shapely abs is eating and drinking properly. To burn fat, you need to burn more calories than you consume or use diet pills to capture the fats. The more you eat, the harder it will be to come out ahead. Eat five or six small meals a day rather than three large meals. Each meal should be healthy, low in fat, and well balanced, covering each of the food groups. Eat lots of protein and drink about a gallon of water a day.
• Focusing on targeted weight training – Here’s the clincher. Anyone who’s in relatively good shape can achieve steps one and two, but if you really want killer abs, you’ll need to develop your ab muscles.

Here are some moves you’ll want to adopt:

• Crunches with weight – These are regular crunches but with a weight laying on your upper chest or underneath your chin.
• Crunches with cable ropes – These are crunches that you do on your knees while pulling down a triceps rope. The key here is resistance.
• Crunches with a stability ball – You’ll strengthen your entire core area with one of these stability balls. Lay the small of your back on the ball, cross your arms over your chest and lift up about 45 degrees.