Each day and every day people hit the gym with the goal to get a nice set of six pack abs. Most of these people never realize their goals of having the washboard stomach of their dreams. Why do so many people fail at getting six pack abs? There are many reasons, but perhaps the biggest reasons for failure are diet and exercise. Most people don’t have their diet in order. Without the proper diet you can never get rid of the layer of fat that is covering your abdominal muscles. Doing the wrong exercise or the wrong rep and set range will also hinder your efforts of getting the stomach of your dreams. Let’s take a look at how to get a 6 pack.
The first thing you need to do is get your diet in order. There are many different kinds of diets that you can use. You can go low-carb or low-fat, it really doesn’t matter as long as you are taking in at least 500 calories less a day than you need to maintain your current weight. This will lead to a loss of about one pound a week. Slow and steady if good. If you continue to stick with your diet, you will eventually see your abs. A 500 calorie a day deficit isn’t too trying either. You aren’t starving yourself and should have no problem sticking to your diet.
Next up is exercise. The abs are muscles and they should be worked as such. Doing a set of 100 reps of sit-ups isn’t going to cut it. You have to work different rep ranges to develop your abs. You should work reps of 8-12 to build the muscles. This will help to make your abs stick out. You should also do reps of 12-20 to work other muscle fibers in your abs. By working both low and high rep ranges you will develop both the slow twitch and the fast twitch muscles in your abs. This will lead to a pronounced and defined six pack. Following these rep ranges is how to get a 6 pack. Sets should be kept at around 10-15 for abs. Abs can be trained every other day at first. As you get more advanced you can train abs every day if you wish.
Well that’s it. That is how to get a 6 pack. Diet and exercise with the right rep ranges. Keep working at it and you will be rewarded with the abs of your dreams.
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