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Abdominal exercises may reduce your middle and zap body fat, but there are some myths you should not listen to if a six pack is your goal.

First, no machine can help you exercise your abs any harder than you can do yourself – forget that myth.  Such equipment is absolutely unnecessary and often useless so please do not throw away any money on them.

 The next myth that we should address is that you should do hundreds of crunches to get six pack abs.  Crunches provide a very low level of muscle stimulation and overlook many muscle fibers that are needed to build your abdominals.

The third myth is that you must starve yourself to cut body fat so everyone can see your abdominal muscles.  When your body doesn’t get energy from food, it takes energy from fat and muscles – so starvation diets do not work.

The final untrue myth says a pill can help you burn fat and get a six pack.  There is no such magical pill, don’t squander your money because of glitzy advertisements.  The only magic in getting the body you want is in the right blend of eating well, sleeping enough and training hard.

Now that these myths are debunked, how do you get the abdominals you want?

There are many muscle building and/or fat loss programs that will help you lose your belly fat and build your abdominals.  See these reviews for The Truth About Six Pack Abs and Turbulence Training.  There are many other programs available – if you think you need some guidance beyond this article, find a program that is right for you.  The most important thing in any program is that it suits your lifestyle so you will do it.  For right now, let’s concentrate on the main components of a six pack ab workout.

Remember only a good workout plan will increase your abs so they can be seen once you lose your weight. In the same way you work then rest your biceps or quads, you also have to tax then rest your abdominals for them to grow.  After the rest period you tax them again.  You have to do this in the right sequence and frequency to get the best results.                                         

Sequence

The muscles that are the most important to you should be exercised first in your routine.  Your abdominal exercises should be first in your routine if you want to build a six pack.

Frequency

The more intense your training is, the more rest your muscles require.  A few high intensity workouts each week will make your abdominal muscles stronger.  Two to four intense workouts a week give your ab muscles time to rest, recouperate and grow.  Remember to really see a six pack, you should train all of your ab muscles: upper abs, lower abs and obliques.

For more information on which body movements work each group of muscle, see the workout section of this article.