It is very common to do way too many crunches when building six pack abs. All the time people come up to me for advice complaining that they have done 3 sets of 50 reps crunches for months without seeing results. It seems to be a great misunderstanding that the more push-ups you do, the better six pack abs you will get.

When doing bench press or arm crunches you never do 50 reps per set. Instead you increase the weight of what you are lifting. You probably understand that you will never get the chest muscles you want if you keep pushing 60 pounds for years. When you want to grow stronger you add weight to your training. It is the same when you work on your six pack abs.

A good number of reps to aim for is between 10 and 15. I have also seen people doing as little as 8 reps. If you are only doing 8 reps I would suggest doing 5 sets. If you do between 10 and 15 reps, 3 sets would be enough. Try increasing the resistance for each new set and make sure you struggle hard to make the last rep in each set.

There are several ways to increase the resistance in your six pack abs training. When doing crunches you can put some extra weight on your chest. Hold a dumbbel on your chest when working out. You can also lift the feet from the ground. A declining bench will also increase resistance.

It is a good strategy to combine a set of different six packs abs exercises in you workout schedule. Not only should you work your abdominal muscles. I would suggest implementing one exercise for your side muscles and one exercise for your lower back muscles. This will give you a leaner posture and also strengthen your abs as well. Also keep in mind that you have several muscles in your abdominal region that all need to be exercised.

A common belief is that your abdominal muscled can be exercised every day. This is simply not the truth. Like every other muscle area of your body the abdominal muscles needs time to rest and to grow. We now know that when you work out your legs or other muscle groups we destroy that muscle group. The body then uses proteins to rebuild the muscles and make them stronger so that they are more fitted to handle a similar situation at a later time. This process takes days. If you work out your abs every day you will only end up destroying them. Two times a week is more than enough abdominal workout time.

In this article we have examined the need of resistance in six pack growth and we have seen that when using resistance we only need to exercise out six pack abs twice a week. To get the fat away and reviled the six pack abs hidden under it we also need to implement some cardio exercises and a healthy diet into our plan. It is important to focus on increasing our metabolism on a daily basis. To build a stronger body will also help in this process.

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