How To Get Abs Fast?

When you see your favourite celebrity with awe-inspiring six pack abs, do you wish "If only I had a ripped middle like him to flaunt!" Then, why not train for building your six pack abs? Many people undertake their abs training program with great enthusiasm. They spend hours performing exercises like sit-ups and crunches, but the six pack abs continue to remain elusive. Although each of these enthusiasts may be clear about his/her goal, most of them often do not know how to get abs fast. Sit ups and crunches do help in developing the abdominal muscles; only they will not be visible!

Get Rid of Excessive Fat First, Focus on Abs Building Later on

The layer of fat (the bulge) hiding the six pack is still very much there!

"Oh! Now I have to work on my tummy fat!" you may remark.

Well, yes. In fact your abs building programme should have started primarily with training targeted to remove the fat layers in your body. A fast and effective way to get rid of the bulges in the middle is to adopt resistance training. This will ensure that you burn huge amounts of calories. Exercises that are targeted at larger muscles will help melt away fat much faster (the body will use up the stored fat for getting extra energy required during high intensity training). Be sure that resistance training will definitely hasten the process of exposing the underlying abdominal muscles.

Accelerate Fat Shedding Process

Look for ways to increase the "resistance" in your workouts, e.g. by using dumbbells, etc. Take care to avoid overexertion lest you suffer muscle sprain. It must be pointed out that there is really no need to spend money on fancy gadgets that promise to burn the fat at a super fast speed. Exercises that take advantage of your own body weight will do just as well. There are umpteen examples where the trainers have been successful in shedding fat layers without use of any gadget. The bottom line is to train smartly. There are no short-cuts to getting a lean body.

Some fat should always be present in the body; an ideal composition of fat in the average adult body is about 10% (of body weight) for men and 16 to 18% for women. (For body building, the percentage of fat will be lesser).

Fat Waylaid, Now Target Ab Muscles

As you succeed melting away the fat, you may shift the focus of your exercises to consolidate the sedated abdominal muscles. Include crunches, double crunches, leg raises, bicycle crunches, etc. in your training programme. Gradually switch over to tougher exercises like hanging leg raises which help define the abdominal muscles. You should include different exercises that target each of the abdominal muscles.

Role of Diet

Finally, know that your diet plays an important role in your six pack abs building programme because a proper diet:

· will restrict the percentage of fat in your body, and

· will also help repair muscular wear and tear, besides strengthening the abdominal muscles that will ultimately "stand out".

Time Frame

You should give yourself enough time (at least six months which includes time for removing excess fat layer, expose the abdominal muscles and define them to get a ripped look ) and stay focused on your goal. Do not let the ecstasy of seeing the abdominal muscles for the first time lull you into a sense of "okay, I've got them; now I need not work anymore" - you'll lose them equally fast!

Last but not the least, you will have to learn to maintain the newly acquired celebrity look. This way you will also ensure that you stay healthy and younger for a long time to come. Perhaps, the title of this article should have been "How to Get Abs Fast and Maintain Them".