10 Myths About Six Pack Abs

One of the biggest reasons why people come to my training center or any health club for that matter is the highly sought after six pack abs.  Some people have some of the craziest ideas when it comes to training this area from it should be trained every day to the abdominal muscles are completely different from other muscles in our body. Here's a just a couple of top 10 myths about six pack abs.

  1.    Doing crunches EVERY DAY will tone my abs fast. Think you’re doing yourself a favour by doing crunches every day?  Think again.  The rectus abdominus (six pack muscles) are like any other muscle; over-train them and they’ll stop growing—keep doing exercises like crunches everyday and that’s exactly what’s going to happen. Try the plank once in a while; it targets muscles that the crunch will never in a million years get to. It’ll hit the postural muscles that are used to working hard by making sure you don't fall on your face and guess what, they can be worked just about every day.

2.    Ab exercises will give me a six pack.  Doing ab exercises will get that area stronger but if you’re looking for the holy grail of fitness, the six pack, you’ll have to burn fat to reveal that hidden treasure.  There’s a saying “great abs are made in the kitchen, what you eat and your cardiovascular training will play a big part. Shed the fat and you’ll see the pack.

3.    “I just need to pick up the Ab Rocker 2000xxxxxx and that’ll solve my problems.” Listen, all you need is a little space, knowledge and your own body weight. You don’t need to make three easy payments. 4-5 great core exercises (throw them into a high intensity circuit) and you can work wonders.

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