HOW TO GET ABS FAST: BEST AB EXERCISES FOR A SIX PACK

Want to know how to get abs fast and a six pack for summer? 

The best way to get abs fast is to use effective exercises for abs that target the upper abs, lower abs and core ab muscles in one abdominal workout routine to produce a perfectly chiselled six pack.  Using a variety of abdominal exercises in your ab workout is the key to six pack abs.  If you stick to one kind of abdominal exercise, such as basic sit ups, your muscles will adapt and you will limit results, so you need to keep challenging your abs with a variety of abdominal exercises in every ab workout.

These 5 exercises for abs will help you to sculpt the ultimate six pack abs and ripped beach body fast. Complete this six pack abdominal workout routine 2-3 times per week, either as a ‘standalone’ abdominal workout or after your weights session.

Remember that abdominal exercises are only part of the six pack equation, it’s also time to get serious about your six pack ab nutrition with supplements designed to get you ripped while also incorporating a fat-burning cardio regime, such a HIIT (high intensity interval training) into your workout routine.

 HOW TO GET ABS FAST WORKOUT

BEST AB  EXERCISES #1

DECLINE ABDOMINAL CRUNCH – SETS 3  – REPS 25 (or to failure)

How to do it:
Secure your legs at the end of the decline bench and lie down. Put your hands lightly behind your head or cross them on your chest. Isolate your abdominal muscles by pushing the small of your back into the bench while beginning to roll your shoulders off it. Pause for 2 seconds at the top and begin to come down slowly again to the starting position. Don’t let your shoulder blades contact the bench. Repeat.

Target: Upper Abs

BEST AB  EXERCISES #2

HANGING LEG RAISE – SETS 3 – REPS 25 (or to failure)

How to do it:
Grasp and hang from an overhead bar with a wide overhand grip. With legs extended, raise feet in front of you by flexing hips slightly, keeping your feet together and abs tight. Raise legs as high as possible on each rep and then slowly lower legs to start. Repeat.

Target: Lower Abs

BEST AB  EXERCISES #3

WEIGTHED PLANK – SETS 3 – HOLD FOR 60 SECS

How to do it:
Get into a push up position on the floor but bend your elbows and rest your weight on your forearms. Keep your abs pulled in and your back flat with your elbows directly beneath your shoulders. Hold the position for 60 secs. To intensify the movement get your training partner to place a plate across your lower/middle back. Repeat.

Target: Core

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BEST AB  EXERCISES #4

KNEELING CABLE CRUNCH – SETS 3 – REPS 10

How to do it:
Kneel below the high pulley, about a metre out from the cable weight stack. Grasp cable rope attachment with both hands and hold them at the sides of your head. Keeping your weight on your knees let the cable pull on your arms while you contract your abs and lower your torso toward the floor. Crunch your body, bringing your forearms down to your knees and your head toward the floor. Slowly return to the starting position. Repeat.

Target: Upper Abs

BEST AB  EXERCISES #5

MEDICINE BALL TOE TOUCH – SETS 3 – REPS 25 (or to failure)

How to do it:
Grip a medicine ball in both hands and lie on your back. Raise your legs so that they are straight and perpendicular to the floor. Hold the ball above your head with your arms straight. Raise your shoulder blades, arms and torso off the floor by engaging your abs until the ball touches your toes. Pause for 2 seconds at the top and begin to come down slowly again to the starting position. Repeat.

Target: Upper and Lower Abs

Expert Abs Workout Training Tip for the best way to get abs from Paul Haslam: 

“To get six pack ab results you also need to keep increasing the intensity of your abdominal workout routine.    Like any other muscle group, your abs require intensity and progressive overload to become stronger and more six pack defined. That means when you complete your ab workout routine, over time the intensity of the exercises for abs must be increased by either increasing the number of abdominal exercise repetitions performed per set or increasing the volume of abdominal exercises by performing more total sets or reducing rest periods between ab exercise sets.   When performing your abs workout you can also try increasing the load on the six pack ab region by adding weight to the abdominal exercises.”

*The training programs on this website are provided as a guide only and therefore we recommend you ask a professional about correct function of equipment if you are unsure.