How to Get 6 Pack Abs

"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying!" - Michael Jordan
Abs don't just shape up on their own! You have to make them happen! If you intend to get six packs in a few days, you might as well know that it is impossible.

The only way you can get the perfect chiseled torso is to plan a proper workout that focuses on losing weight and gaining abdominal muscles. With the correct approach, it shouldn't take more than 16 weeks until your abdominal muscles begin to show.

Thereafter, you will need to continue with your workout, if you intend to maintain these muscles and keep them intact.

The only way you can manage to accomplish this daunting task within a few weeks is, if you are already fit and do not have flab/excess fat on your stomach. If that's the case, firming up the muscles would be easier and so will attaining six pack abs, as more than half the task has already been achieved. Following are some of the prerequisites of getting the physique of your dreams.

1. Warm up without fail
2. Workout everyday
3. Weight train
4. Watch what you eat
5. Water is a must
6. Willpower!

⇨ Warm Up!
The first rule of exercising is that you should warm up before you start. You should do plenty of stretching exercises, so that your entire body is ready for the grueling session of workout, that it's about to face. Once you're done, you will need to apply a combination of cardio exercises as well as overall muscle training exercises.

Doing cardio exercises alone, will make you lose only body fat, but will not help you gain substantial muscles on your abdomen.

⇨ Workout Everyday!
Remember that the main goal is to tighten up your stomach muscles, which would naturally include your obliques which are situated on the sides of the torso. At the same time, you would also want to exercise your entire body.

Exercises such as crunches, captain's chair, and the air cycling maneuver are really effective abdominal exercises. You will need to add barbells or dumbbells into your workout, so that there is simultaneous increase in body mass. It may also help if you exercised when your metabolism is at its peak, which would be early mornings on an empty stomach.

If mornings are not feasible, then begin your exercise 4-6 hours post your lunch. This is because the digestive system requires that many hours to completely digest the food. Once the digestion is complete, the metabolism rises relatively.

⇨ Recommended Exercises

• Crunches
• Air cycling
• Sit-ups
• Static holds
• Leg raises
• Oblique exercises
• Cardio exercises
• Weight training with dumbbells

⇨ Eat Right
If exercising is important for firming up the stomach muscles, eating proper meals at regular intervals happens to be even more crucial. It is important that you never forget to eat a high calorie meal soon after your workout, as this helps gain energy for the rest of the day.

This way you will be able to have smaller healthier meals during the rest of the day, without adding any substantial calories. Also, proteins are essential for those who are trying to gain muscles, so make a point to include them in your every meal.

The second misconception that people usually have, is that carbohydrates should not be made a part of the diet while on a workout regimen. Ironically, the truth is that carbohydrates help in maintaining the proper pace and functioning of the metabolism. Without which our metabolism would slow down to such an extent that the calories lost during workouts, would be much lower than the normal expected average. Include small amounts of carb in your daily diet, or instead opt for one heavy meal once a week.

Thirdly ensure that you consume all the necessary vitamins and minerals, do not forget to include amino acids and omega 3 in your diet. Include fiber as well, and keep sugar and salt at a low. You will also need to make sure that you consume plenty of water, at regular intervals.

⇨ ... And the Most Important Tip of All!
Of course there are other exercise you can choose from, that will help you get closer to achieving your target. Nonetheless, all your efforts are bound to go waste, if you do not dedicate yourself completely towards this goal.

Temptations will rise, you will have to bear with overwhelming urge of treating yourself to cookies and pizzas. At some point, you may even succumb to these cravings, but they will only set you back further on your course. So make it a point to eat healthy, eat to your fill, so that you don't feel hungry enough to want to eat anything else for some hours.

Make yourself some homemade health drinks which you can sip on. Also, when you get down to setting a time frame for yourself, keep in mind that muscles take time to develop, therefore give yourself at least 3 months for the results to actually show.

If you can handle the pressure, you can and you will be able to show-off a fitter you pretty soon. Stick to your dietary plan and workout regimen, and nothing will be able to stop you from getting your ripped packs. Not even you!