No matter the season, abs shouldn’t go untrained—even if you’re not showing off your ripped six-pack. Plus, no one wants a beer belly. Any time is the perfect time to start hammering away at your midsection through HIIT, weight training, and everything in-between, so attack your abs and obliques to build the perfect core with these exercises, workouts, and nutrition tips.
Follow any of these guides for the abs of your dreams.
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The 4-move Workout for Shredded 8-pack Abs
To get to this washboard promised land, you’ll need to do giant sets. Yes, giant sets! That means doing four exercises back-to-back, non-stop, with no rest.
Like a powerlifter, you want strong abs. Â The keys to such a look are a low-fat diet (that, you knew) and training your abs with weights plus these tricks.
Train your abs smarter by designing your core workouts with exercises that fit these categories. It’s all you’ll ever need to build strong abs and an injury-resistant lower back.
By using weight during abdominal exercises, you will increase muscle and improve its appearance. Not to mention building a stronger abdominal area will help you during your lifts and other athletic events.
A tight, lean, shredded stomach not only looks great, but also feels great and builds more confidence. Let’s face it, a chiseled midsection is something we all strive to strut.
The Brutal Abs Workout to Torch Every Inch of Your Core
In the newer Level Up installment, we’re giving you a seven-set routine that touches on all major areas of the midsection—lower abs, obliques, and upper abs, as well as the deep inner core muscles.
Commit to being consistent with the following program—which outlines exactly how to go from “fat gut” to “lookin’ cut”—and you’ll have abs to celebrate before summer comes to a close.
You’ll train abs directly three days per week, followed by interval cardio activity to burn excess fat.
Your workout time is precious—and traditional abs exercises are an ineffective way of burning fat and building muscle given the limited number of muscles recruited and the low level of muscular overload.
Complete the following five exercises, one minute each, back-to-back and repeat for four rounds, resting only if you absolutely have to.
With this abs primer and three-part workout at your disposal, you’ll have a better understanding of your own abs anatomy and possess the tools to develop an impressive six-pack of your own.Â
