Abdominals

GarageGymJunkie,

How do I get washboard abs?

Jared

Hello All,

First of all welcome back to Garage Gym Talk. The question above coupled with how I get a six pack are the two most common questions I get by younger clients. To answer this question everyone first must know that to achieve these abdominals you must be under 10% Body Fat. Now that you know that go achieve it. Then once you achieve it follow these seven rules:

1. 1.      Working on the basics is something you have to do. Period!! If you don’t, none of the advanced core training techniques will be anywhere near as effective.
2. 2.      Sit ups and crunches suck as abdominal movement. Yes they do serve a purpose, but not the one you think.
3. 3.      You cannot isolate one part of your abs effectively, so instead choose compound movements for the best results.
4. 4.      You need to train your abdominal in low reps. Yes, I did say low reps. It is a muscle just like your biceps, quads, etc., etc.. Would you only train these in sets of 100s. There is a time and place for high rep sets, but every day is not it.
5. 5.      TRAIN YOUR GLUTES.
6. They do play a huge role in your abdominal, just as they play a role in attracting a mate.
7. 6.      Every exercise has its progressions for beginners to advanced. Do not just jump in and add reps or more weight, instead work thru the progressions.
8. 7.      Just like I have shown everyone with other exercises. You must train your abs with intensity.

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