It is very common to do way too many crunches when building six pack abs. All the time people come up to me for advice complaining that they have done 3 sets of 50 reps crunches for months without seeing results. It seems to be a great misunderstanding that the more push-ups you do, the better six pack abs you will get.

There is not much different exercising your abs and exercising your six pack abs. If you want stronger abs you increase the resistance on the weights. By increasing the weight when doing bench press you will need to use more energy and more muscles to lift it. Same thing with six pack abs. If you want to reach new levels, you need to increase the resistance.

When you do six pack abs exercises you should aim for between 10 - 15 reps per set on a three - five set basis depending on how many sets you do on other exercises. Many I know with great success only do 8 reps per set. Instead they focus on increasing the resistance they work with.

There are several ways to increase the resistance in your six pack abs training. When doing crunches you can put some extra weight on your chest. Hold a dumbbel on your chest when working out. You can also lift the feet from the ground. A declining bench will also increase resistance.

Implementing different six pack abs exercises in your abdominal working routine is a must. When you work your biceps you probably have three or four exercises that attacs a separate part of your biceps muscle. The same principle exists when working on your abs. Also implement some exercises to work out your other mid section muscle group like the sides and the lower back.

Like every other muscle group in your body, your abs need time to rebuild. It is not smart to exercise your abs every day. When you use resistance training your abs will be even more destroyed after workout and need some time to rebuild and grow stronger. I work out my abs two times a week, often the same days I do cardio exercises. I suggest two times a week is more than enough to build strong and lean six pack abs.

In this article we have examined the need of resistance in six pack growth and we have seen that when using resistance we only need to exercise out six pack abs twice a week. To get the fat away and reviled the six pack abs hidden under it we also need to implement some cardio exercises and a healthy diet into our plan. It is important to focus on increasing our metabolism on a daily basis. To build a stronger body will also help in this process.