3 Steps To Great Abs!

Myth: You need to work your abs everyday. Truth: The best way to develop abdominal strength and tone is to work your abs to exhaustion. You need to allow your abdominal muscles to recover..This equates to 24-48 horus of rest time between workouts.
Inrcease the intensity of your workouts gradually. If you overdo it, not only will you be excessively sore (a little soreness is a good thing, it signifies that you have worked the muscle enough for it to repair itself and become stronger in the process), but you may discourage yourself because you will need more rest time than normal and it will be harder to do your ab exercises. Myth: The more situps you do, the better. Truth: Doing hundreds of situps will not help you lose abdominal fat!

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There are many variations of crunches, and each targets different parts of the abdominal muscels.

While doing crunches, it is imperative that you focus on proper techinque and gradually increasing resistance. Using this method, you can fatigue your abdominal muscles using fewer reps. Myth: Situps are the key to getting "cut" ab muscles. Truth: If you have layers of abdominal fat covering your abs, situps, or any other exercise, for that matter, won't do you much good. For a strong, cut midsection, keep in mind these tips: 1.
Train your abs with resistance.

If you're a beginner, try crunches without resistance first.

As you get stronger, then move to more challenging moves or crunches uisng a Swiss Ball. 2. You need consistent cardiovascular exericse (helps to burn fat faster, performed at 80% of your maximum heart rate). 3. Cut the fat in your diet to shed body fat and create definition. This is the only way your abs will show through!