6 minute abs
Yes, you read that right. 6 minutes to a 6-pack.
Of course, there’s always a disclosure that comes with a promised result. That disclosure is this: Doing these exercises alone without proper diet will not give you a 6-pack.That’s the reality. You have to be disciplined in your workouts, you have to be consistent with your diets, and you have to be patient. This won’t happen over night.
My purpose behind this post is to share with you what I have found successful to maintain a tight core. But it’s not like I’m walking around flaunting a 6-pack wherever I go because the reality is, it’s not always there. What is there is my confidence that I am healthy and I am dedicated to keeping my core in shape. Remember folks, healthy isn’t just about what you look like, more importantly, it’s about what you feel like.
the workout
set up a mat on the floor and grab a stopwatch, I like to use my phone.
pre-select 3-9 abdominal excerices that you don’t need equipment or weights to execute (I’ll provide examples here in a minute).
The workout includes:
3 sets
1 min 30 sec per set
rotate between exercises every 30 sec
30 sec rest in between sets
finish with 30 sec plank
Start the stopwatch!!
You can either use the same 3 exercises for each set, just repeating them, or select 9 different exercises to make it more interesting and target more areas.
Examples!
bicycles
flutter kicks
ab rows
Russian twists
toe touches (with legs extended straight up in the air)
ankle touches
v-crunches (on your back with knees at 90 degrees, split your legs and perform a crunch with arms extending in between your legs)
leg lifts
traditional crunches
crunches to the side (lay partially to one side and focus on those obliques)
plank
Remember to finish strong with that plank!
If you’re a super human, you can always increase the time you perform each set or do more sets.
PRO TIP: The point of the 3 different exercises per set is to work different areas of your core. My recommendation is to avoid doing similar exercises back-to-back. For example, if you just did 30 sec bicycles, don’t make the next 30 sec Russian twists. Choose your exercises wisely so that you are targeting all areas of your core! Because it would be really weird if you had an awesome swimmer’s V but then no core muscles… If that’s even possible.
