Mens & Womens Health

Taking off your shirt and having amazing six pack abdominals is the dream of every fitness conscious man. These are the ultimate symbol of fitness and strength and the number one thing that most women say makes a man sexy. Stick with me and I will tell you about the right ab exercises for men who want to get the coveted six pack. When you are done reading, check the links at the bottom for some more great resources to help you out.

In order to get ripped abs, you need to understand how your stomach muscles respond to exercise and get stronger. Just like your biceps, you need to lift heavy weights in order to stimulate muscle growth. You wouldn’t expect to do curls with 10 pound dumbbells 100 times and get massive biceps, you would use a heavy weight and do 10 reps or so until you couldn’t do any more. You would probably repeat this a few times and have your bicep workout consist of 3 sets of 10 repetitions. Does this sound familiar? I bet it does.

Ab exercises for men who want to sport a six pack need to follow the same premise as building muscle anywhere else on your body. You can do this by doing abdominal exercises that use weights and are very challenging to do. One good one is to do decline crunches while holding on to a weight plate. Try to do 3 sets of 10 to 15 repetitions. When this gets easy at one weight, start using a heavier weight. If you are doing leg lifts to build your lower ab muscles, use some ankle weights to make the exercises more difficult. You need to remember to do ab exercises that are difficult to do and you can not do a ton or repetitions. This will force your muscles to respond by growing bigger and this will make your abdominal muscles bigger and that is what you need to sport a six pack.

Just doing a lot of ab exercises for men is not enough to get you a set of six pack abs. You need to be able to see them as well. This means you have to get rid of belly fat. If you have a body fat percentage of 15%, you certainly won’t be sporting a six pack. This means you will have to eat well and do calorie burning exercises in addition to your muscle building exercises. However, if you are willing to put the time into doing quality abdominal exercises and eating a healthy diet, you can be rewarded with the ultimate fitness prize – a perfect set of six pack abs.

You should check with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program to make sure there aren’t any hidden health issues you should know about. In most cases, there isn’t anything that will prevent you from exercising or dieting, but you should check to be sure.