Why Short Workouts Are Effective For Building Quick Six Pack Abs

By Howe Russ


Since the beginning of the fitness industry there have always been people looking to get instant results. While it might seem that everybody today is looking to learn how to lose weight instantly via the next big thing, the industry has always been this way and not much has actually changed. It's commonplace nowadays to hear people claiming that you can discover how to get a six pack in 3 minutes or pack on an inch to your biceps in two weeks by following a certain type of plan.

Fortunately, there are some good ways to achieve quick results.

The biggest problem when it comes to training your midsection is the amount of contradicting information on the best approaches to adopt. There is not one perfect training method and a bunch of wrong ones, different things work for different people. But the sheer volume of different opinions often simply confuses people to the point of quitting because they don't know where to start.

While you could have one instructor telling you that some people just can't develop their abs and another one telling you the opposite, or a fit friend advising you that you need to eat the latest supplements while your work colleagues tell you to avoid them like the plague, the truth is there is not just one way to get fit. There is not just one correct method of working out. Even in today's health and fitness landscape, where things are becoming more scientific by the hour, lots of it still comes down to trial and error.

While each exercise routine must be specific to your body, the basics of fitness remain the same for all of us.

Due to the high intensity of today's workout routine you shouldn't be fooled into thinking you've found an easy quick fix solution. You'll earn your results, that's for sure. Three minutes may seem like nothing right now, but it is a long time when you are working at a high intensity.

* Body Weight Mountain Climber

* Elbow-to-knee Crunches

* Plank Variation (instead of being on your forearms and wrists you'll be elevated up onto your hands in the push-up starting position)

In this workout each move is performed for 30 seconds, meaning each full round will take just a minute and a half to complete. The idea is to minimize rest, focusing on high intensity. Three minutes will allow you to complete two full laps of this circuit. If you wish to push for a third you can do so providing your current fitness level allows you to do so. Even with the addition of an extra round, the full workout is over within four and a half minutes!

So, in a world where you often hear of people doing 2500 crunches per day, why is this very short session so effective? There are four main reasons why, here they are:

* Suddenly you don't need a gym to get a workout. Leaning body weight exercises is a great way to open up new opportunities for exercise and reduce the number of sessions you have to skip over the course of a year.

* Providing you have a shower at work, you could literally do this in the office due to the tiny amount of time it takes from beginning to end.

* You'll be able to perform this with a very high level of intensity. Again, this is due to the fact that it's over in just a few short moments. High intensity training is proven to far advance regular training when it comes to blasting unwanted body fat and sculpting lean muscle tissue.

* While most people enjoy pushing themselves with cardiovascular training or trying to beat personal best's on weights, few people have anything to strive for while hitting their midsection. There's no challenge. The challenge is what's going to push you to new results.

By learning the principles of how to lose weight and maintain it, then applying the principles of high intensity interval training to your fitness routine, you will indeed be able to discover how to get a six pack in 3 minutes with a core strengthening workout such as the example given to you today.




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