What is the best exercise to do for a six pack that works fast?
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There is no exercise that will give you a six pack fast.\n\nFirst and foremost, stay away from any ab machine you see on TV as they are simply a waste of money and barely effective.  \n\nThe abdominal muscles work just like any other muscle and have to be challenged as such. If you want muscular abdominals, you have to challenge them with resistance and good form just like you would your chest, your back or any other muscle for that matter. Targeting the correct energy system is imperative. This means you should never enter into the aerobic phase of this exercise, ideally keeping it under 2 minutes at most. \n\nThink of rolling a carpet and contracting fully on the top of the movement and squeeze. If you do them correctly, you shouldn't be able to do more than 30 crunches. Any more than that, and you're probably doing them half-azz, incorrectly or with a partial range of motion.\n\nFor the upper abs, focus on crunches which effectively work the abdominals better than sit-ups or any machine on the market.\n\nFor the lower abs, keep in mind there is very little muscle tissue there so decreasing levels of body fat is the most effective way to bring out the best in this area. Hanging leg raises, v-situps and reverse curls are among some of the best exercise for this region. Always make sure your pelvis curls up to maximize lower abdominal contraction during these exercises.\n\nAs far as fat loss and getting ripped goes, cardio, cardio, cardio. Abdominal exercises alone will never burn fat from your abdominal area.  You must do cardiovascular exercise to accomplish this.  Cardio is best in the morning, on an empty stomach at about 70-80% of your maximum heart rate for about 30-45 minutes. This combined with a common sense diet will quickly shed body fat so you can actually see those abs you've developed. \n\nI would encourage you to seek the advice and guidance of a personal trainer in your area for further education on these principles. Please ensure you start off at a very basic level for crunches and cardio if you are a beginner.\n\nHere's a good list of ab exercises:\nhttp://preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_abdominals.html
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The best part of exercise is cardio, you want to get out and walk or run to burn fat, I would also suggest getting down and doing at lest 15 push-ups a day and gradually build yourself up to do more. The Flutter kick is also good for your abs(laying on your back with feet 3 inches off the floor and kicking your legs up and down with your neck slightly off the floor). Water consumption is important also. Don't eat after 7:00 p.m and stay stress free and you will be alright.
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Sorry to say unless you plan on taking some sort of drug to get you those muscles then you aren't going anywhere without working out. Try this ab routine, it was selected best answer already and will give you a six pack if you continue to do the routine. By only drinking and eating things you can only add or erase the fat amount on your body but you have to actually workout to decrease the fat aroung your waist.\n\nHer is the ab routine:\n\nGood old fashion crunches. I've been a runner for six years and had a six pack for those entire six years to help my running. Here is my ab workout...\n\n* First start off at a number of situps you can do, but do them with some alternations: regular situp, off to the left, to the right, and through you legs past your knees. Try starting off at 45, and every week you just add 5 more.\n* After the situps,get down in what we call the corehold postition. You are going to support yourself in a horizontal position for about 30 seconds, this is not easy but if you keep at it they will get easier. Place your hands flat on the ground about shoulder width apart.\n* Next we do bicycles, lay down on your back and cup your hands behind your ears. Extend one leg out and the other in, you are going to act as if you are pedaling a bicycle while crunching up with the opposite elbow to the oppposite knee. This will be at a cadence of 1 2 3 1, 1 2 3 2, 1 2 3 3, and so on up to about ten. These you will increase by one every week.\n* Next we will do Russian Twists, balance yourself on your tailbone with your legs bent and crossed but a few inches above the ground. Place both your hands on your elbows infront of you and using the same cadence for the Bicycles take your elbow to the ground for the same amount as the bicycles. These will also increase by one evey week.\n*Next we will do Side Planks, elevate your body off the ground with only one arm. Maintian this position for about 15 seconds and then switch arms without touching the ground. After another fifteen seconds passes for the other arm let yourself down to the ground.\n* This is the last part of the ab routine. This is the Long Core Hold. If you start off at 30 seconds then try a minute of holing in the core hold position. Make sure you keep your back straight and in a nice line. Add on five seconds a week but don't go much more than 4 minutes if you arn't conditioned to do so.\n\n* If you got a real good sweat going after this you know you did it right. This routine should take only 15 minutes and can be done anywhere. Try and find a soft surface to do this routine on if you can.
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This is quoted from FitGuy\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=A9G_fwGGMSVEJAkA6j8ezKIX?show=AA10240897\n\n“stay away from any ab machine as they are simply a waste of money and barely effective. For the upper abs, focus on crunches which effectively work the abdominals better than sit-ups… For the lower abs, keep in mind there is very little muscle tissue there so decreasing levels of body fat is the most effective way to bring out the best in this area. Hanging leg raises, v-situps and reverse curls are among some of the best exercise for this region. Always make sure your pelvis curls up to maximize lower abdominal contraction during these exercises… and getting ripped goes, cardio, cardio, cardio. In the morning, on an empty stomach at about 70-80% of your maximum heart rate for about 30-45 minutes. This combined with a common sense diet will quickly shed body fat so you can actually see those abs you've developed.”\n \nFor home routine I recommend this: Jack-knife, Ball Crunch, Lying Leg-Hip Raise, Aerobics (you can buy one of the steppers with a handle and panel)
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Most experts agree much more than two pounds a week after the first week(you will lose water weight in the first week as well as fat), is too much. You are far more likely to gain it back. Your best bet for a six pack is obviously work your abs and lower back, but you are also going to have to do other exercises, some form of strength training is key to changing body shape(at least twice a week). That coupled with a cardio routine(at least 5 days a week for 30 minutes or more)shall get you in the shape you want to get in fairly quickly. The less you workout the less likely you are to reach your goal. You should also watch your food intake and make sure you are not eating an excessive amount of anything and pay close attention to the calories in(the amount you eat) and the calories burned(the amount you expend), because although you want to lose weight you don't want to deprive yourself of the energy you need.
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To get a six pack you need to decrease your body fat to less than 8% approx. Doing sit ups will build your abs, but if you don't decrease your body fat you will never see the results of doing the ab work. You need to have a pretty strict diet and a rigorous exercise regime to have a fully fledged six-pack. You abs need to be worked every other day unlike most muscles in your body. The reps need to be very high, up to a 100-150 per set after you've been doing them a while. It's all about the cardio and your body fat levels though. Good luck mate.
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first do al lot of cardio vascular exercises 3 times a week that is running at a speed of 6.5 for 20 minutes on the tred mill. Then do a lot of crunches, 3 sets of 20. this is an amazing site that the agents of ford models directed me to becuase i am a model and it is http://www.sixpacknow.com/preview3.html\n\nGood luck.
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crunches but not just simple crunches try putting both your hands on the back of your head and raise your head laying flat and lift your legs alitte over 8 inches r till where its stranious and hold for 20 seconds, after every 20 seconds lift your legs pass that and spread them apart in a butterfly motion then drop back into the 8 inch position but NEVER let your feet touch to the ground also keep your hands behind your head raised, your body should make the shape of a skateboard \n\nThe bicycle exercise:\nput your hands on the back of your head(like your relaxing) raise your head, and lift your legs up and move them like your on a bicycle TIP: raising your back off the ground and rocking from side to side (like the song) while doing the bicycle motion will put effect on every area of your stomach and burn fat right off, its going to burn alot but it works \n\n6 Pak exercise:\nnormal crunch position but lift one leg and lift your head on the same side you lift your leg, that works the right or the left side of your stomach: for those of you that dont know normal crunches work the top part of your abs and thats about it but those with short stomachs it works the top and the middle a tad so its just a 4 pack but switcin up and balancing your legs and things of that nature will get the job done
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If you are referring to frosty adult beverages...the liquor store. If you want soft drinks... any c-store or supermarket.\nIf you would like lean, cut, strong abdominal muscles...The six-pack is most easily achieved through hard physical excercise. The best, if your back can handle it, is situps or crunches. If you do situps you may need to add some wieght as you grow stronger. Just hold a dumbell or plate you can handle while you do your excercises. Crunches work exceptionally well if you vary the compression and duration of the excercise.  It will not hurt to try some fat buning excercises as well. The lower your percentage body fat, the more "cut" you will appear. Be cautious to not burn too much fat as the body then begins to use up the muscle, not to mention the loss of strength and the fatigue that would ensue.One of the greatest physical specimens of all time....Herschel Walker once stated he never "lifted weights". Situps, pushups and sprints are all that are neccessary to maintain peak physical form.
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Try Men's health magazine or the Abs diet book they both give you quick ways to abs.  Good luck and have fun working out!
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For the best results you should incorporate cardiovascular exercise with weight training and abdominal work. Exercising aerobically burns fat and calories, and decreases the amount of fat that lies over the abdominal muscles. Many times people do hundreds of sit-ups and never see a change in their bellies – that’s because unless you reduce the fat that covers the muscles, you can’t see the definition underneath. Excellent choices for aerobic workouts are swimming, interval training, and speed walking. You should ideally work out four to five times during the week. Strength training is also important because you need strong muscles in order to power your aerobic training. Additionally muscle burns more calories than fat and takes up less space, too. The final part of your program is the abdominal work itself. Traditional sit-ups are fine but try moves with a twist for an extra boost in metabolism. Pilate’s moves are great for tightening abdominal muscles as is belly dancing. There are a variety of moves and routines you can incorporate into your schedule to move you closer to your ultimate goal of six-pack abs.\n\nDetailed article on building abs: http://www.newagey.com/physical-fitness/six-pack-abs-without-supplements/
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You have to both reduce fat and build muscles. You can do crunches and other abdominal exercizes from now till the end of eternity and still not have a six-pack unless all the fat from your mid-section is gone. \n\nTo get a six-pack, do several types of abdominal exercizes daily: most gyms have several machines which isolate and work a specific set of muscles. \n\nTo make sure your tight abs show, reduce your body fat through diet and exercize: preferably a diet rich in proteins and complex carbohydrates but low in fats and simple carbohydrates, and at least 30 minutes of cardio workout 6 days a week, plus overall weight training to tone the rest of your body, at least 3 times a week.
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Just set yourself a goal for how many you can do in 2 minutes.  Do that three times a day, and very soon, you will have a six pack.  Since what you are doing is using your own weight, you can do it everyday without any problems.
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hi im a personal trainer.\nthe best exercises would be by doing exercises concentrating on the abs.such as sit ups, it will no take you long to do about 50 st ups each day. if these begin to get boring or too easy try ab crunches. another really good exercise is the reverse plank, (can be hard to hod for long time). or you could try when you lie on a flat surface on your back ars by your side, lift your feet 5-10 inches above the floor hold for 15 seconds and repeat 10 tims (twice daily). this will only take you about 5 minutes out of a 24 hour day! definately worth it.\n\nhttp://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises_10.htm (it might help)\n\nGood luck.
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just keep swimming till you like how you look. do every stroke consistently. the best stroke for a six pack is butterfly. it uses all the muscles in your body. i swim every day for 2 hours. swimming has helped me with my body problems. now i am confident.
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First and foremost, stay away from any ab machine as they are simply a waste of money and barely effective.\n\nI just love when people talk about doing 100s of crunches.  Waste of time and waste of energy.  The abdominal muscles work just like any other muscle and have to be challenged as such.  First of all, high-repetition crunches will work nothing more than your endurance.  If you want muscular abdominals, you have to challenge them with resistance and good form just like you would your chest, your back or any other muscle for that matter.  Targeting the correct energy system is imperative.  This means you should never enter into the aerobic phase of this exercise, ideally keeping it under 2 minutes at most.  \n\nThink of rolling a carpet and contracting fully on the top of the movement and squeeze.  If you do them correctly, you shouldn't be able to do more than 30 crunches.  Any more than that, and you're probably doing them half-azz, incorrectly or with a partial range of motion.\n\nFor the upper abs, focus on crunches which effectively work the abdominals better than sit-ups or any machine on the market.\n\nFor the lower abs, keep in mind there is very little muscle tissue there so decreasing levels of body fat is the most effective way to bring out the best in this area. Hanging leg raises, v-situps and reverse curls are among some of the best exercise for this region. Always make sure your pelvis curls up to maximize lower abdominal contraction during these exercises.\n\nAs far as fat loss and getting ripped goes, cardio, cardio, cardio. In the morning, on an empty stomach at about 70-80% of your maximum heart rate for about 30-45 minutes. This combined with a common sense diet will quickly shed body fat so you can actually see those abs you've developed. \n\nI would encourage you to seek the advice and guidance of a personal trainer in your area for further education on these principles. Please ensure you start off at a very basic level for crunches and cardio if you are a beginner.\n\nHere's a good list of ab exercises:\nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_abdominals.html
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Diet will play a bigger role in whether your have a '6-pack'. You'll need to get your body fat down to 10% or less for your abs to show. This is done by dieting, eating 5-6 small meals a day with enough protein, carbs, fat and working out.\n\nInstead of performing countless crunches, your abs will benefit more by performing exercises such as squats, deadlifts, chin-ups, and shoulder presses. All of these exercies will do more to strengthen your abs and give you the desired 6-pack.