how can I get ripped abs in a short time period?
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How short? If under 3 months, ur out of luck. Just get on a diet (if not all ready) n run fer like 45 min. 4-5 times a day. There's another solution 2 get ripped abs in like 3 weeks, but it will cost u somewut alot. It's $49.99 + $10 of shippin n handin. It's not a fake, n all u need is a floor or a couch. Who said being n stayin fit was easy? (in this case, cheap) Go here for more details if your interested:http://www.mindnmuscle.com/abs/6-pack-abs-stomach.htm
178282
You should only work certain areas of your body one day a week. Try arms and chest one day, legs and back on another. Abs should be done once every other day for maximum results.
100361
do something that involves a lot of your muscles but doesnt put a lot of strain on them for AT LEAST 15 minutes every other day.
785254
lay on the floor and have someone stand over you with a foot by each of your shoulders.  Keep your legs straight and raise your feet up so that your legs are straight up and down.  Now have the person push your feet (kind of a throwing motion) back toward the floor quite forcefully.  You have to use your low abs to stop them from hitting the floor and then quickly bring them back up again.  Do this about 50 times a day and you will have awesome abs!!!  It really works
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As a Marine, we worked out a lot and once I completed my contract in 2000, I continued to work out.  The best way to build and get ripped is:\n\n1. Take Creatine-We take Muscle Tech "Cell-Tech"\n2. A good source of whey protein-I use Optimum Nutrition Whey\n3. A good burner like Muscle Tech "Hydroxycut"\n4. Multi-vitamin every morning\n5. Remember at least 8 glasses of water a day\n6. Try to get 8 hours of sleep a night for muscle recoop\n7. Don't forget about you diet!  Eat good proteins like chicken and fish, vegetables and stay away from sugars.\n8. To trim up and tone- Do light weight, high reps (12-15 reps per set)\n    To bulk and build-Do heavy weight, low reps(8-10 reps per set)\n\nDo 1-2 muscle groups a day.  Example:\nMonday-Chest and legs\nTuesday-Tricepts and forearms\nWednesday-Shoulders\nThursday-Bicepts and back\nFriday-Mix it up\nWeekdend-Relax!\n\nTRY THIS SITE AND CUSTOMIZE A WORKOUT!\nhttp://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/workoutdatabase.htm
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"At your age you should see results quickly. Your diet is as important as the number of sets you do. Eat lean and try to do 15-20 minutes of abs 5 days a week. Be sure to work all parts of your abs. Check out some pilates too."\n\nYeah this person is correct with most of the information, however you may want to work on different muscle groups on different days, if you work on abs like crunches 24/7 your body wont have time to heal and build muscle, it takes 48 hours to build muscle so do ab workouts about every 2 days for about 20-25 minutes a day, and a cardio workout.\nHell if your going for abs you might as well go all the way and get your whole body fit.
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Whoa there, buddy, it takes a while to get a six pack. The first thing you have to do is get your body fat percentage way down--at least under ten percent. Work out your abs and the rest of your body with them. You can't have a six pack if the rest of your body isn't toned. It's like the icing on the cake of a fit body. \nThe most important part of it is your diet. You have to make sacrifices to have ripped abs. Eat a good diet and do enough cardio and you will start to cut.
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cruches. Do normal cruchches and sit ups for a week. The do them on a decline for another week. then add weight when doing your decline situps and cruches. You may want to do obique cruches (situps leaning to one side.) that way your whole abdominals will be ripped. If you don't like situps or crunches try getting a ab-lounge. You'll want to eat healthy food vegtables, fruits and some grains. depending on what you weigh you'll want to take in about 200 grams of protein. Going for a jog or cycling would be agood idea to.
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to isolate one area will not earn you the results for that particular area. You need to reduce fats and exercise intensely to get abs. Don't get discouraged it will take you about 1 year to get them. Here is a great eating plan you can refer to:\n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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I find plain, old-fashioned crunches are the best thing in town.  Do 100 a day or more, and you'll be set for fantastic abs!
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Cardio is the best, and fastest, way to get a six-pack. Doing situp and crunches won't help, cuz all they do is strengthen your abs. If you want your abs to show, though, then you need to get rid of the fat. What I used to do is ride a bike (stationary, or real) one day, run the next day, row (you know, one of those rowing exercise machines?), stair climber, and then do one of the others the next day. Then I would rest the next two days, and start over. Depending on your stamina, you should at least go for 30 mins at whatever pace you can hold; the important thing, however, is to keep your heartrate up above 100. At the time, for me, I would go for a heartrate goal of 170. There exists a chart that gives what heartrate for what goal at what age (ie, at age 20, to burn fat minimum heartrate is 150; to work on cardio minimum heartrate is 165). Something like that; and yes, that was an example; actual numbers vary. Hope that made sense.
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First and foremost, stay away from any ab machine.\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 some links to help you out.\n\nAbdominal Exercises\nhttp://preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_abdominals.html
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abs are one of the few...maybe the only...muscle that you really can't overwork. Do 'em every day if you want...
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If you diet correctly and are strict no cheating and beat your abs hard either every day or every other day you should reach that goal withing 8 to 12 weeks. Really hit the abs hard though for the muscle and diet to see the muscle.
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Try this.  Get in the pushup position.  Put your hips to the floor.  Now, walk your hands back to your hips so your in a yoga type position.  Next, raise your but as high as your can until your body is in shape of an upside down V.  Put your hips back down by your hands.  Say "1."  Do 50 of these (in sets at first if you need to) in the morning when you wake up and 50 more in the evening before you go to bed.  In three weeks you will have a tight midsection and strong back with will compliment your abs.  That's not to say it's OK to drink 12 pack and eat a pizza when you are done......
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it's not a fast process, but the most surefire way to get great abs is by crunches and sit-ups. simple and easy to do, but hell on the abs. also there is an exercise called the flutter kick, you lay on your back with your feet about 6-10 inches off the ground and start kicking your feet like you would be swimming on your back, don't let your feet touch the ground. good luck.
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You should do only ab stregth training, like cruches reverse crunches, and side cruches. dont drink protein shakes on a regular basis or ur be bulky.