Flatten Your Abs Now!

Time for anatomy class...

Well, the abdomen area is made up of 3 major types of abs muscles. These are the following :

1. Rectus abdominis

This is the most common part and what most people refer to when they talk about abs. This is a large flat muscle wall that runs from the lower chest to the pubic bone.

2. Obliquus abdominis

These are what we called the obliques. This muscle runs diagonally along the side of the mid-section from the lower ribcage to the pubic area. There is the internal obliques which lie beneath the external obliques.

3. Transversus abdominis
Then there is this thin strip of muscle that runs horizontally across the abdomen.

Now all of these abs muscles take a long time to develop and hence most people have struggled to trained them. Plus, you need a pretty low level of body fat in order for these abs muscles to be shown.

Discover other powerful abs fat busting techniques to help you build your perfect flat abs here...

Here are some of the common ab exercises that can help target these ab muscles effectively :

1. Crunches
Do 3 sets of 15-20 reps. Works on the upper abs.

2. Pelvic tilts
Do 3 sets of 15-20 reps.Works on the lower ab muscles of the abdomen below the navel.

3. Side bends
Do 3 sets of 15-20 reps. Works on strenthening the obliques.

I will recommend also scheduling exercises for other body parts as well to help in the reducing of overall body fats. Use a program similar to the example below :

Day 1:
Work on your biceps, back, abs

Day 2:
Work on your hamstrings, shoulders, abs

Day 3:
Work on your quads, forearms, calves

Day 4:
Finally work on your triceps, chest, abs

For a start, do a complete one set for a couple of weeks before adding one more set thereafter. This is a structure of a basic workout program.

For a detailed program, you can download a free sample by clicking here. (It's in the Bodybuilding Alpha-Omega Library)

Hey, you have worked hard for those abs... now don't you want to show them off? Ah, now the problem is probably all the 6 packs are covered by abdominal fats! Thus it is very important that you start stripping those fats out too.

One of the best ways to melt off those fats is to start a cardio program. This can be any exercise that can get your heart beat going. Good exercises include jogging, swimming, squash, tennis, rowing etc. Do at least 3 times of these cardio exercises to help burn off those excess calories and fats.