Top 3 Myths about Getting Ripped 6 Pack Abs Busted by NJ Celebrity Personal Trainer

Carey Yang, Certified Personal Trainer
Fitness Expert & Abs Specialist

The quest to getting a set of ripped 6 pack abs has been a world craze as far and as long as I can remember. The media is so obsessed about the flat stomach or ripped abs image. We're brain-washed that we gotta have to them be good, fit, and desired person.

Over the years, many "myths" or half-baked truths have been rumoring around. Most people are confused by different opinions from different experts. The lightening speed of internet and social media makes it even worse.

Each of the following myths have some merit. They become a myth when an unethical fitness professional or expert takes a narrow perspective in order to stir up controversy in an effort to get you to buy their hyped up fat loss program. It's time to cut through the chase and set the record straight.

Myth #1: Abs Are Made In The Kitchen

It's important to watch what you eat and how much you eat in the kitchen. You simply can't out-train a lousy diet to build muscles, lose fat and sculpt 6 pack abs.

However, I have been many scrawny men or skinny women dieting down to low percent of body fat and still don't have abs that pop out.

So if you want to develop eye catching abs that really stand out, you still need to train your abs and work them hard in addition to following an effective diet.


Myth #2: Crunches Are Bad For Your Back

Unfortunately most people do the crunches wrong and strain their necks and back. They conclude that crunches are useless and bad for their back.

Performed properly, crunches or curl-ups are effective exercise to directly work on your abdominal muscles. Abs - short for "rectus abdominis" - is designed to flex for spinal flexion movement.

Performing crunching movements with proper form is the best way to fully develop them. Floor crunches, stability ball crunches, cable crunches, and double crunch are all great exercises for developing your abs.


Myth #3: You Can't Train Your Lower Abs

Some fitness trainers argue that you can't work your lower abs, because the Rectus Abdominis is one long muscle.  It's only partially true. Just like any muscle-building exercise, you can put more emphasis on certain part of the muscle by performing the exercise in different angle and range of motion.

The key here is "emphasis" not to complete isolate lower abs. Hanging Knee Raises, Reverse Crunches, and the Jackknife among several other exercises place extra emphasis on the lower abdominal muscles. Basically any exercise where the movement involves tilting your pelvis up toward your chest, will place extra emphasis on the lower section of your abs.

The word "emphasis" is the key here. With each of the above abs exercises your entire Rectus Abdominis muscle will be working, but you should "feel" more tension and contraction in the lower abs compared to how they "feel" when you are performing other crunching movements.

If you want to sculpt a sexy set of six pack abs while developing a strong core  and look your best, you must follow a strategically designed workout program that includes functional exercises, crunching movements that emphasize the upper and mid section of the Rectus Abdominis, crunching movements that emphasize the lower section of the Rectus Abdominins, and exercises that work the Transverse Abdominals and Obliques.

In a final word, remember, your diet is equally important as your abs training routine. Check out Metabolic Masterpiece for Fat Loss Quckie.

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Abs Uncrunched: How to Get Your 6 Pack Abs Without Endless Floor Crunches

When most people think about getting rid of bulging mid-section, the first thing they do is situps or crunches on the floor. To their disappointment, after thousands of crunches, their mid-section don't seem to deflate at all.

The truth about having flat stomach or well-developed abdominals "6 pack abs" remain in the kitchen. In other words, it involves proper nutrition, healthy habits and regular exercises consistently.

With busy modern lifestyle trying to fit everything into schedule, most people should take advantage of exercises that involves moving mulitple joints and muscle groups. They expend more calories to lose weight and work the whole body If you have extra time, you can certain do isolation exercise to work a specific muscle group.

In the last post, I introduce 3 quick exercises you can do at the kitchen sink while you're making coffee in the morning. You can get your 15-minute whole body workout while you're waiting for the coffee.

Now if you have extra time or finish the 3 exercises before the coffee is made, here are 3 more exercises that you can do to work your whole body including your core and abs.

At least You don't have to drop on the kitchen floor doing crunches.


Squat

Squat and Knee Strike
Do your squat. As you stand up from the bottom position, start to shift your weight to one foot and raise the knee of the other foot. When you stand up on one leg, chamber and strike with the other knee. As you exhale at this point, tighten your abs and obliques.

You can do all repetitions on one side and switch to the other. Or you can alternate side to side.

Squat and Front Kick
Similar to squat and knee strike, but this time as you're standing up on one leg, do front kick with the other leg. There are variations to front kick such as front snap kick where you target with your instep whereas front thrust kick makes contact with your heel.

Squat and Side Bend
Again, do your squats. As you stand up and shift your weight to one leg, bend the knee of the other leg and raise directly to the side. This will work on the sides or obliques.

While you may not relate these exercises to your abs, do them right with correct techniques and intensity, you'll feel the burn on your legs, buttocks, and abs.