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Men With a Six Pack of Abs Wannabe?

Here's More On How to Grab
the Six Pack Abs Within You

In part one I introduced Dave Soucy's take on how we can all be men with a six pack! Still, Dave admits…

Several points need to be addressed.

First, the 'abs' are made up of several muscles. The one most people associate with is the rectus abdominus, located in the front of the abdomen between the ribs and the pelvis. Although it is one muscle, it is divided by grooves, the tendinous inscriptions, which is why it is often referred to as the 'six pack' (in reality it is an 'eight pack').

The primary function of the rectus abdominus is to flex the trunk, or bring the rib cage down towards the pelvic bone.

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In addition to this muscle, the internal and external obliques (located on the sides of your abdomen), and the transverse abdominus (running perpendicular to and underneath the rectus abdominus) are the main muscles that make up your 'abs'.

A properly designed fitness program will incorporate exercises that work each of these muscles and not focus solely on the 'six pack'.

In addition, in order to provide strength and stabilization to your trunk, and avoid imbalances that can lead to injury, exercises that strengthen the muscles of the back and hips should be part of a complete program.

The second point is that your abdominal muscles, like the other muscles of your body, need recovery time between training sessions. It is a popular misconception that it is okay to work your midsection every day. You would not think about doing squats every day, as your legs need time to recover and grow. The same principle applies here, meaning you should not work your abdominal muscles every day either.

More is also not necessarily better when it comes to repetitions. Performing 25 well executed crunches is far more effective than being able to proudly proclaim the ability to do 200 crunches with poor form.

Next get Dave's thought on things like the Abs Lounger and men with a six pack

Men With a Six Pack of Abs