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How to get great abs and six packs

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The following tips will help you to understand how you can get great abs and get a six pack ab. When you know how to do it, it does not remain any more difficult. All you have to do is find out how to do it and then follow it.

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Frequent meals and water

If you are trying to get great abs, you will need to have small but frequent meals. The meals should contain carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Small and frequent meals will boost your metabolism which will help you by burning excess body fat. Once you eat a meal, about after three hours your metabolism slows down. So, you need to eat a meal every three hours. When you burn more fat, your abs will show easily because more fact is generally found around the abdominal area.

Like your meals, you also need lots of water. Since about 75% of your body is water the cells in your body need water for better functioning. If your body gets the necessary water then only different transport systems present in your body will function properly. It is also essential for the functioning of the body because it works as a pH and temperature buffer. You need to drink at least 2 L of water every day. Besides helping you to burn more fat by making you feel full, and thereby reducing your calorie intake, it will also eliminate the toxins from your body.

It is easy to find out the hydration level of your body by looking at the colour of your urine. Bright yellow urine means you are dehydrated. The colour should be clear or very light yellow. When you are working out to burn more fat and get great abs, it is important to look at your urine and ensure that you are well hydrated during and after the workout.

Train your abs heavy

You will need intense training to make sure that you have great abs. Without that type of training, it will be very difficult for you to get six packs and great abs. You can keep your reps within 8 to 12 repetitions range. 5 to 6 sets of exercises is what you need. You will need two different exercises that focus on the abdominal part. You will need to build some size of the abdominal muscles and then only they will show up through the skin. Simply doing sit ups will not help you to get great abs because it doesn't have much resistance. You will need to add more resistance while working out in the different abdominal exercises.

Cardiovascular exercises

You need cardiovascular exercises to burn more fat and to get great abs because the energy that these exercises burn is mostly fat. When you perform cardiovascular exercises, your body is forced to pump more oxygen into your bloodstream. During this process, your body will burn fat as an energy source to complete the process. Such exercises are more effective during the morning workout. If you are trying to burn fat to show your great abs, you will need intense cardiovascular exercise. It doesn't mean that you only need to go to the gym to perform cardiovascular exercises. If you like, you can go out and walk or run. Bike riding will also help you to burn more fat. If you continue your intense cardiovascular exercise regimen, it will help you to get your desired six packs within a short time. If you do not want to go for intense exercises, simply performing some regular cardiovascular exercises will also help you but that may take some time.

Awaken the abs

References
1. Awaken The Abs Within – 7 Secrets To Lose Belly Fat
2. Abdominal muscles
3. Ways to strengthen muscles