With all of the different workout plans that are available, it is incredibly tough to work out which is the best one to help you reach the illusive 6 pack abs. I mean, given all of this info, some of it conflicting with each other leaving you scratching your head with which is the best way to workout abs.

When you start working to these muscles, what you have to do, is remember that all routines will work for you to a certain degree whatever you choose to be going for high reps and light weights or heavy weights and low reps, using a stability ball, whatever, these will all work at least until your body becomes conditioned to it, then it needs to be challenged again in a different way to keep the progress going.

When working your abs, ideally, you want to start with using your own body weight in a stable way and then ramp it up to using weights on an unstable surface. If you do this then you will find results improve because when you are on an unstable base, this forces all of your core muscles to work, especially the really deep ones that do not get called in to play much when you are using a stable basewill cause even the deepest of your core muscles, which generally do not get called in to play much, to work.

If you are uncertain of what I mean by stable base floor work I am on about doing exercises such as sit ups and crunches etc… on the floor. To make it unstable, you would progress to doing crunches on something like a gym ball, which really forces those muscles by trying to make you stable, and you then ramp it up even more by adding weight into the mix

Weighted movements are a definate requirement if you want to get that proper 6 pack, after all you can have a flat belly without the abs showing and although you look nice and slim, but that is not the result we are after here. That is why we need to add the weight into the mix, as we are going after the ab muscle itself and the only true way to develop this muscle is by using a machine to do weighte crunches, or getting on a ball and doing the crunches holding a weight. It is important during your ab exercises to make sure you are crunching your upper abs onto your lower abs during each rep. This is needed in order to really max the burn and fully develop the core muscle.

Although there are ab workouts out there for the lower abs and the upper abs, really you should just think about working them both out at the same time whenever you train your abs. The thinking behind this is that you cannot completely seperate upper and lower, so it makes sense to concentrate on them as one. Of course, if you feel that you do want to try and exercise them seperately, then exercises such as leg raises will do the trick. And again with leg raises, just like crunches, you can progress from unweighted and stable to weighted and unstable

One of the key areas in all of your workout plans and not just ab workouts is how often to train them, the main thing is to ensure that you have fully recovered from the last time you trained them. So bearing that in mind, train them as often as you want as long as you are recovered. If you are finding you are not making any progress then you need more rest in between training them.

The final word on this is that although you can do these exercises, abs are often hidden under fat, so to get the best results you need to watch your calorie intake and also ensure you have cardio work in your routine as well to help burn off fat.

Also do not forget to consult with your physician before undertaking any exercise regime

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