Six Pack Abs

Most fitness experts agree that your abdominals help to support and protect your spine, and thus, they must never be fatigued before doing any non ab exercises such as, chins, rows, deadlifts and squatting movements. These “experts” state that when your abs are fatigued, you are at a greater risk of acquiring a back injury. Based on this, the entire fitness industry insists that you must only do your ab training at the end of your workout.

The problem is that this viewpoint goes against one of the most basic training principles: The Priority Principle. This principle clearly states that what gets trained first will get the best results. Is it possible that this principle works for each and every muscle group in the human body except for the abs?

What if getting a set of six pack abs is your number one priority? What if your abs happen to be your weakest body part?

In these cases, they should be trained at the beginning of your workout when you are in your freshest state.

So here is my suggestion: if you want to prioritize your abs, train them at the very beginning of your workout! This slight alteration will make a big difference in your training results. You will have better focus while working them, and you’ll be able to put forth greater effort into each ab exercise.

If, like most people, you just throw an ab exercise at the end of your workout, this technique will double you rate of progress towards sculpting your midsection.

Another benefit to prioritized abdominal training is the warm up effect that it has on the body. This actually helps prepare you for the rest of your workout. The only exception to this rule is when you are truly training with maximal weights. Doing anything that could have any lingering fatigue prior to a maximal weight workout could be detrimental.

Incorporate this training sequence into your routine and have your six pack in no time!