6 Pack Abs In A Fraction Of The Time

by John Alvino

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.

I see their point to a degree but their philosophy is in stark contrast with "The Priority Principle. The Priority Principle simply says that what gets trained first (while in the freshest state) will get the best training effect. The fitness experts agree that this is a powerful principle with every single muscle group…except the abs. Why would this principle be true for every other muscle group in the human body except the abs?

What if you really want to emphasize training your abs? What if your number one goal is to get ripped, Six Pack abs?

Under these circumstances, you should prioritize your training and work them at the beginning of your workout.

So I recommend this modification to your workout: if Six Pack abs are your main concern, train them first! This one simple alteration in training order will make a significant difference in you bottom line results. When following this sequence, you will be able to put forth a better effort because you will be completely fresh.

If you are used to just throwing in a couple of abdominal sets at the end of your workout, you will literally double your rate of progress towards developing your six-pack.

Additionally, prioritized ab training will also provide a great warm up for the workout to follow. I do have one exception to this rule. If you are training with maximal weights, I would opt to train the abs at the end of the workout. Performing any activity that could leave you with residual fatigue prior to a maximal weights workout would be undesirable.

Try this exercise sequence and carve out your Six Pack faster than you thought was possible!

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