It doesn’t take as long as you think!

Building abdominal muscles requires a lot of physical work and mental discipline. The truth is that once you have built up your six pack abs, the maintenance is quite easy. The first ninety days, or three months, are the most difficult. Also note that scientific studies show that if you can stick with something for six weeks, you are very likely to be able to complete your goal. Most people give up before six weeks so stay extra vigilant and willful during the first 45 days of your workout and diet plans.

The key is to develop a set of seven highly effective exercise moves (such as weighted ab twists or the ab bicycle move). Start with 10 repetitions of each exercise and move your way up to no more than 25 repetitions. Do those seven exercise moves three times so that in the end you have done 21 sets of seven exercises. Be sure to take a 24 hour break before performing the exercises again. This gives your abdominal muscles time to rest and repair themselves. Muscles grow stronger when the tiny muscle fibers break from strength exercises and are then given time to heal. Only this time they heal stronger then before because your muscles are learning that more is expected of them in order to keep up with the new physical demands places upon them.

This ab plan can take just fifteen minutes per day. So building up a great set of abs isn’t overwhelming, in fact it takes you less time than it takes to watch your favorite sit-com.

These steps help tone your abdominal area, but keep in mind that these steps alone will not reveal the six pack abs if there is layer of fat on top. Fat burning cardio will be needed and paying attention to your diet so that more calories are burned than are consumed is also required. But this simple 15 minute ab plan cannot be missed and should be stuck with no matter how busy you are. It will also help motivate you to do the other things required to get sexy six pack abs.

Once you have added the ab plan to your schedule, work in cardio workouts (like swimming, running, or workout videos). Start with 20 minutes, then add 5 minutes of length each week until you can perform the activity for 60 minutes. This progression will allow your body time to build up while also forcing your body to adapt at a quick enough pace to encourage fat burning.

In order to keep up with a cardio and strength training regimen, you will want to take other steps to increase your health. Healthy eating habits like cutting down on sugar and caffeine while eating more lean protein and vegetables, coupled with staying hydrated and getting eight hours of sleep, will give you boundless amounts of energy. Also remember that many people feel they have more energy, not less, after a workout.

Once you have made it through this plan for three months, it will be easy to maintain a healthy lifestyle and your six pack abs.