When it comes to abs workout, what is the best routine and frequency of it? Do you actually think that working out for at least 5 to 6 times a week is the best way to go about it? Since the more you do it, the faster you’ll get results right? However, please bear in mind that building muscles will usually happen in 3 phase, which is breaking down your muscles, repairing muscle tissues, and adding on extra lean muscle tissue. This is a universal phase whereby most people live by it, whether you like it or not. So why should building up your “core” be different from other type of muscle workout?

In fact, it should not be different at all, you’ll also need to go through the same 3 phase, tearing, repairing and replacing with leaner muscle tissues. The drawback of working out intensively for about 5-6 times a week is that it doesn’t allow your body time to actually repair those tissues and replace them. Instead you can expect to be quite burn out by the process of tearing down those muscles and in time, over training which can have severe negative impact on your abs fitness.

Also, the arguments about how long your workout per session should last. Although it varies from individual and some actually have more results from longer and slower workout session, your typical workout session routine should not last more than an hour. Doing so will in turn promote higher level and more efficient in breaking down muscle protein, which is why you’re doing these exercises in the first place!

In short, most people find that performing a 60 minutes workout for 3-4 times a week works best when it comes to six pack abs routine. There are of course exception to this rule, you can be pushing your body harder and gaining results more rapidly provided you know everything you really need to know about your body.

Another thing you can do to maximize your workout session is knowing your post workout meals, eating the correct nutrition can go a long way when it comes to repairing your muscle tissues and adding more lean muscles.

If you found that you are actually performing worst than you did weeks before or just days before, you might have actually over trained. A good way to counter this is to actually stop training for a week and let your body have that gradual recovery process that is important in building muscles.