You might have the drive to do a Brad Pitt workout but are you willing to eat healthy while doing that intense of an abs workout routine?

So you want to know the secret of how to get a six pack abs workout? Well, first you need to get your body fat percentage down. This is done by eating well and not by doing hours upon hours of running everyday.

When you run you burn calories, but you burn them at a very slow rate. One pound is 3,500 calories, and that’s a lot of running! Whey not just eat 3500 less calories each week instead of running 6 miles or more everyday? It’s time to train smarter and not harder in order to get your 6 pack abs.

Once you are determined to start eating less you need to start blasting the stomach muscles with workouts. Crunches do work but your stomach will look better faster if you do other stomach exercises besides the normal crunch. You need to focus greatly on your obliques as well.

The obliques are the muscles on the sides of your stomach and they are actually easier to get ripped than your stomach. So you will start seeing results on the sides of your stomach earlier than on your actual stomach. If you saw someone with a normal stomach but ripped obliques you would say they were ripped. So it is very important to start training the obliques.

The obliques are trained by doing a twisting movement because that is their function. So leaning back while sitting on the floor and holding a weight while twisting form side to side touching the floor on either side of you will hit the obliques. It’s always good to see results quickly because that way you can be motivated by your results.

The hardest part of the stomach to get defined is the lower abs. This is because fat wants to be stored there. If you are 4 pounds over weight it will mostly be on your lower stomach. So diet plays a very big part in getting this area defined. But you can do some exercises that will target this area as well.

The lower stomach is worked when your pelvis is moved towards your chest. So doing leg lifts will work your lower stomach muscles and help them get definition.

Don’t lose motivation! Take a picture of your stomach before you start your journey to get a six pack or a better looking stomach. The process won’t happen overnight but if you can notice progression it will help you achieve your goals.