Many people suffer from big bulging waistlines. A few people have great abs. What did they do? Sometimes it is genetic, but most of the time it is due to hard work and discipline. People with great abs take their diet seriously. Aside from that, they do exercises. These ab routines do not have to be boring. You can mix and match it so that you won’t get tired of doing the same things.

You don’t need to buy a lot of books or look at videos. Although, it is assumed that you have looked through various books and articles about doing ab exercises. You can do a variety of movements so that you will be able to target the areas in your midsection and keep yourself from getting bored. Some trainers recommend using bodyweight than heavy weights to easily build up the midsection.

You can do a 4-step routine. 2010 means that you do 2 eccentric/negative/ movement, after which you pause in contracted position and then do one positive concentric action. Then you pause again. So 2 means negative action, 1 means positive action or concentric action and 0 means pause. Be sure to remember that. To add variety to this simple routine, you can do a crunch instead of a double crunch. Doing so will make the exercise difficult, but it will keep you from getting bored and slacking off.

For first and second Week

It is better to do rep changes and while doing that, you should go for perceived exertion. Do as much as you and never forget to keep the tension in your abs. Another routine that you can do is this: For week one and two, the take a rain check on A2- Crunches and reverse crunch. You do 3 sets with 15 reps and the 2010 tempo. Then you can rest for thirty seconds.

After resting for 30 seconds, you can proceed to the exercise B1 which is the oblique crunch and needs the 2010 tempo. You do 2 sets with 15 reps. The rest period for this is longer. You can rest for 60 seconds.

On third and fourth week

On week 3 and 4, you do the every other heel touches with 3 sets and repetitions for 15-20 times with the 2010 tempo. The rest period is 30 seconds. Then you can proceed to the Ab Wheel which needs the 3010 tempo. You need to do 3 sets and 10 reps and your rest period is sixty seconds. After all of these exercises do the seated plate twists with the 2020 tempo, you do 3 sets and 12 reps and have a 30 second rest period in the end.

Finally, you can do the cable crunch with the 2110 tempo, for 2 sets and 15 reps and a rest period of 60 seconds. The flab in your abs will be away in no time.