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Fact or Fiction: 6 Secrets for the Perfect Abs

  By Trina Remedios  posted May 6th 2012 at 8:00AM IN | Avg Rating
Diet & Fitness

Every boy and girl openly or secretly wishes for that elusive firm and flat stomach. Borne from popular myth and beliefs, stomach crunches are deemed the best exercise for flat stomachs. But how true is this claim? Rather, have crunches ever helped anyone get the perfect abs? We think not. Every exercise has to be separated from fact and fiction. Today, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Arnav Sarkar takes a look at myths about abs and discloses the hard core facts. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images

  • Crunches and situps are the best exercises for ab training and thats all you need
  • Crunches and situps are great for spot reduction and burn belly fat fastest
  • High repetition ab training is the way to go for visible abs
  • You need to work your abs regularly
  • The ab gadgets, pills and belts shown on TV do work
  • So what does work and how to get great abs

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