Before looking for six pack abs workouts you must first achieve your ideal weight. Having excess fat around your abdomen will make it impossible to see the results of any workout, no matter how effective the workout may be.

Different workouts are better suited to men than to women and vice-versa because of the different ways men and women like to exercise and the different ways their bodies create muscle. If you aren’t satisfied with the results from any one workout you can always add components of the other workouts to your regime.

Workouts for Men

Seated Crunch targets upper and lower abdominal muscles.

Sit on a bench. Straighten your legs keeping them about five inches off the floor. Lean back slightly. In a slow and controlled motion bend your knees and pull your legs towards your chest. Simultaneously, bring your upper body into an upright position and hold for a count of five then return to the starting position. Repeat fifteen times. Try to complete two to three sets.

Revised and reversed crunch targets lower abdominal muscles

While lying on your back raise your legs over your hips with your knees slightly bent. Your arms should be on the floor at your side with your hands facing down. Raise your hips off the floor towards your chest using just your abdominal muscles. Hold for a count of ten and lower hips back to the floor. Repeat fifteen times. Try to complete two to three sets.

Workouts for Women

Crunches on an exercise ball. This will work you lower abdominal muscles.

Place your hands behind your head while sitting on the exercise ball. Walk your legs out slowly until only your shoulders and upper back are on the ball. Then, lift your pelvis up while contracting your abdomen muscles so that your body is straight to the knees. Hold for a count of five and relax. Repeat fifteen times. Try to complete two to three sets.

Captains Chair Lift. This will work all abdominal muscles.

Allow your feet to hang down as you rest your arms on the arms of the chair. Use your abdominal muscles to lift your knees up to your chest. Hold for a count of three and slowly lower legs. Repeat fifteen times. Try to complete two to three sets.

No matter which six pack abs workouts you decide to implement, you will get the best results by varying your routine. Different workouts target different muscle groups.

The only way to effectively build muscle throughout the abdomen is to target each muscle group separately. There is no one exercise that will create a six pack, however, by combining multiple workouts it is possible to sculpt the perfect set of abdominal muscles.