A proper diet watching out those calories, full body compound exercises and the hardest localized abs training will be the key to get your abs showing fast.

You will have to ask you some questions first... what is your waist size, what is the amount of your body fat, when was the last time you trained (if you are returning to body building you will find that it will take much less time to re-train those abs to show).

The very first thing is to get that fat off your body. You can have the hardest muscles in the world, but if they are covered by a layer of fat, they won’t show. If you are a man you will need to get your body fat to around 7%-9%, if you are a woman then you will have to get your body fat to 12%-14%.

There are loads of programs out there on the internet where you can find the best diets and nutrition programs to lose that belly fat you want to get rid of. We recommend the truth about six pack abs program here.

Then you should incorporate full body programs with free weights like squats, dead lifts, pull-ups, etc since these kinds of exercises will use stabilizer muscles (you should really try to avoid machines, stick to free weights like barbells or dumbbells) which include your abs. This way you will train your abs harder than if you use only localized abs workouts.

Then you should incorporate one workout of localized abs training every day you train. Don’t train more than 4 times a week.

The special ingredient is perseverance and patience.

If you stick to these recommendations you will see how your abs start looking lean and perfect very soon.