A trainer outlines how many days a week you should train your abs and the best exercises to build a six-pack.

Why It Works: This plan trains your abs from every angle—which is key to getting a six-pack that pops—and cycles through four powerful workouts at the optimal muscle-building pace.

How to get six-pack abs after 50: Dieting tips As well as putting the physical work in, you need to keep a keen eye on nutrition if you want to get a six-pack over 50.

Six-pack muscles are a result of a low body fat percentage and the development of abdominal muscles, but they don't reveal much about someone's overall health.

Free with this month's April issue comes your 12-week six pack plan. Perform each of our abs workouts for three weeks, then progress to the next.

I've battled to get a six-pack, and can tell you that the extreme calorie restriction makes you obsessed with the foods you're not allowed to eat.

Abs become more visible the leaner you get — but this may not be sustainable for some people, Cliff Wilson said.Cliff Wilson Exercises like weighed sit-ups and lying leg raises can help build ...