Many people are under the false impression that they need to spend hours in the gym hammering out hundreds of reps of crunches and situps to get a flat stomach and six pack abs. In this article I am going to show you a few much more efficient workouts that will only take about six minutes.

There are three levels: rookie, advanced, and hardcore. Start out with the rookie circuit…try it for several workouts and dominate it before moving up to the advanced circuit. If you feel brave enough though….feel free to try the hardcore workout!

Rookie six pack abs circuit

**This routine is a circuit so you will not rest between exercises. Move from exercise to exercise without resting. Perform the circuit 3 times and rest for 45 seconds between sets.

1. Mountain Climber:30 seconds

2. Lying Hip Extension 15 reps

3. Birddog 8 reps per side

4. Plank:30 seconds

Advanced six pack abs circuit

**This routine is a circuit so you will not rest between exercises. Move from exercise to exercise without resting. Perform the circuit 3 times and rest for 30 seconds between sets.

1. Stability Ball Jackknife 15 reps

2. Renegade Dumbbell Row 8 reps per side

3. Stability Ball Rollout 15 reps

4. Alligator Crawl:20 seconds

5. Plank:60 seconds

Hardcore six pack abs circuit

**This routine is a circuit so you will not rest between exercises. Move from exercise to exercise without resting. Perform the circuit 2 times and rest for 30 seconds between sets.

1. Windshield Wipers 10 reps per side

2. Hanging Leg Raise 12 reps

3. Windshield Wipers 10 reps per side

4. Hanging Leg Raise 12 reps

5. L-Pullups 12 reps

6. Stability Ball Rollout 12 reps

7. Sledge Hammer Slam 10 reps per side

You don’t have to spend all day in the gym to build rock hard six pack abs, in fact, you can get in a great core workout in just a few minutes, as these workouts proved here today.