To begin with, this article assumes that you work out with a piece of equipment, like an Ab Lounge in your home to assist you in making proper crunches. For a more effective workout and least chance of injury, it is important that you can execute a proper crunch.  Also, a proper warm up and stretch before your workout is highly recommended.

1. Set Your Goals
The most important step on the road to firm and flat abs is to set a proper goal.  A proper goal is a challenge. A proper goal is just outside of your comfort zone, something you’ll have to really work.  It should be something that really makes you sweat!  Just the thought of accomplishing it, should get you excited.

But its also very key that your goal be something realistic and something you can accomplish  If your goal is to have rock hard abs tomorrow morning, not only is that not going to happen- but its going to have the opposite of the desired effect - its going to DE-motivate you.  Choose something more manageable, you can always make your goal larger if you need.

2. Break Your Goals Down into Bite-Sized Chunks
Now that you’ve chosen your major goals you need to chunk them down into smaller, more manageable pieces.  On your pathway to firm and flat abs, what would the half-way point look like?  And what would it look like if you broke that sub-goal in half again?

It’s a good idea to keep these sub-goals limited to actions that you can physically make happen rather than the results of these actions.  A good sub-goal would be something you have 100% control over, like “Do 5 Minutes on my Ab Lounge A Day” for example.

3. Track and Chart Your Progress
There is nothing more motivational than crossing something off a list or checking a box.  Put together a spreadsheet and check off each of your daily goals as you accomplish them.  At the end of the week, take a look at those X’s and CELEBRATE. Give yourself a break, an extra hour of TV, maybe even a cupcake, but make sure you give yourself a pat on the back.  Make sure you really celebrate every small accomplishment and celebrate them often.

4. Make Working Out Fun
Put the Ab Louge XL in front of the TV or play some inspirational tunes. Do whatever you need to make working out as pleasurable as you can. You’ll always look forward to your next workout because this will train your subconscious mind to associate workouts with fun.  Learn to love it!

5. Keeping Moving Forward, Even If You Slip Up
Setbacks are normal.  Life will do everything it can to get in the way of your exercise, this is normal. If you miss a day’s workout or even a week’s, it won’t have as much effect on your results as you’d think, just keep moving forward. Don’t focus on the mistakes, just get past it and move on.  If you start out accepting that they’re going to happen and you’re not going to let them get you down, you won’t take them to heart as much.

If you’re looking for a rock-solid six pack, follow these tips for motivation.  Use a good piece of gear, like an Ab Lounge , set your goals, chunk them down into smaller sub-goals, chart them and celebrate each accomplishment, have fun working out, and don’t stop even if you slip up.  In no time at all, you’ll have firm and flat abs.