The largest obstacle in the pursuit of flat abs in not the physical act of dragging yourself to the gym, but the psychological determination required to simply show up day after day. Once we make it to the gym it isn’t tough to pull some kind of workout off, even on a bad day. But as soon as we start making excuses and postponing workouts the stage is set for weight loss failure. 

It is absolutely imperative that our flat abs workout plans don’t ignore or diminish the fact that we don’t particularly like working out, and that those feelings are not about to change. The first few weeks we all make it to the gym and give it our all. But after that short time we begin to notice that there are no immediate results, and we get frustrated. When we get frustrated, we start to sabotage our efforts by making excuses or looking at training sessions as a burden to an already tight schedule.

At this point you need to reassess your goals and motivations. You see, good weight losers don’t assume that they’re going to fall in love with training. They make their flat abs workout plans assuming they’re going to get tired of training and that training is uncomfortable. When you assume the worst, you’ll be able to create an intelligent plan for dealing with your own conditioned laziness.

And that plan needs to bear the mark of successful weight losers. Successful weight losers don’t squeeze workouts in, they build their schedules around workouts. Successful weight losers don’t make excuses or postpone sessions, they show up every session, regardless of their condition that day. These two factors are the keys to long term weight loss. If your flat abs workout plans can incorporate these two factors, you’ll be a success.

Let’s look at each one a little more closely. One of the worst habits a person can have is to squeeze in a workout at the end of a long day. You’re tired. You’re frustrated. All you want to do is relax. You are never going to make sustainable gains if you have to fight your natural feelings. You need to alter your schedule to account for these states of being, and put your training first. Train when you are fresh. Train first thing in the morning before you can second guess your sessions or make excuses.

It doesn’t need to be a monster session; it just needs to be consistent. Wake up 20 minutes earlier and go for a 15 minute jog or push yourself through a short and intense bodyweight circuit of push-ups, squats and sit-ups. This will give you a nice metabolic boost, and it will get you in the habit of putting your health first. If you have the time or energy later in the day then hit the gym for a longer session, but hey, if you can’t make it, then no worries, you’ve already completed your essential training. You can approach the day without the guilt or pressure of training at other times.

The second factor is the simple act of showing up for the game. You don’t need to play every time, but you need to show up. If you are legitimately hurt or sick, then don’t train. But don’t sit at home and watch TV during the time you’ve allotted to train. Go to the gym or get your running shorts on and either sit there and watch others train or do something very very light with a part of your body that isn’t injured or stretch for a while. This will condition your mind to keep this time for training and thoughts of backing out won’t become habitual.

Keep these two factors in mind:
1. Train first and train fresh
2. Show up every session, regardless of your condition

If your flat abs workout plans include these two components, you will succeed in the long run. Adding extra sessions later in the day to your short early morning sessions will only speed up your progress, but they needn’t be the stressful and guilty burden that causes so many flat abs strivers to fail. Good training and even better thinking to you!