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Your abdominal muscles are just like every other muscle in your body. The abdominal muscle is different in that the location unlike the biceps or quads they don't rest on a bony surface. So you should train them the same way you would train  your biceps or your chest muscles. The basic lifting and workouts apply to all your muscles, including your abs. This means that you have to do exercises with the proper repetition of movements to effectively work the muscle

You have to train your abs everyday.

The rules of weight lifting suggest that you should give your muscles at least, a day of rest to recover and this applies to your abs as well. Instead of working your back everyday, do them every other day or even just three times a week. They need a break just like the rest of your body. The trick is to train them hard.

 Doing ab exercises gets rid of abdominal fat.

There is no such thing as spot reduction. People assume that if you have fat deposits on your abdominal, exercising the muscles underlying the fat will make it go away. But they assume wrong. You can't get rid of the fat over a muscle by repeatedly exercising that body part. The only way to burn fat from your abs is through prolonged exercise and a healthy, low calorie diet. Try and stay away from fatty foods.

 High repetitions are required to make gains.

As you've read earlier, abs are just like every other muscle in your body. That means, you should train your abs the same way as the rest of your muscle groups. To make strength gains with your abs, you have to overload your muscles.You should train like normal and rest for a day.

 Anyone can have a flat stomach.

For many people it's not physiologically possible to achieve a flat stomach. In most of us the abdominal muscles are designed to be somewhat rounded, not flat. Age, genetics, gender all these factors decide the size, shape and appearance of your tummy.

 If you have a bad back, training the abs will worsen it.

Training your abs will strengthen you back. The opposing muscles in you body always assist each other. So if you have weak ab muscles, the load of the work falls on the back. So strengthen the abs and your back will become stronger as well.

Don't waste time worrying that a bad back will keep you from training your stomach muscles.

You should be familiar with the muscles that make up your body has more benefits than simply allowing you to talk to someone about them. The more familiar you are with the muscles you're working, the better you'll be able to judge what is needed to make improvements. You need get to know the muscles that make up the mid-section.

The core muscles of the mid-section do much to stabilize and support the torso so it is necessary you spend time to train the tummy muscles properly. The main muscles of the mid-section are as follows:

1. Rectus abdominis - this is a large flat muscle wall that covers most of the front mid-section from the lower chest to the pubic bone. Above the navel it consists of three pairs of rectangular sections stacked on top of each other and is better known as the six pack.

2. Obliquus abdominis - this muscle runs diagonally along the side of the mid-section from the lower ribcage to the pubic area. There are two muscles on each side, with internal obliques lying underneath the external obliques. The obliques help your torso to flex to the side, twist at the waist and help in bending the torso forwards.

3. Transversus abdominis - this is the deepest of the abdominal muscles and consists of a thin strip that runs horizontally across the abdomen. This muscle helps keep the internal organs in place, forces out the breath and stabilizes the spine.

4. Erector spinae - this large muscle group runs along the side of the lower spine. Consisting of a pair, the erector spinae keeps the spine erect and helps twisting at the waist.