Six Pack Abs – Lots Of Work, But Still No Shows
You’re getting disappointed, and it’s not surprising, because you have exercised those 6 pack abs for so long, and they are still not showing. What more do I need to do besides crunches to get them developed enough to show as a perfect set of six pack abs?
To begin with, you are not the only one that this has happened to, there are a lot of people in this boat, so take heart, and with a few adjustments, your abs and six pack will be showing very soon. Even with the best of intentions, which can be seen by the number of crunches we do daily, not every one can get their abdominals to show. You feel that your abs are much stronger, but they still don’t show, so what exactly is happening? Well, first of all you need to to make absolutely certain that it is your abdominal muscles that you are targeting in your exercises, an also make sure that you are not rushing them. For many workout enthusiasts, it is the number they can do in a fixed time that is important, but that lowers the standard of the exercise. To be more beneficial, each muscle contraction should be held for a few seconds, and if you are rushing to beat the latest record of number of the crunches in two minutes, then you cannot do this, and the exercises will not be as successful for you. So slow down, and improve the quality of your crunches, and any other exercises you do that target the abdominal muscles.
The next thing you need to do is to discover what your body fat ratio is – if you are a gym member, you can get weighed there and the scales will be able to tell you your body fat ratio if your bathroom scales aren’t able to. Your body fat ratio should be around 12, but if your ratio is a lot higher than this, then that explains why your six pack abdominals are not defined. The body fat ratio is a guide to tell you how much body fat you have, and the higher the number, the more fat you have. The more fat you have, the more layers of fat are covering your abs muscles, so provided you have been doing your exercises the right way, your abs will be well defined but just hidden by too much fat.
Now then, if too much is the cause of your abs to not show as great 6 pack abdominals what do you need to do to get them defined? You obviously need to lose some of those fat from your body, and abs exercises alone will not achieve this for you. You must do some cardio workouts, to lose some fat. Now this doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to work even longer in the gym each day. You can probably reduce the time you spend on your abs crunches, with more time doing cardio. Combine this with eating a little less, you will be well on your way to losing some body fat. Make sure your diet is healthy for you, and not over doing the alcohol. Occasional drinks are fine, but drinking alcohol on a regular basis is just providing your body with too many calories from an unnecessary source.
So, to summarize, do your exercises properly, lower your body fat ratio and your 6 pack abs will be defined and showing like those on others you’ve been jealously watching.
