Six Pack Abs – Worked On Them, But Still Not Showing
You’re getting disappointed, and it’s not surprising, because you have exercised those 6 pack abdominals regularly, and they are still not defined. What more do I need to do besides crunches to get them developed enough to show as a great 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 position, so don’t give up yet, and with a few changes, 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 perform daily, not every one can get their perfect abs to show. You are sure that your abdominal muscles are way stronger, but they still don’t show, so what exactly is going on? Well, first of all you need to to make absolutely certain that it is your abdominal muscles that you are targeting in your crunches, an also check 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 level 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 are not able to do this, and the crunches will not be as successful for you. So slow the exercises you are doing, 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 – you will be able to do this on the weighing machines at the gym if your bathroom scales don’t tell you. Your body fat ratio should be around 12, but if your ratio is much higher than this, then that explains why your six pack abs are not showing. The body fat ratio is an indicator to inform you how much body fat you have, and the bigger the number, the more layers of fat you have. The more fat you have, the more layers of fat are covering your abdominal muscles, so if you have been doing your exercises correctly, your abs will be well developed but just hidden by too much fat.
Okay, if too much is the cause of your abs to not be defined as great 6 pack abs what are your options? You can see that you need to lose some of those layers of fat, and abdominal exercises alone will not do this for you. You need to do some cardio exercises, to lose some fat. Don’t panic 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, exercise properly, lower your body fat ratio and your 6 pack abdominals will be defined and showing like those on others you’ve been jealously watching.
