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Six Pack Abs Still Not Showing

You may be getting discouraged, and it’s not surprising, because you have exercised those six pack abdominals regularly, and they are still not showing. What more do I need to do besides crunches to get them defined enough to show as a perfect set of six pack abs?

Firstly, you are not the only one in this state, there are many more people in this situation, so take heart, 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 do daily, not every one can get their abdominals 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, what you need to do first is to make absolutely certain that it is your abs that you are targeting in your crunches, an also make sure that you are not rushing them. For many exercisers, it is the number they can do in a fixed time that is what matters, but that lowers the level of the exercise. To benefit more, each muscle contraction should be held for a few seconds, and if you are trying to beat the latest record of number of the crunches in two minutes, then you cannot 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 exercises, and any other workouts you do that target the abdominal muscles.

The next thing you need to do is to find out 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 confirms why your six pack abdominals are not defined. 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 provided you have been doing your exercises correctly, your abs will be well developed but just covered by too much fat.

Okay, if too much is the cause of your abs to not show as great 6 pack abs 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 exercises, to lose some weight. Don’t panic this doesn’t automatically mean that you have to workout even longer in the gym daily. You can probably reduce the time you spend on your abs crunches, with more time doing cardio. If you can eat a little less, you will be well on your way to losing some body fat. Make sure you are eating a healthy diet, and not over doing the alcohol. Occasional drinks are fine, but drinking alcohol regularly is just giving your body with too many unneccessary calories.

So, to summarize, do your exercises appropriately, lose some body fat and your six pack abs will be defined and showing like those on others you’ve been jealously watching.

Another great health, fitness and nutrition resource is Truth About Abs by Mike Geary. Check out Girlwithnoname’s review of this awesome eBook here:

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