It doesn’t seem fair, you have put your time in and worked on those abs as much as others at the gym, and you’re doing lots of crunches, so why can’t you see your abs? It can be extremely frustrating, that is certain, and it seems so unjust that others have the great six pack abs while yours are still not in sight. Why don’t your abs show, and how can you rectify the problem?
Well first of all, you have to realize that everyone is different, we eat different quantities of food and drinks of differing types, and our body’s process it differently. That’s why we have all shapes and sizes of people, even in the same household.
Then, you need to be certain that you are actually doing all the exercises the right way. Speed is not a factor here, and you should not be trying to do as many crunches as you can in one minute. You need to be certain you are accurately targeting the abdominal muscles – if you aren’t, you’ll never get great abs. So slow your exercises down, and check it is actually your abs doing the work. If not, correct them, and pay close attention as you do them in the future to make sure you don’t slip back into the wrong way.
Next, if you have ascale that tells you, see what your body fat ratio is. It needs to be in the low teens, ideally around twelve. Anything higher will explain why your abdominals are not looking like six packs. The body fat ratio tells you the quantity of fat that your body has. The higher the number the more fat your body has, and the more fat, the harder it is for those abs muscles to stand out from under those layers of fat. Sounds right, right?
Ok, so if your body fat ration is not in the right range, what it is warning you is that you have to lose some of those layers of fat. To do this, you need to do more than crunches and abs exercises. You need to do some cardio exercises too, and watch what you eat. Perhaps you need to eat a little less while running a little more. You get the idea. Once you lose a few pounds, your abdominals muscles will be able to stand out more, and in time, as your body fat ration gets to the ideal level, your six pack abdominals will be showing through clearly defined, and you will no longer have to worry about where your
six pack abs are, as they will be there for everyone to see.
