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You may be getting discouraged, and it’s hardly surprising, because you have worked on those 6 pack abs for ever, and they are still not showing. How many more crunches do i have to do to get them developed enough to show as a great set of six pack abs?

First of all, you are not the only one in this state, there are many more people in this situation, so take heart, and with a few adjustments, your abs and six pack will be defined very soon. Even with the best of intentions, which can be seen by the number of crunches we perform daily, some people just cannot get their abdominals to show. You know that your abs are much stronger, but they still don’t show, so what exactly is happening? Well, what you need to do first is to make absolutely sure that it is your abs that you are targeting in your exercises, an also make sure that you are not rushing them. For many workout enthusiasts, it is how many they can do in a fixed time that is important, but that lowers the level of the exercise. To benefit more, you need to hold each contraction of the abs 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 exercises will not be as beneficial for you. So slow down, and improve the quality of your exercises, and any other workouts you do that target the abdominal muscles.

Next on your agenda 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 6 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 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 covered by too much fat.

Okay, if too much is the cause of your abs to not show as great 6 pack abs what can you do? You obviously need to lose some of those layers of fat, and crunches alone will not achieve this for you. You must do some cardio workouts, to lose some fat. Don’t panic this doesn’t automatically mean that you have to work even longer in the gym each day. You can probably reduce the time you spend on your abs exercises, with more time doing cardio. Combine this with eating a little less, you will be well on your way to losing some fat. Make sure your diet is healthy for you, and not over doing the drinks. The occasional drink is fine, but drinking alcohol regularly is just providing your body with too many calories from an unnecessary source.

So, to summarize, exercise properly, lose some body fat and your 6 pack abs will be defined and showing like those on others you’ve been jealously watching.

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