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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 developed enough to show as a perfect set of six pack abs?

First of all, you are not the only one that this has happened to, there are a lot of people in this boat, so don’t give up yet, and with a few adjustments, your abdominals and six pack will be defined very soon. Despite our best 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 sure that it is your abdominal muscles that you are targeting in your exercises, 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 what matters, 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 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 6 pack abdominals are not defined. The body fat ratio is a guide to inform 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.

Okay, if too much is the cause of your abs to not be defined as great 6 pack abs what are your options? You obviously need to lose some of those fat from your body, and abdominal exercises alone will not achieve this for you. You must do some cardio exercises, to lose some weight. Now this doesn’t automatically mean that you have to workout even longer in the gym daily. You can probably spend less time on your abs crunches, with more time doing cardio. Combine this with eating a little less, you will be able to to losing some fat. Make sure you are eating a healthy diet, and not over doing the alcohol. The occasional drink is fine, but drinking alcohol on a regular basis is just providing your body with too many unneccessary calories.

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

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It doesn’t seem fair to you, you have put your time in and worked on those abs as often as others at your, and you’re doing lots of repetitions, so why can’t you see your abs? It can be extremely annoying, that is certain, and it seems so unfair that others have the great six pack abs while yours are still no where to be seen. Why can’t you see your abs, and what can you do about it?

Well to begin with, you must realize that everyone is different, we consume different quantities of foods and drink 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 100% sure that you are actually doing all the exercises the right way. Speed is not a factor here, and you should not be trying to win the medal for the most crunches in one minute. You need to make sure you are accurately targeting the abs - if you aren’t, you’ll never get ripped abs. So slow your exercises down, and check it is actually your abdominals 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, while you are at the gym, 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 showing. The body fat ratio tells you the amount 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. That makes sense, right?

Ok, so if your body fat ration is not in the right range, what it is warning you is that you have to get rid of 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 less and run more. You get the idea. Once you lose a few pounds, your abs muscles will be able to be seen, 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 be concerned about where your
ripped abs are, as they will be there for everyone to see.

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