We talk through the turn by turn directions to a visible six pack from a science-based, sustainable approach. What it really takes, effective exercises, and the importance of diet and hormones.
In This Episode:
- It wasn’t until the 80s or 90s that the term six-pack was even used referring to abs.
- Fanny pack with abs on it
- We discussed body fat percentage and most doctors agree that 15% or below should be the target for men and women is 25%
- For men to see abs you probably need to be closer to 8%
- Body fat being too low causes it’s own set of issues
- We talk about what is sustainable to have confidence, look good, and feel good.
- The most important aspect to getting abs is going to be your diet
- You can grow the app muscles a little bit, but we’re talking like maybe a quarter to half of an inch. So it’s not like the biceps and some of the other muscles that you can grow a little bit more significantly to see a difference.
- The rectus abdominis (the six pack) is only one of the four major muscle groups of your core.
- Because these AB muscles are more postural muscles that fire all day, every day, I train them more frequently than the other muscle groups. And I’ll tend to put them through more of an endurance based training cycle than I would say legs.
- We talk about why hanging exercises are one of the fastest ways to see a difference in your abs.
- We talk about the appropriate amount of time to spend training your core.
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