1000's Of Crunches. No Abs! Why?

So what is the secret to perfect six pack abs? One thing I can tell you is the doing thousands of crunches or sit-ups is not the solution. There are so many people that slave away killing there lower back doing endless amounts of sit-ups and crunches and they never see any results. The reason why is when you are doing hundred or even thousand of crunches you are treating your abs as if they are somehow different than any other muscle in your body.

If you were in the gym doing curls, way before you got to 100 reps most people will stop and think to themselves. Hey, maybe this isn't enough weight for this exercise. If you can perform hundreds of repetitions in any given exercise you are not using enough resistance. Your abs aren't any different.

Now we have to make an important distinction here. The difference between have solid abdominal muscle with deeply cut grooves and being able to see those muscle you worked so hard to build.

Here's the thing. Everyone has six-pack abs. That's just the way that the abdominal muscles look. For most people you simply cannot see the abdominal muscles because they are covered by a layer of fat. It doesn't matter how much you workout your abs. If you have fat on your belly you won't see the muscles. So while it is important to train your abs or you won't get those deep grooves that separate the various sections of the abdominal muscles. If your not working to reduce your body fat you will never see all your hard work.

A basic rule with fat goes “The first on is the last to go”. For the majority of people, especially men, the first spot that fat deposits itself is on the belly. It goes without saying that your belly is the last to go when you have started losing body fat. This is why great abs are so hard to achieve.

Here's the secret. Well, it's not really a secret more of a good piece of advice that will get you going in the right direction to having a perfect, ripped mid-section. Rather that waste all your time doing an untold amount of crunches. Do cardio instead and focus on reducing your overall body fat percentage .Before you know it all your hard work will start to pay off.

One last thing. When you train your abs train them like any other muscle, with resistance. 10- 12 reps to failure. This will save you a lot of time to hit that treadmill.

By: Brian Houghton

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