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How to get six pack abs
Washboard abs, or the "six pack",
is the goal of many people. But no matter how
hard some train they can't quite seem to get
them. One thing you need to remember is that,
no matter how good your abs are, you won't see
them if your body fat is too high.
People always seem to think the
abs must be trained differently to other muscle
groups and so perform a mini marathon, i.e.
they do hundreds of reps almost everyday. This
certainly increases your abs' endurance but
won't make them stronger or thicker. High rep
training comes from combat sports and the army
where the goal is to enable the individual to
carry on past local fatigue to ensure victory,
not to look good at the beach.
So, assuming your body fat is
low and you aren't happy with your abs, here's
where you may be going wrong. The abs are a
relatively long muscle and taper down the body
in width and thickness to the pubis bone. To
make them more visible, you need to thicken
them up. This is hypertrophy training, much
like bodybuilding. To do this, you must train
the abs with moderate weights for 5-12 reps
for 4-8 sets, 2-3 times per week.
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