Figure out the abs of the competition and how you can have them too!
Do you know what it takes to get those competitor abs? Many people will say that to get those perfect abs you need to do a lot of crunches. Crunches are a GREAT exercise to get a slim midsection, but there are so many other things involved if you want a nice, tight waist.
If you have great desire and discipline, then there’s no reason why you can’t build a nice set of ripped abs. That is how.
The plain truth about those competitive figure abs is eating a clean diet. A clean diet does NOT include junk food like soda, cookies, cakes, pastries, fast food, etc. A diet comprised primarily of whole, natural foods will give you ripped abs in no time.
Choose natural proteins like chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, beef, etc. These will support lean muscle gains, boost your metabolism, and in turn burn body fat. Make sure your diet is balanced by including healthy carbohydrates like potatoes, oats, brown rice, as well as essential fats found in avocados, natural peanut butters, nuts and seeds, and healthy oils. Ideally, if your food can be hunted, gathered, gathered, harvested, etc. It is considered acceptable for fat loss.
Also, cardio is a factor in getting those abs from the competition. Cardio burns calories and increases your metabolism to burn excess body fat. When the layers of body fat fall away, your lean, firm abs will be more apparent.
There’s no need to do cardio 7 days a week for hours on end. Just do a somewhat light to moderate scheduled cardio program like 3 times a week for 20 minutes and slowly increase the time or days so you don’t overwhelm your body and burn it out. Some tricks with cardio and making it effective is to progress slowly and change the intensity.
Another aspect to getting those competitor abs is abdominal exercises. Since the abs are a small group of muscles that you don’t intend to get bigger, it’s perfectly acceptable to train them several times a week. Most figure competitors train their abs every other day.
Make sure you get a full abdominal workout by doing reverse crunches, bicycle crunches, exercise ball crunches, upright leg crunches, etc. By implementing a variety of ab exercises, you really target your abs, increase circulation to that area, and burn MORE body fat!
