When they want to show off a flat stomach and a defined abdomen, most beginners and those who have just started practicing physical exercise tend to focus all their efforts on the practice of specific abdominal exercises. While it is true that specific training is not contraindicated when our goal is to show off a good six-pack, you should not let the trees prevent you from seeing the forest, since what is really necessary to achieve this goal goes beyond exercising. This article explains what you should keep in mind when showing off a marked abdomen. First, try to have a low-fat percentage The first thing to keep in mind is that to show off a good six-pack, we must have a low enough fat rate to be perceived. In the case of men, we would be talking about a percentage below 15%. For women, this percentage would have to be less than approximately 23%. The above percentage figures are indicative, since many people can have percentages lower than these and still not see their abs in the mirror. In these cases there may be two options: either there is not enough muscle mass or there is, but the fat distribution pattern in these people is concentrated in the abdomen, even though they have an optimal fat percentage. Second, keep in mind that genetics matters, but training does too. Genetics put the bullets, but we pull the trigger. With this expression, I want to tell you that the thickness or shape of your abdomen can be determined based on the parents you chose, but the development that you obtain from here depends on you. With this, I want to highlight the importance of the training that we give to our core or abdominal muscles if we have not been lucky enough to have genetics that allows us to show off a good middle zone with little effort, because there are people like that. There are people who, just by worrying about the percentage of fat, can already enjoy marked and symmetrical abs, even without specific training. But there are also people who, by lowering their fat percentage, discover that their abdominal muscles are not developed enough to be appreciated. In these last cases, training is essential so as not to be surprised after doing a definition stage and discovering that... we hardly have any muscle to define, since we have not trained it. In this sense, the ideal is to include specific exercises in our abdominal routine and not settle for the residual stimulus that basic exercises can provide us. Some useful exercises are the abdominal wheel or ab wheel, inverted crunches, or even cable crunches. A complete routine that helps you burn fat and gain muscle, Five accessories to train your abdomen at home in a simple way. We continually talk about the core assuming that we all know what it is, but believe it or not, even the most experienced in the room get confused. The core is not just the abs or just an aesthetic muscle to show off on the beach. The core is a very important group of muscles in our day-to-day life and that is also involved and important in strength or aerobic sports, therefore it is important to train and strengthen them.
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