The Secret To Abs

Abs are made in the kitchen, they say!

While true, it’s not exaaaaaaactly true.

See, when people talk about wanting a six-pack, those much coveted stomach bricks, they’re primarily talking about the rectus abdominus, which is visible with a low body fat percentage.

This is to say that anybody can have abs if they diet hard enough.

So abs are indeed made in the kitchen.

The thing is though, not anybody can have a set of abs worth a damn if they don’t actually train them.

That’s because the rectus abdominus is a muscle, one that’s part of the muscle group known as the abdominals. And as a muscle, the abs are like all other muscles in the body. And because the abs are like all other muscles in the body, that means what?

Yup, that means the abs will grow when introduced to stress, just like any other muscle.¹

That’s what it means!

So to have defined and prominent abs, then you need to do direct ab work.

You know, ab wheel rollouts, stomach crunches, hanging leg raises, sit-ups because you’re still under the antiquated belief that they hit the abs rather than destroy the lower back.

Yeah, do all that shit.

Do all that shit for the pronounced abs that you’ll see once you follow your diet and remove the layer of lard covering them.

You know, do all that shit for that reason rather than with the intention of burning fat, like you’re currently doing!

Glossary: abdominals, abs, diet, fat, hypertrophy, muscle, muscle group

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Monster Longe

Monster Longe is a personal trainer in San Diego. He has been lifting weights for +25 years and training clients in the gym and online for about half of that time. When not working with clients or making content that's easy to read, understand, and apply to everyday life, he enjoys long walks and leaving buildings crushed and entire city blocks decimated in his wake.

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