Abb-olicious

       I am going to address a subject many people want to know about, and yet much of the information out there on this subject is misleading…  Ab’s.  Here a six-pack there a six-pack, everyone wants a six-pack.  And what are we told to do to get those washboard ab’s?  Exercises. 

       Go ahead, pick up almost any fitness magazine that offers information on ab’s and you will most likely find doing ab exercises as their road to a shredded midsection.  But just as simply doing countless sets on the bench press won’t make your chest look like it was chisled out of marble, neither will fancy ab work alone give you a washboard stomach.

        Diet is the key here readers.  Doing exercises alone is not going to cause you to lose weight (or MUCH weight).  If your diet isn’t up to par, all the situps and crunches in the world are futile.  Sure you will be building muscle, you may even be sculpting your ab’s to perfection if you get creative with your exercises.  But it will all be hidden away under a layer of fat.

        Do you see what I am getting at?  Resistance training WILL strengthen and/or enlarge/ sculpt wichever muscle is being trained.  The real package comes when you combine your exercise routine with a healthy diet.  Only then will you see muscle definition.  

       I am NOT suggesting that you cut out abdominal exercises.  Indeed they play a vital role in your fitness world.  Not only is it nice to have a strong looking midsection, but it will also help keep you away from common ailments.  Like lower back pain and injuries. 

       My point is this. Train your ab’s hard for they need to grow and strengthen.  But if you want to see them, you have to watch your diet.