Go to every magazine store and head for the health and fitness magazine displays and you will see that almost if not all the magazines will have cover models displaying their fabulous 6 pack abdominal muscles or have articles on this subject. Why is this obsession about having beautifully displayed abdominal muscles?

Well, for one, having a well chiseled defined six pack is sexy. For some, it is the epitome of fitness and good health. But for various reasons, having a fabulous mid-section is a dream body for many people and this can be evidenced by the thousands if not millions of people crunching away everyday in the gyms.

If you are reading this article, then you are probably one of them. My question is that since having a six pack is the goal for many people, then why do we rarely see someone who has that flat stomach six pack body. The reason is simple. Most people do not know how to achieve it.

Many people just try the latest fad diet, or the latest infomercial gadgets and some will try out what they read from magazine articles. My friends, if all those mentioned methods work, then why are there so few people with beautiful six packs? That will imply that those methods don’t work right?

If you ask around what can we do to get our abs muscles to be seen, they would probably say do lots of crunches and sit ups. Well, that is only a small part of the whole picture and that is why there are entire books written and training programs created just to get your abs to show up. So by reading articles or exercising on a tummy trimming gadget just simply do not cut. That will also mean that there are a lot to it than just merely crunching away every day. In fact, there is a whole lot of science involved and if you don’t know them, then that six pack will always be elusive.

However, in a nutshell, to get a well defined six pack abs, you have to lose your tummy fat and build your abs muscles. What is the point of having the most magnificent set of mid-section muscle when it cannot be seen when your tummy fat is covering it up? That is not sexy, isn’t it?

On the other hand, what is the point of shedding away your belly fat, but you do not have the abs muscle built up to show nicely? So in essence, to develop and display a powerful set of six pack, you must lose your belly fat and build up your abdominals.

Common sense, right? Of course. Then why are so many people not succeeding at it? Because the science behind it is not common sense and has got to be learnt and put into practice.

Although I said reading articles like this will not get you your six pack abdominals, but will at least point you the way. The rest is up to you on whether you want to learn the science behind and put it into practice. Only you will know the answer.

Author Bio: Chris Chew is a fitness and health consultant. Read his free articles at Burn belly fat get 6 pack abs and How to get fitness models six pack abs

Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
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