Why have I been doing abs training but haven’t developed any abs yet?
Too many people are concerned about this issue!
But regarding this question, we actually need to consider many aspects, whether it is diet, living habits, exercise methods, etc., all of which require varying degrees of cooperation
Today’s video will give you 6 reasons why you can’t build abdominal muscles!
The video mentioned several reasons why you can’t build abdominal muscles, among which two points are the most important in my opinion!
Key point 1: Abdominal muscles are built in the kitchen!
The reason why most people can’t see abdominal muscles is not because they haven’t trained their abdominal muscles well. Everyone has abdominal muscles! But the belly fat is covering it up.
The structure of abdominal fat tissue is soft and loose, covering the abdominal muscles. No matter how obvious and large the lines are, it will only push up the loose fat tissue, and it will not look strong and stylish.
Of course, practicing abdominal muscles in the kitchen does not require everyone to bring a yoga mat to the kitchen to do sit-ups.
The first thing you need to do to make your abs visible is to get rid of belly fat. And diet happens to be the key to losing fat! To get rid of belly fat, correct eating habits are absolutely necessary. That’s why there is a saying “Abs are made in the kitchen”.
Key point 2: Don’t pay too much attention to abdominal muscle training!
When doing sit-ups or crunches day after day, have you ever thought about what the main function of the abdominal muscles is?
The abdominal muscles are an important part of the core muscles! I think it is not very important whether you have (visible or not) abdominal muscles, because the main function of the core muscles is to maintain body stability, assist in force transfer, and improve the ability of full-body movements such as playing ball and running. Hypertrophic abdominal muscles are only good-looking at best, but not necessarily functional.
Many professional athletes will use whole-body training movements as the main menu to increase the function of core muscle groups, so that the body will have higher stability and smoother force production during exercise.
Moreover, these players do not deliberately do isolation training for the abdominal muscles, because these whole-body training movements can already put a considerable load on the body and consume much higher calories than other movements. As a result, in terms of muscle mass, With enough body fat and low body fat, your enviable lines will naturally appear!
Therefore, we instead encourage everyone to do more full-body training to stimulate abdominal muscle growth, such as squats, deadlifts, reverse rows, medicine balls, explosive training, etc., because these movements require core muscles and multiple muscle groups. The cooperation can significantly help improve sports performance (enhance functionality).