Look 'abulous' this summer
If you've been blasting through rep after rep of crunches, yet your abs are still M.I.A., it may be time to get off the floor and onto a treadmill. In order for your six-pack to start popping, you have to reduce the amount of subcutaneous fat it's hiding behind. To do that, adding even more crunches to your ab workout really isn't the answer; while cutting back a bit on your caloric intake and ramping up your cardio workout should make all the difference. The first step in this process is to determine your body fat percentage. Then, use that information to tailor your proper ab-unveiling cardio workout. The following tips from Men's Health should help you along.
- If you have less than 15 percent body fat, do cardio 3 times a week. Results should show in one to two weeks.
- If you have 15-20 percent body fat, do cardio 3-4 times a week. Results should show in 2-3 weeks.
- If you have 20-25 percent body fat, do cardio 4-5 times a week. Results should show in 4-5 weeks.
- If you have over 25 percent body fat, do cardio 5 times a week. Results should show in 6-8 weeks.
Just because summer's already here doesn't mean you're too late. Start today with your new cardio program and you'll be looking 'abulous' before you know it.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-24-2008 @ 9:39AM
Tim said...
Chris,
At what body fat percentage does one begin to see well formed abs?
Thanks,
Tim
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6-27-2008 @ 12:01PM
Jorn Knuttila said...
Right: You need to burn fat to reveal the abs you probably already have.
Wrong: Doing more cardio is not the way. Resistance training and intervals, folks. Countless articles, including many on this very website, have pointed out this fact. Why did the authors fall back to 1986 again?
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