How do I get hard abs?

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thread starter CommanderMango Mar 21 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm not talking about six packs. I'm talking about no stomach fat but it's also hard there.

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f1nalform 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

to get rid of the fat, you'll have to do cardio. i mean who knows, you might have "stealth abs" hidden under there. as for toning for "hard-ness", well i'd say crunches work wonders. just youtube a few vids for ab workouts ^^

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Flex. Kind of a crapping motion, except push out instead of down... And don't crap your pants

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Thiefyjoe 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Basically, do a lot of ab workouts. It'll develop your ab muscles til it's hard. And you have a chance of getting abs.

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FrenchFries 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

sit ups

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ScaniaSin 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Punch it a couple of times.

Thiefyjoe 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

@above. What exactly would that do. His stomach would just bend in to take in the punch o_O

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bbqribs03 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

If your skinny, just maintain a relative amount of cardio work and ab exercises. If your not so skinny, yea pump the cardio work just running and swimming 30-60 minutes a day should improve your physic relatively fast. The exercises will not make your Abs show alone without the cardio work, they grow very slightly but the strength is very necessary. Im not saying somebody who has Abs with cardio work will look the same as someone who does alot of cardio along with strength training. Obviously the one who trains them regularly along with cardio will have more developed and cut abs with the same body %. Its just that the strength gain is extremely high for the size they grow. Its great training your abs will make them much stronger and that'll help stabalize you alot in almost any sport. However they wont grow huge or anything like your arms and chest. I suggest Training and cardio, get the 6 pack or 8 pack, its sexy.

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CommanderMango + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm gona start as soon as I get the formula ready. I'm gona be doing this until September which is when school starts. EDIT: Once again, not aiming for 6 packs.

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agentxelmo 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Wat are some good cardio? Do elipticals count?

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CommanderMango 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Ohh I also need a balanced diet.

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[quote] CommanderMango : I'm not talking about six packs. I'm talking about no stomach fat but it's also hard there. [/quote] A common misconception is that you need to do hundreds of sit-ups, crunches, or combinations to get rock hard abs - that is not true; I myself have an eight pack of abs (I know that is not what you want but I am just making the point) and I do only twenty reps and three sets. Abs will appear on their own when you achieve a level of little to no body fat around your abdominal area. What you're doing while you working out that area is pushing the muscles underneath the fat upward and creating harder muscle but you are still not getting rid of the fat in that area. Making sure that you're eating properly and taking the steps necessary to physically reduce the fat (such as jogging) are what it takes. You do not have to focus only on your abs. If you feel that you won't be motivated enough many workouts hit a combination of things and you can see the results all around. Best of luck to you.

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aznegglover 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

take up running while doing ab exercises exercises make em bigger running burns the fat stop eating mcdonalds

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Etrieys + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Seriously, the one way to getting hard abs? Cardio, burn off the fat. Crunches / Reverse Crunchers / V-Sits / L-sits / Oblique Crunches, build the muscle. There is no other way. You burn off the fat and you exercise the muscle. Diet will help but diet will not make-or-break your attempts at abs unless you're eating a stupid amount of food per day. Calorie intake < Calorie Usage = Fat burn. @SirJay That's mostly true but if he wants really hard abs (As in the kind that can take a hit), he'll need to exercise them a lot more.

aznegglover 03/21/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Etrieys : Seriously, the one way to getting hard abs? Cardio, burn off the fat. Crunches / Reverse Crunchers / V-Sits / L-sits / Oblique Crunches, build the muscle. There is no other way. You burn off the fat and you exercise the muscle. Diet will help but diet will not make-or-break your attempts at abs unless you're eating a stupid amount of food per day. Calorie intake < Calorie Usage = Fat burn. [/quote] reverse crunches <333333

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