The abdominal muscle is a large slab of muscle. The shape of the six-pack is due to tendons that stretch across the muscle. You cannot change a tendon’s size, position, or shape through training, so the shape of your six-pack will not change.
Abdominal muscles bulge in their relaxed state. The abdominal wall is pulled flat when it contracts. If you improperly train abs, either by training to add significant mass and/or by neglecting other supporting muscles, your abs will protrude. You can see this in certain sports, such as professional wrestling – certain athletes are so lean that you can see their six-pack, but their stomach protrudes as if they have a beer gut!
While it is possible to store fat internally (i.e. “beer gut”) and still have little fat underneath the skin, this condition is more than likely due to overtraining the abdominal wall while neglecting supporting muscles. You need to use the best stomach fat workouts.
Having visibly appealing abs – the so-called “six-pack” – has almost nothing to do with training abs! The key to seeing your abs is low body fat. Someone with very muscular abs who has high body fat will not see any definition, and someone who has not trained their abs at all with low body fat will see plenty of definition. In order to see abs, most men have to reach at least 10% body fat or lower, while women must reach 14% or lower. Know the truth about abs.
It is good to know all about your abs if you really want to get a ripped set of 6 pack abs.
