What's the most effective way to get your abs to show nicely?
September 1st, 2010 | 
Author: I understand that abs exercises are important in actually building the muscle. But it will never show if its underneath, even a thin layer of fat. What’s the most effective way to get toned abs to show through. Should you do tons of cardio on top of the abs exercises? Such as running?
If you have experience with this, please share your tips!
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i just thought i’d answer.
Yep, running is the way to go. It’ll burn the fat EVERYWHERE off your body, so you might want to do strength training for all areas.
Get a sharpie and draw them on, that or swimming.
yes, burning calories though exercise is important, but also make sure that you are eating a clean, healthy diet. In order to have abs that show, you have to have a low percentage of body fat. Cardio is important, but it’s not everything.
you need to burn fat. cardio is good, but anaerobic exercise is better. it works your heart rate higher and burns more calories. also, muscle cells require more calories just to function than do regular cells, so just having muscle will burn calories. so do ab exercises, but also do other weight exercises to build up some muscle, as this will help burn calories. when you burn calories and your body doesnt have any left from the last meal yo ate, it looks to other resources for energy, namely glycogen stored in fat cells. it then uses this glycogen to fuel your body. that is how fat is burned.