Getting the perfect set of abs has always been a huge aspiration of many guys. Aside from its health benefits it serves as an attraction magnet as well. However, acquiring it is not that easy. It usually requires tons of sacrifices, time and effort. One of the reasons why a lot of guys fail and eventually quit at getting their very own rock hard abs is that they are doing things wrong.
Here are some tips that you could do in order to get those rock hard abs the right way.
1. Start working out
In order to create muscles in your abs, you have to make them work harder. In order to do that, it is important that you do different kind of exercises that could create stress within your abdominal muscles. Basically, your muscle grows when you keep on tearing them up. Once they are torn up, they tend to rebuild themselves thus forming a firmer and larger muscle. This is the reason why body builders tend to increase the amount of weight they are carrying from time to time. The more stress that you put on your muscles, the bigger it becomes.
So what are exercises that could help your abdominal muscles grow?
a. Crunches - In order to do crunches, you have to lie down on your back with your legs flat on the floor. Once you've done that, put your fingers behind your ears with your elbows stretched out and start raising your head and shoulder off the ground.
b. Sit ups - Compared to crunches, sits ups are a lot more different. When it comes to sit ups, you have to actually lift your lower back off the floor as if you're trying to sit.
c. Leg lifts - Leg lifts on the other hand works on your lower abdomen. In order to do it, you have to lie flat on the floor and lift your legs up with your arms placed on your side.
Also make sure that you give your muscles time to grow. This is why most fitness experts advise their clients to concentrate on the upper body on the first day and on the lower body the next day.
2. Eat at the right time
Eating at the right time is very important. It is advised by many fitness experts to take food high in protein before and after your workout. The reason for this is because during workout and after workout, your body's metabolism tends to reach its peak which helps your body absorb essential nutrients a lot faster. Also, your muscle needs a lot of nutrients as it repairs itself. Your muscles won't grow if you don't change you eating habits. More importantly, never ever miss breakfast!
3. Eat the right food
Eating the right type of food is very crucial. Here are some food examples that could greatly help you build those abdominal muscles.
a. Pork tenderloin
b. Sweet potato
c. Nuts
d. Avocado
e. Apples
f. Lamb meat
g. Eggs
h. Fish
i. Cottage cheese
4. Change your lifestyle
Since you want to create that big change in your body, you also have to create a change in your lifestyle. Make sure that you sleep at least 8 hours a day. If you are working in an office, take some time to do some physical activities such as walking, taking the stairs instead of the elevator and strolling during your lunch breaks.
The success of your body building efforts will solely depend on how much you want it to happen. Always remember that the only person who could stop you from making that big change happen is yourself. I suggest you write these 4 tips down and put them by your bedside to keep yourself reminded of the things that you need to do.
