{"id":10967,"date":"2016-01-08T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/hk-blog\/?p=10967"},"modified":"2024-03-14T12:52:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:22:49","slug":"blogs-how-get-and-maintain-six-pack-abs-right-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/how-get-and-maintain-six-pack-abs-right-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get and Maintain Six-Pack Abs with the Right Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six-pack-abs, the ultimate symbol of physical fitness is on everyone\u2019s wish list. Yet, they are the hardest to attain. Learn how to structure your diet to sculpt and retain your abs.<\/p>\n

The washboard abs are the reward of getting strong, being athletic and rocking in the gym. Even for the most competitive athletes and body builders, abs ebb and flow with a change in your workout and diet schedule. The elusive abs peek at a lower body fat percentage for both men and women. Obviously, for the shredded six-pack kind your body fat needs to go lower further.<\/p>\n

Your abs are intimately linked to your body fat percentage and for a genuine reason. Believe it or not, all humans have washboard abs, but for most of us, it is hidden beneath a layer of fat. Whereas for an average male, body fat ranges between 18-24 percent, in women it goes up to 25-31 percent. The bare minimum body fat required for basic physical and physiological functions in men should not go below 2-5 percent and in women below 10-12 percent and this is the range around which bodybuilders are during the contest prep.<\/p>\n

On the Holy Grail of washboard abs, several myths flourish. MuscleBlaze has the daunting task to deconstruct these myths.<\/p>\n

One of the most believed myths is that umpteen crunches are an equivalent to well defined abs. This is not true. Your rectus abdominis, the scientific name for muscles that run the length of your abdomen constitutes predominantly of fast-twitch muscle fibers.<\/p>\n

A set of eight to twelve repetitions, with enough resistance so that you reach the verge of failure by the time you do the 12th<\/sup> rep is more than enough to build these muscles. While for beginners, body weight provides ample resistance, as you grow stronger rely on weights to increase the resistance.<\/p>\n

Crunches engage upper abs and leg raises recruit the lower abs. When you train your abs, use\u00a0 \u00a0these ab exercises every alternate day. Though your abs recover faster from the strain of training, yet it makes sense to train your abdominals every alternate day to allow time for recovery.<\/p>\n

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