Six Pack Abs

Rory Emslie is a fitness model who swapped Edinburgh for sunny Las Vegas. His six pack abs are his pride and joy and he spends 30 minutes a day training them. In this exclusive interview for Skinny Muscles, Rory shares his tips and advice on diet, exercise and cardio. He also talks about the different parts of your abdomen and how to train them.

Sculpting a washboard stomach is not as easy as downing protein shakes and crunching. Even though they both help, they are by far not the answer to chiselled abs. If you are serious about adding six pack abs to your body, you need to make sure you have what it takes to build them.

Snacking is the Achilles’ heal of most diets. It doesn’t matter what kind of a diet you are on, you are likely to snack. Here is my list of six snacks for six pack abs that will provide your body with the nutrients and the energy it needs to function.

Crunches may be the most popular exercise to directly exercise your abs. Revealing a ripped washboard stomach involves much more than endless reps of crunches. You need to think of the bigger picture and exercise not just your abs but the other muscles in your midsection as well as your whole body. Here are some indirect exercises that help you reveal your six packs abs.

Johnny Starr is not only one of Skinny Muscles’ favourite fitness models but his first interview was an instant success with you too. He is a true inspiration to us all and he is always there to answer our questions and keep us motivated. When I was preparing my series of articles on six pack abs, I had to ask Johnny to share his tips about his chiselled abs.

Having a defined six pack could be a challenge. That’s because how good your abs look depends not just on the exercises you do but on your body fat as well. To lower your body fat, you need to be on a good diet and do regular cardio sessions. To build your six pack abs, you need to exercise them and leave enough recovery time between sessions.

Eating the right food at the right time is (together with working out, resting and recovery) one of the most important parts of building muscles. Working out your muscles without eating right is like expecting your car to run on its brake fluid. It’s just not going to happen. Let me show you a way to your six pack abs in six meals.

If you are in the process of changing your body or even thinking about it, the chances are that you are looking at ways to achieve that perfect set of abs (preferably a six pack). There is a lot of information and videos you can use to help you achieve your goal. But before you take it all on board, you should also be aware of the myths about your ix pack abs.

Even though it’s normally associated with unhealthy living, body fat also has a role. It acts as shock absorber and energy storage site. Getting rid of it completely is just as dangerous as leaving it to take over your body. Find out how body fat affects your six pack abs.