Six Pack Abs vs. Eight Pack Abs – What’s the Difference
August 7th, 2008——————————————————————————————————————————–
Six Pack Abs vs. Eight Pack Abs – What’s the Difference
One of the most often asked questions I get from guys is “Joey why is it that some guys have six pack abs and others get eight pack abs? Is it their diet, their workouts or what?”
What made me think of writing this article today is my friend, Mike from http://www.HowToGet6PackAbs.com – called me about a week ago while he was working on a new article – to ask me my perspective on the same exact question.
In a nutshell here’s what I told him:
If you take a look at this photo:
Six Packs Abs or Eight Pack Abs
You’ll see what’s known as the Rectus Abdominus – these are the 2 strip like muscles that look like 2 pieces of flat beef jerky running parallel to each other, from the pubic area up to the sternal area…
Each strip has white lines running horizontally trough them – these are bands of connective tissue.
For most men – the top 3 bands (not including the top band/connective tissue where you see the muscles attach to the front of the rib cage) are what creates the six packs abs look…
But what about the bottom band? Don’t all men have that same band in the lower abdominal area?
Yes – we all do – but (now here’s where ‘genetics’ comes into play) – that bottom band – in most men – is sitting at the same level as the muscle – or very close to the same level.
See the ones above it – the ones that create the six pack look – are actually lying below the level of the muscles – so they create like a little valley between the individual ‘blocks’ of muscle.
So – since the ones at the bottom are at the same level as the muscles – there is no ‘valley’ – to create the separated look and hence you don’t see the eight pack – just a six pack – not that “just a six pack” is such a bad thing to have, right?
That’s the simple truth.
Some experts will argue that with “stricter dieting” and “harder workouts” – you can eventually get your six packs to become eight pack abs…
But if you’ve know me for a while – my philosophy on this is:
Just give me the six pack – I don’t need two more – I have a life to live and it’s not ‘in the gym’…
Mike from http://www.HowToGet6PackAbs.com knows exactly what I mean – and he loved the simplicity of my answer. If you happen to go watch his free online videos – don’t forget to tell him “Gumba Joey sent me.” (that’s Italian slang for ‘friend’)…
And if you want to try a few of my six pack ab and core workouts – you can try these free videos right now: Ab and Core Exercises <= Click and Do Them...
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August 7th, 2008 at 10:46 am
[...] admin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptOne of the most often asked questions I get from guys is “Joey why is it that some guys have six pack abs and others get eight pack abs? Is it their diet, their workouts or what?” What made me think of writing this article today is my … [...]
September 18th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Hi Joey, wanted to know the best way to get my abs in shape. I’m fairy slim every where else, it’s those stubborn abs….help.
Tina
March 21st, 2009 at 4:43 am
To Tina,
If you mean your abs are overdeveloped then I’ve found that just flexing them often can tone them down to a slim shape.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:05 am
this is a lie, plain and simple
people arent stuck at a 6pack only because of “genetics”
see, i was stuck at one for a while (in reality, still kinda am)
but in reality, what i have noticed is that not only have i not been doing the right exercise, i havent eaten well enough to induce muscle growth down there
for me, in the earlier stages, my bottom was flat like a board. Once i began doing the right exercise, that has become bigger.. enough to stick out and show(really looks like a “7-pack”)
now i am now goign to complain yet, if it keeps getting bigger and not splitting down the middle like the other pairs, then i’ll say its genetics
but i know that cant be the case, since if i run my fingers through them, it is clear that i have two more down there, not a big one
April 10th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
You all are lucky to have abs of any description. Mine have been removed due to a cancer op and a prothesis sewn in to hold all in place. This makes exercise of any description difficult, yet many women are in my position. A weeks worth of leg lifts just barely allows me to walk without pain.
June 6th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Well as u see in the picture the muscle is built in a 8-pack but just like the article explained the bottom 2 don’t seem separated because there’s a muscle under them which pops out into the ‘valley’ created by them being separated…
So yeah, they’re separated, but no, nobody will be able to see it
[unless u have the right genes...anyway I can't see why 6 pack isn't enough]
All u can do is develop the lower muscle…It’s good but wont make the bottom 2 ’squares’ separate…
June 13th, 2009 at 2:07 am
i got a six pak in 5th grade and my families history is that we are a small build……anywho i am in 9th grade and have an 8 pack! why?…cuz i worked for it! no one in my family has a six pack
June 25th, 2009 at 5:03 am
well i am a girl and i have a 6pack at 11 and my whole family is like skin and bone. the only way you get abs is you work for it and train hard. i have done martial arts since 4 and from then ive been aiming high. seriously guys, you want a 6 pack… work for it.
July 8th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
my girlfriend claims to have an eight pack and be strong she is quite strong and works her arm out a lil but I’m doutin she has an eight pack coz I’ve Neva even seen a six pack on her but if she is telling the truth is there a possibility that it cud just b thru her being very slim or slim and a bit toned also I am onli 12 and don’t wanna ask my parents for weights do u have any exercises I can do with jus my self to get me a mor toned looking six pack or possible 8 pack and som exersices for shoulders biceps and triceps.
July 12th, 2009 at 7:04 am
nice conclusion joey
July 28th, 2009 at 1:00 am
im 15 years old and i got and 8 pack ha… but it took me a while to get i was working on them for a while can wait to go to the pool or beach
August 30th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
im 15 too. when i was just turned 14 i was 4′10 and had man boobs and fat hangin from my stomach. i started working out 4 hours a day and run 3 miles daily too.And now i just turned 15. im 5′5 and have a 8 pack. just shows that hard work can get you any where.
September 7th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I hate when little kids talk about how hard they’ve worked to get their “8-packs” when its only because they are skin and bones. LOL
September 15th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Yeah exactly… loll.
They think they get their six-pack because they trained for it. But it’s just because they are still growing and therefor their BF% is very low. That’s why people, whom never do any powerlifting but have low BF%, have abs. But when you ask them to do a little benchpressing or squating they can’t do more than 30lbs.
September 30th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Hey no thts not true im 13 and i have 8 packs…..and its because i went to the gym everyday and ate like salads for days ..i really worked hard to lose the fat and i went to the gym like everyday !!! Day and Night !!
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 am
I’m 14 and, yes, I’ve got 6-pack. Don’t tell me I haven’t worked for it, I really have. I was only skin and bone when I was younger,then I started to train hard, and I got more and more muscles. Abbas, if you only ate salad, you would NEVER have six pack, ’cause salad don’t contain protein, and your muscles won’t grow without protein. Most certainly, you’ve got a “skinny-pack”.
Something which is also important is to remember to train your whole body, not only your abs.. Doesn’t look nice with six-pack if you’ve got geek arms. And, don’t overdo it. I say this out of experience. Train hard, but not too hard. It doesn’t help to train hard for two months and then quit because you can’t take anymore. It’s training over time which gives results. Much training, yes, but not too much. And yes, the only way to sixpack is, and will hopefully forever be, HARD WORK.
October 7th, 2009 at 5:14 am
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Robert
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:14 am
you young dumbasses are full of it… I used to have an 8 pack when i was 14 too. I am in very good shape and think i could at last any in a diversified fitness test. I still have abs but not half as impressive as they were when i was 13. You kids sayin you worked hard in the gym…go play some sports and have fun. Liftin and all that shit is not needed…Who cares how many sit ups you can do if you can’t run 5 miles. Also for anyone tryin to work there way into shape, don’t run for miles. Run shuttles and do sprint work, it will tone your entire body.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:10 pm
i read this article… and it doesnt really say anything about it being impossible to get an 8 pack… ive heard rumors about it being impossible, and ive been goin on a month and a half trying to reach that last two…is thats a true fact, that for some people it is impossible to get an eight pack?
November 23rd, 2009 at 3:24 am
hey little kids:
the reason you’ve got that six or eight pack is mainly because as you go through puberty and grow, you naturally lose weight. You may have had a 6 pack in grade five but it probably wasn’t really cut and was probably because you were very skinny. Yes you may have worked out and eaten only salad, and it may have helped, but eating just salad is unhealthy. I hate when stupid, lazy people try to lose weight by eating very little. Eat a regular meal and just exercise for god’s sake! Also you may have a six pack, but what about your fitness, strength, and flexibility? How fast can you run 40yds or a mile? Can you even bench press the bar? Yeah, you say yes, but my bet is that most of you don’t touch the bar to your chest or you bounce it off your chest like an idiot. Can you touch your toes? Okay since you’re young you’re probably pretty flexible. Also don’t just work out your arms. It looks like shit. Even if you work your entire upper body, but not your lower body, you’ll get body problems (bad back, etc.)
Also, in my opinion, biceps are the most useless muscles in the body and it pisses me off that big biceps are the main sign of strength. The only reason to work them out is to keep them balanced with the rest of the body. Not that any of you care, but just in case, I’m 17 and I’m not just talking. I work out 5 days a week and run 3 days a week (But I don’t work out the same muscles 2 days in a row or when they are sore, because that means they are still recovering from my last workout.). I don’t have a six pack, but I’m working on it (And don’t say that “I’m just jealous.”)
November 25th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I am 13 and I am week. I will be going off to High school soon and I hear alot of kids get the crap beat out of them. dO YOU GOT any exercises i can do to stregnthen up? and Do you got any fighting tips?
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:59 am
I am afraid you are wrong, at least in my case. I have a very bold 4 pack above my naval, and a slightly less bold 2 pack below it (due in part to what you were saying regarding the muscle’s and tissue’s equivalent level). I have a slight depression along the upper quartile of my top left ab, indicating that, genetics permitting, I would have an 8 pack. But ladies and gents, I regret to say I have a quasi-7 pack.
December 27th, 2009 at 3:15 am
I agree, this makes complete sense. I am 4%BF and I have rippling 6 pack abs. This used to be the norm, but then Taylor Lautner came along with his 8 pack and now that is somehow the standard? Kid has good genetics I guess, but no need to ruin it for the rest of us!
BTW, as a kid I did have a six pack, and yes it was cause I was skin and bones (I called it the “skinny pack”), but I have been going to the gym doing resistant ab exercises for years so now my 6-pack is legit. If you feel it, you can tell.
December 27th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
i have an 8 pack and im 13 and yeah i worked for it took me a year to switch from six pack to eight pack
December 29th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Kids, Kids, Kids… Us older folk don’t need you to tell us ur ages, we can tell ur immature lil bastards by what u say, the human body cant be summed up by a book, and such a large section of it certainly cant be summed up by saying, ‘you just gotta work hard’. Bodybuilding is a science, and no science can be explained in such small writing, if you really want to achieve, and i mean achieve successfully, you need to read books, analyse websites, ask friends and aquaintances, the list goes on, basically speaking u need to get off ur ‘hardcore’ asses, calm down a little, and do some dam research! Most of what u guys say is true, but its only a ‘half truth’, because yes, hard work will develop muscles, but have you considered that hard work may also screw u over for a long time if you do too much of it?? yes, salad is healthy, but like Xaphan says, without some real beefed up foods in ur diet, u can expect nothing more than ripped, but scrawny arms, u’ll look like a nerdy hulk… wich is just weird. On the same note, all protein, no salad, and u can expect to gain muscle at the price of being a sick little bugger every third day of ur life. Maybe ur on a roll, and u already have salad and protein, well done. But food contains a hell of a lot more than that, i used to have sugar all the time, in my cereal, in my coffee, and in the bought and processed foods… the main part of my diet was cereal, and the main drink was coffee, two great things to eat and drink, but over a six month period i suddenly found i had no bloody energy, none! i would be wrecked after a 400metre jog, or 10 pushups, i felt like a fat ass wanker that was slowly dying from diabetes or something. turns out, it simply the excessive amounts of sugar in my diet that caused the weakness, chest pains, and exhaustion. its all good to know what u need to achieve something, but u gotta know what to avoid as well. Hard work, great… too much hard work, ur f*****. And K makes a point that i bet is true for a lot of u young fellas, does the bar even touch ur chest, can u run as far as ur amazing abs hint u can? How fast do u do ur curls, have u got correct posture or are u going to stuff ur back for life? Do u exercise to failure, or do u stop when it hurts, and do extra sets? Cus thats one great way to fail at bulking. Dudes, u got so much to consider, yet ur looking in one direction, ur not thinking outside the box, if u keep being so narrow minded and simple u’ll end up just another dumb footy jock who thinks with his dick and a big mouth. Like i mentioned before, u cant sum up the science of bodybuilding, or getting an eight pack in a paragraph or two, this isn’t supposed to be a freaking guide to getting muscly, its supposed to trigger the light bulb in ur head, get u thinking, get u past the typical cliche bullshit that spouts from the mouths of other youngsters… take advice from someone whos been there, done that, and succeeded. That applies to every aspect of life, not just working out. Peace.
P.S. Hey Camp, getting buff is a start, cus peeps wont want to fight u, much less pick on u if u look capable.. But if u want to know how to fight, begin by learning speed and kicking. not that pretty boy crap where u toe punt them in the shins, practice sidekicking thin air and staying balanced. Just remember that time and practice makes perfect yeh…
January 18th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
wow, look at all these little kids commenting
girls claiming to have six packs at 11 and stuff 
its really amusing but w/e anyways you can develop a “six pack” by doing cardio and keeping your heart rate up also a good nutrition will work wonders as well
January 19th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
lol ya have ta laugh at the kids sayin they got theres from the gym when ur not allowed ta b in the gym untill ur 16 by law cuz there bones and muscles anit strong enough so how wud the people at the gym b doin there jobs legaly if they let them in lets get it rght kids
January 22nd, 2010 at 11:15 pm
I’m 18 have a very low BF% and am in quite good shape. But i didnt just get it handed to me. I mean yea ive always been skinny but ive never really been defined. So when wrestling call outs came around this year i figured hey im a senior its my last chance to do it so i might as well. I had did it for half a season a few years ago but i completely forgot what they put you through. My school has one of the hardest wrestling programs in the area. I was told when i went into it that i would be in the best shape of my life by the time it was over. Now it’s over and i admit i am in the best shape ive ever been in, i can run about 5 miles flat and about 3 miles of stairs without getting remotely tired. From all the running we did and the hundreds of sit-ups, push-ups, and airplanes i’ve made myself pretty defined. i have a very solid 6 pack, i have the V cut down my pelvic area as well, but for some reason i cant figure out how to get the very bottom two abs. I run about 4 miles a day, and also do a variety of workouts at least 5 days a week. These include ab work outs as well. I eat a normal amount of food everyday ( all 3 meals) and it’s usually healthy food too. i try to avoid greasy fatty foods. Is there any specific work out i have to do or specific things i need to eat in order to work these abs so they are visible?
January 23rd, 2010 at 2:08 am
I’m 15, and I haven’t really done ab workouts for more than a month. I do play competitive tennis at the Midwest level, and was a state champ. The problem is that due to serving, I have like an 4 pack on my left side, and a 3 pack on my right. Any suggestions? Thanks
January 31st, 2010 at 12:19 am
okay i am reading how you people are saying young people only have 6 packs and stuff cuz they are skinny….you lie…. i am 14 and i wrestle play football run track and all that stuff and i have had a sixpack since i was 8 because i would do situps every night because i wanted a six pack and now i have as you have previsly read and it is not cuz im skinny its becasue i worked on ab workout stuff and ate meat
January 31st, 2010 at 12:20 am
and i way 105 and bench 100 so i am not just abs and stuff
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:54 pm
I right now have about a 6 pack or 7 pack an i really want thoughs pure 8 any sugestions?? and i am only 14 so i have a while
February 14th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Camp, you sound like a pussy but dont worry, high school isnt really that bad. If you dont want to get your ass whooped just dont talk shit to people or insult mexicans. Also, if youre cool, people will watch your back.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Look in all honesty it takes very little work to get a 6-pack compared to other muscles. If you are starving yourself by just by eating salads you are not “building a 6-pack”. You are recreating the holocaust. You not giving the vitamins need to build them. You might have a 6-pack but the rest of your body is suffering. You probably look really bad.
March 25th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Tough Nips, you are a complete idiot. If I work out moderately as a teenager, and do it up until my adult years, guess what? I just might still have my six pack, and everything. In your answer, you constantly contradict yourself, and the only reason you have to back up your statements is that you can “tell ur immature lil bastards by what u say,”, mister perfect grammar adult.
So why don’t you go on reading your little books, and I’ll keep doing obvious works in moderate amounts, eating healthy, and whatever else I want, and stop spreading bs just because you had to work harder than us because you didn’t start working out earlier. Sorry, we had the brighter idea sooner in our lifetime.
March 27th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
im 13 and ive got a six pack but ive been trying toget a eight pack please leave me some advice
April 7th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
im 16 and i have six pack without doing and sit up or any abs workout. im an ectomorph and a runner at my school. and i think if i workout my whole body. maybe i can get eight pack.
April 19th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
im 11 i have a six pack and trying to get an eight pack just if someone would give me advice so will you even eating. nutrituose foods and working out i cant get it
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:32 pm
yh im 13 ive got a six pack
buy a ab king it really does work
and yeah im 9 stone 5foot5
prety big for my age
May 4th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Most of you kids saying you have a six pack or eight pack are just lyers. 90% of the time I hear someone say they have a six pack they don’t. Rememmber, you don’t have abs unless other people notice them. You may think you’ve got them when you look in the mirror, but people have a way of deceiving themselves. It is much more satisfying to be told you are great than to insist that you are. Ask a hot girl if you have abs, I bet most of you will be told you don’t really have abs if you do this. You probably all talk about how much you get laid when in reality you are all virgins. If you brag people will notice your shortcomings allot more. If you are modest people will notice your strengths. For example my abs are good (better than average) but not great. If I take my shirt off without calling attention to myself I often have people tell me im ripped. However the one time I called attention to myself like a little whiney teenage girl, and said “hey check out my six pack” I was told that I was fat. It is okay to not be totally ripped. Most men will never see their abs. Just keep working out, and soon you won’t need to brad about yourself on chat rooms like this. Get in real shape and others will brag for you.
May 11th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Hey I’m 16 and i have a six pack as well though it is not because my low BF and young age. I spent 2-3 hours in the gym daily and eat healthy. I simply work hard for my body and if you ask me to do a little bench pressing thats fine cause i can get up 215 lbs… i weigh 155 btw
May 11th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
I’m 23 and have been training hard for a good 6 years. Today, I’m 5′9, 170, 7.4% BF. I have a very ridiculously ripped six pack. I’ve got the build of a lightweight bodybuilder. Part of that is probably also because I was a wrestler in high school and continued to work out hard with a trainer.
BUT, I can’t get an 8 pack. Joey’s explanation makes sense. I have almost no fat, and I can’t feel the bottom abs either. I feel the “valley” but I don’t feel any splits in the bottom valley. If it was possible for me to have an 8 pack, believe me, I would have it. It has to be genetics and Joey’s explanation is the only one that has made sense. I have heard for years it takes “developing” your bottom abs, but after the last year with another nationally reputable personal trainer, we have come to the conclusion that my unbelievably defined 6 pack will have to do
And I know most of the people on here have wondered why I would complain about a 6 pack, but even a rich guy still tries to make more money!
May 12th, 2010 at 2:13 am
You guys want to get jacked with lean muscle and a ripped 8-pack? Do the bar workouts that these guys do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVs65FuVO9E
If you can do that, you’ll have an 8-pack
May 13th, 2010 at 7:38 am
These posts are all complete shit aside from the true stories and should be deleted from the internet.
May 19th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Lol. Funny stuff. To the kids, i had a 6 pack when i was 9 lol, and it was because my mum didnt feed me properly and i never stopped running around,lol nothing more. Low body fat LOL. In my late teens i started bulking up and doing far too many ab workouts, literally hundreds per night yet saw only small improvements to my abs ie ripped but skin and bone. Later i stopped working out, and kids when u hit ur 20’s if u eat right u will naturally gain fat in places as ur metobalism slows. However upon workin out again i found the secret to great abs, weighted crunches, reverse crunches, leg lifts e.t.c. Always with weight, 10-20 reps for 4 sets incorporating 4 different ab exercises in a superset. Do some cardio if uve got bulk round the belly, and eat right. Protein + low fat food. Really, its not hard, it just takes consistancy and time.
May 27th, 2010 at 3:51 am
i was born we 2 extra abdominal muscles and it is possible for me to have a 10 pack pretty neat huh
May 29th, 2010 at 3:08 am
OK being young doesnt give you a 6-8 pack. We work for it, I have had a 6 pack since I was 12 and I am 17 now but guess what. I played football for 6 years, ran track for 2, am a 2 time state championship qualifying wrestler (152lbs 2008-09,160lbs 2009-10 seasons), and also qualified for states in cross country in 2009. I bench press 280 pounds, run a 4.63 40, run a 5:17 mile, and squat 370, deadlift 340, and I promise I can take you down. Being young does not mean that you are not an athelete. Oh btw Benibob, I am not a liar, you can look me up because this is my real name, I live in WV.
June 1st, 2010 at 11:30 am
Im 14 years old and i have a cut six pack but its not a skinny pack it is a cut six pack. Im 5′6 and weight 135 lbs. not very much but i can also lift alot. i can lift more than just the bar. Bench-175 Squat-250 deadlift-260 so u cant just say that all kids abs are just skinny packs. and yes i eat more than just salad. my diet is high in protein and carbs but low in fat becus im trying to bulk up for next season. Not all kids abs are skinny packs
June 1st, 2010 at 7:25 pm
I’m 14 years old I’m a girl I have a six pack I got it by doing cardio workouts crunches sit ups and running 9-15 miles a week I also have great arm strenght from playing tennis someone tell me how that is not hard work ????? Although most of u guys and girls are older then me it doesn’t mean u have worked harder then me age is but a number I am only 14 but I have been through a lot and there are a bunch of asses that are 14 but act like they are 2 I for one am not them may e I’m wiser beyound my yeArs but for all u big kids who dare to generalize little kids ask itself what is the difference the only only difference between a teacher and a student is the size of the desk yes I agree many people lie but to single out kids is like saying all animals are equal but some are more equal.
June 2nd, 2010 at 1:26 am
I’m almost 16, I’m 5′11 and weigh 140 pounds. I play 3 varsity sports at my highschool and I’m very much in shape. I have the v in the pelvic area. U can see my six pack at times but it’s not very defined. Any suggestions on what I should to have a great 6- pack all the time? And for people wonder the 3 sports I play are soccer; wrestling and tennis
June 4th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
im only 13 and i have close to a six pack/eight pack(the lower ones r kinda visible..u can tell theres six but the right side is not as strong and visible i found out that that can be genetic…how do u get more muscle on the right side?(so they even out)
June 9th, 2010 at 5:58 am
I was born yesterday and I have an 8-pack as well!!
You losers!!!
June 12th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
am 20 and i got an annoyngly awesm 6 pack.am wrkng 4 an 8 pack.i eat nrml fud & wrk awt daily.push-ups,sit-ups,abt 100 sets per day n sm bnch presses wil do.diet,disciplind and gd rest & u’l gt gals droolng.gals also gt 6pax?f** dat.
June 15th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
im 14 and i have a ripped 4 pack im 6 feet tall and they allowed me at the gym because of my strength and size
June 20th, 2010 at 1:25 am
i believe the little kids, it does come with a hard work, not hard work for and adult but hard work for a 13 year old, ive never not had a six pack but the last year of been really training them and they legit, so to all the little kids, if you have six pack, ur doin jsut fine, jsut remeber to keep pushing as u naturally get stronger over time, oh and a tip to everyone, i have pretty crazy abs, and what i do is never not eat healthy, no sugar, or unnatural food, alot of vetgies fruits and meat, and 12-30 reps with heavier weights, it works, and i do eat alot of fat to, just not trans fats or hydrogenated fats or stuff like that just anything God made, and no pork either because if its natural…your body can process it, if it has presrvatives and any man made nutrional stuff, it will confuse your digestive system because it was not programmed to work that way causing your body to store it because it cannot even be properly digested nonetheless used for fuel or energy, Thats just the way God created us, so thats how we work, and it does work because all my friends hate for how ripped my abs are, not to brage or anything lol
June 22nd, 2010 at 5:40 am
I’ve been mixing my programs, ranging from the 300 program, to 6-15 max. To get the max effect of any exercise (any!) mix it with yoga. It’ll get you faster recovery (as we all know resting is the most important part of exercise
) and more toned muscles. To get an 8 pack just do Russian curls 3×15->60 sets, you’ll get results
June 22nd, 2010 at 5:42 am
PS: I have a BMI of 20 aka I’m skinny and yet I have an 8 pack
July 2nd, 2010 at 2:43 am
my 3rd set of white lines end right before my belly button which means all six muscles are above my belly button, the last 2 that would make the 8 pack are right there with my belly button…my belly button is about halfway through the last 2 muscles so im assuming this would be considered an 8 pack? since there is obviously a valley there because of the belly button
July 7th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
I had a very bold, clear 6 pack when I was 12 and I was quite fit but I didn’t work out at all to get it and I was definitely not skinny (not fat though just a but chubby). I’ve lost it now, I’m almost 17 and still do as much exercise as I did then. I think that proves that young people just naturally get easy 6 packs.
July 15th, 2010 at 1:06 am
Alright… so the way I see it, it always takes work to have abs after you’ve hit puberty. Now- that being said, it continuously gets harder as you continue to grow older, your metabolism slows down, etc. etc. there are lots of kids that have 6 packs, but when they get older, diet, alcohol and other poor choices land them looking like every other middle aged man. Having a six pack when you’re 11 may impress 11 year old girls, but the idea would be keeping it. That’s much more impressive.
July 22nd, 2010 at 3:36 am
im 16 n worked hard for my six pack. for those who say us young people cant lift weight I can bench 250 n squat 400. i run a mile in 5 minutes. I play football hockey and baseball. If you can beat those stats. n tough nips. ur a loser.
July 22nd, 2010 at 3:42 am
tough nips. you are really pissing me off. i can probably do all the stuff you say i cant way better than you can. yeah bodybulding is a science. but hard work will get you there. u think you know so much bout lifting but i bet I know more than you. also, u think ur cool cause you can rip on a bunch of young kids.