03/12/2018
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Abs matter
How to get is one of the hottest topics. Getting abs is one of the primary goals many males and females go to the gym for. And many still ask the question: How do I get abs? Answer: In the end there are two things that matter most:
First, one needs low body fat, specifically low body fat around the umbilical. As we all have abs, they are just covered by subcutaneous fat. How to lower umbilical bodyfat specifically? Body fat distribution is different in everyone. Physiological mechansims determine body fat distribution. There is research that shows that the primary hormone that determines body fat around the umbilical is cortisol. Managing cortisol is therefore key for lowering body fat around the umbilical.
Second, one needs muscular development of the re**us abdominis muscle. The more developed it is, the more you see the abs. The more separated and developed the abs will be
A great example for this is the picture of above. He is a himself and has been a client at the YPSI for 2 years. As a trainer he went through all the modules of the YPSI A-Licence and some Advanced YPSI Seminars, which tremedously increased his business and success as a trainer during that time. He is even taking his first vacation in 5 years in february next year. And as a driven trainer, coach and student that vacation will be the YPSI Training Camp with in the Dominican Republic. Getting in some knowledge and training gains.
In his own training the main changes we made was to focus the development on strength and functional hypertrophy, which he never did before. In those two years he only lost 3% and gained over 6kg of lean mass, yet the quality of his muscular development changed a lot. He is doing chinups at 80kg with 50kg added weight, back squats 150kg and deadlifts 180kg now. Numbers far beyond what he started.
And this development of strength and functional hypertrophy had a tremendous effect on how his abs look. Even in a front shot which is the least beneficial angle to show the abs.
So if you are looking into showing abs get those two factors right. Just like Tobias did..
