Powerful abs look hot. There is no two ways about it. A great looking set of abdominal muscles is a fantastic center piece on a muscular body.

Good developed delts and big guns aren’t legitimate if the stomach has some fat on it or a pouch. Somehow without those rock hard abs of steel, the muscular body is seen more “gross” (less refined) on a guy and simply fat on a girl, even if other body parts are well developed.

Everyone wants great looking abs. The question is how to get those abs of steel fast. Then it’s just a matter of maintenance.

The answer is simple. It’s a two pronged approach.

To improve the size and thickness of the abs apply crunches and sit ups. By enlarging this large muscle group we do something very important.

It has been proven that muscle burns way more calories. A bigger muscle, burns a bigger amount of calories even at resting rate. An extra pound of raw lean muscle will on average burn 10 calories extra per day, so if you doubled your abdominal muscle size and added around ten pounds of raw lean abdominal muscle, you will be burning an extra 100 calories a day than you do now, at resting rate.

This, of course, makes the second part of the process easier. We restrict calorie intake, eating special foods. Proteins. Moreover, we utilize a cardio program in an effort to eliminate fat and decrease our overall fat levels. (Spot weight loss just on your tummy is a myth)

You can definitely begin dropping about four pounds a week this way just because your body burns much more calories just working. Also any cardio you do, the calories burned are multiplied by the new raw lean muscle you have gained. Within a month, almost anybody can look like a fitness model and have those abs of steel.