The Secret to a Good Mid-Section
Ripped abs are a great achievement, but on their own they can look fairly unimpressive as they’ll be isolated – a six pack floating in a sea of flab or flesh and bones. At the same time training just the stomach can put a strain on the body if the other muscles aren’t trained to a relative degree as it will pull against the bones and ligaments with no support or counter-force.
To have abs that will both look good and prove effective then, it’s important to train the rest of the body and not neglect the pecs, biceps, triceps and arms; most importantly though you need to train the supporting muscles around the rest of the mid section and those around the abs and abdomen.
The first of these to train are the obliques. The obliques are the muscles that reside on either side of the abs and look like diagonal lines bellow the ribs. With ripped obliques on either side of the abs the whole mid section then becomes a lot more interesting to look at and a lot more detailed which actually highlights the work you’ve put into the abs. To train these add twists to the end of sit ups.
The next are the serratus muscles. These reside just above the obliques and on the outside of the ribs. Otherwise they are similar to the obliques and so continue the ‘pattern’ up the body. At the same time you should train your pecs to protrude over your stomach to make the abs look flatter in comparison. If your abs protrude, even from muscle, and your pecs look flat it can create the appearance of a ‘gut’, especially over a t-shirt.
Finally you should train the back to provide that counter force and to help stabilise your core. This will prevent difficulties occurring the in the future and will also give you more power when twisting or bending.
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