The Truth About How To Get Ripped Abs, Great Definition, And Muscular Size That Turns Heads!
Just being big and strong and shapely is fine. You’ll look good, have a lot of fun, certainly nobody’ll criticize you for it. But you won’t look your best that way. If you plan to look your very best, then plan to develop at least a little definition.
Before we get any further with the subject of how to “get ripped abs,” there’s one important thing to remember. If your muscles are big and shapely enough, then you don’t need too much definition. You don’t have to look like a skinned rabbit. You don’t want your muscles buried under a foot-thick layer of flab, but at the same time you don’t want to look like an exhibit from medical school.
Some men put far too much importance on getting ripped abs, and definition in general. Some of the guys you see these days get by with a lot of definition and not much else. The really top physique champions, however, reach their position because of the size and shape of their muscles. They’re still reasonable well defined, of course, but definition isn’t all they’ve got.
A few guys I know get carried away with definition to the exclusion of everything else. Some of them look like their veins are on the outside. That isn’t necessary. It’s doubtful if extreme definition is advisable from the standpoint of your appearance. It’s certainly not advisable from the standpoint of your health.
Let’s stop here and explain one point. When I say “extreme” definition, I mean “extreme.” I’m not talking about a normal degree of definition where the muscles stand out nice and clean and well rounded. By extreme, I mean the type that looks as though the skin had been stripped off. Where the face looks haggard and there’s big dark circles under the eyes. Where the neck is as gaunt as your sick grandmother’s, and the muscles and veins are as stringy and twisted and gnarled as the roots of an old tree.
Training for that type of definition isn’t conducive to large muscles. Extreme definition is developed by a different type of training and a greatly restricted diet. Big muscles need power training and a very full diet. You can’t do both at the same time – not in the most efficient manner anyway. There’s no use kidding you. If you want extreme definition in the sense I’m talking about, then be prepared to sacrifice a lot of impressive muscular bulk.
Men that train for and attain extreme definition are usually disappointing if you measure them or view them close up under normal lighting. Most of them aren’t much bigger than the average man. They might look like chiseled granite under the right lighting, but dressed, or under normal lighting, they look like different people.
There’s another popular delusion about definition. A lot of people think extreme definition indicates a high degree of endurance. It doesn’t. The opposite, in fact, is usually the case. Developing extreme definition is a grinding, depleting ordeal. Most men who starve and slave for an abnormal degree of definition have less endurance than the average man on the street. They work themselves into the ground and end up with no energy at all and a nervous system as tightly strung as the “E” string on an electric guitar.
Most of you can develop extreme definition if you want it badly enough. You can work out all day and half the night. You can reduce your strength. You can deprive yourself of half the good things in life. You can burn off every particle of sub-surface fat if you really want to. But you’re trading oak trees for acorns. And you’re probably bringing your bodybuilding program to a complete and utter stop.
We’ve discussed a few of the bad things about extreme definition. Now let’s take a look at the bright side of the picture. Let’s talk about good definition. Good definition as distinguished from extreme definition. Let me explain what I mean by good definition. Good definition, in the sense I mean it, doesn’t mean just getting rid of your sub-surface fat. There’s a lot more to it than that.
Lots of people have no fat at all, but they aren’t defined in the bodybuilding sense. I know people who’ve never trained in their lives. Some of them have less fat than a boiled carrot, but there’s still no definition. Their limbs are as smooth as a piece of water pipe. Even fat lifters have more definition than that.
If you want a graphic example of the relative unimportance of sub-surface fat to a good build, take a look at photos of the ultimate in man’s inhumanity to man – the survivors of the Nazi concentration camps of the Second World War.
Those pitiful people, whose existence shocked and sickened the civilized world, had as little fat as a human being could have and still cling to life. They had, admittedly, very little muscular development, but even the starving remnants of their muscular structure didn’t show through the skin to any great degree.
Good definition is affected by your sub-surface fat. There’s no doubt about that. But it’s also affected by the size, shape, and condition of the muscles underneath. If you haven’t got big shapely muscles, don’t waste your time worrying about definition. Get the muscles first.
Big muscles require a lot of nourishment. I’ve seen top rank bodybuilders gulp down more meat at a single meal than a killer whale would eat in a week. If you want big muscles you’ve got to eat a diet that’s rich and full and loaded with the right supplements. All the training in the world won’t build big muscles unless you eat properly at the same time.
If you train properly and hard enough, your appetite and assimilation will improve fantastically. A healthy lifter should be able to digest everything but broken glass. As you eat more and your muscles grow it’s only natural to increase the amount of sub-surface fat very slightly. This is a natural process. It’d be unusual if you didn’t. This may or may not give you a very slightly smoother appearance temporarily. Don’t worry about it if it does. You can train for and get good definition very quickly any time you want it.
Developing good definition doesn’t mean eliminating your sub-surface fat completely. It simply means bringing it down to a normal level while still maintaining a lot of big, well rounded muscles underneath. Some fat is essential. It’s essential to your health. It’s essential to your nervous system. Just starve yourself if you want a batch of jangled nerves in a hurry.
Developing good definition shouldn’t be a grueling, exhausting process. It should be a normal, healthy, enjoyable part of your training regime. If training for definition makes you feel like you’ve been through the mixer, then you’re either overdoing it or you’re going about it the wrong way.
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