The title of this article is a little ironic, isn’t it? Since when did skinny guys have a hard time getting a six-pack? Are not all skinny guys like 2.1% body fat and less than 150 pounds soaking wet? Why in the world would a skinny guy need an article on how to get a six-pack? Isn’t that why skinny guys are afraid to bulk up – because they are paranoid about losing their treasured abdominals? I asked the same thing until this question almost earned it’s own email account!

The volume of interest I receive from skinny guys who wish to build their mid-sections is more than enough evidence to disprove the false reality of, “I should be able to ’see’ my abs if I have low body fat.” I’m sure you know of a friend who is completely scrawny, yet, without a shirt, on he has zero abdominal definition! To me, that would be salt on an open wound.

Abdominals Are A Muscle, Too!

You want your arms to be bigger, your shoulders to be broader and your chest to be fuller, correct? And what is the solution to making these muscle groups increase in size? High intensity weight training, overload, consistency and a healthy surplus of calories. Starting to sound familiar?

The same goes for your abdominals. Your abdominals are a muscle group that requires the same formula and attention and are not any different. For some reason many consider abdominals to be a ’special’ body part that requires a different set of rules and a completely different formula for training. Abdominals were not given a ’secret code’ to crack. To get thick, dense abs – those ones that ‘pop’ out – you must train them with intensity and overload. Here are some practical tips you can apply to your program so that you can be the ‘man’ or ‘gal’ at your gym with a ripped and muscular six-pack!

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I just got home from the gym today and wanted to address  the issue about “those guys who look the exact same as last year.”

You know who I am talking about, don’t you?!  ”That guy” or “that gal” who is at the gym 4-5 x a week but does not look any different than last month or even last year!

What the heck is happening here?

My first guest is that they are not giving their a body a REASON to change.  What is that specific reason?

“That guy” or “that gal” is NOT getting stronger from week to week.  Assuming you’re bulking up on clean calories then you should be getting more muscular and thicker if you are moving from the small weights to big weights.

Are you getting stronger from week to week?  I firmly believe that muscle size follows strength.

When was the last time you saw a guy who could bench press 300 pounds with a small chest and small arms?  When was the last time you saw someone dead lift 400 pounds without any density in their arms, traps, back and legs?

You may have heard of this “little known” trick for maximum muscular development but you may not have applied it properly or you may have not heard of it at all…

It’s called a “tempo.”

A tempo is the rate that you move the weights.  You might move your weights “slow and controlled” or you might move them “fast and aggressively.”  Both speeds of lifting have different results on your muscle fibers and rate of development.

To be honest, if you have been training longer than 4 years and really in tune with your body and how your muscles “need” to feel to make gains then you might NOT need this lesson for today.  If not, keep reading…
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