Why Can't I Pump Up My Abs? 5 Easy Answers

You "curl up" on the rug every morning, do not remember when you ate something other than vegetables and chicken breast, and the press still did not? Fitness bikini Christina Kukushkina tells about the "pitfalls" of pumping the relief.

Your technique

You come home from work and do your usual rug crunches. If it seems to you that technique is needed only in complex complexes, you are mistaken. Think about it: does your lower back feel a lot of tension? If so, then you are not pressing it to the floor. Without this factor, twisting does not work.

Think about how you breathe in training. Each press exercise should be done with a strong exhalation. After a set of crunches, you should feel a burning sensation. Don't you feel? So, you are shown one more approach, or better - two! Remember that you are working for results.

Your program

I never tire of repeating to my clients that the press of Gigi Hadid and Adriana Lima does not "pump up" in a month. A beautiful relief is work, patience and regularity. Have you pumped your abs a couple of times and in a hurry to the jacuzzi? You make this choice yourself. Eating three sets at your nearest bakery? You made this choice too. Agree with yourself and don't let your body down.

Body fat

The good news is that your abs may already be pumped up, but you can't see them. He hid behind a layer of fat like a pillow. I often hear this myth: if I do more abdominal exercises, then my stomach will become flat. This is not true! Nutrition is the most important thing for relief forms. If you already know how to exercise correctly, think about food for the abs - reduce the amount of fast carbs (baked goods, sweets, instant cereals, sweet muesli) and add more protein to the diet (chicken breast, egg white, fish).

You are unlucky with "cubes"

Do you train and eat properly, and the abs have not "come out" by the summer? Perhaps the point is in your natural "cubes" - those very relief forms of the longitudinal muscles of the press. They can be small or large - as you are lucky from birth. These are the characteristics of the body, do not try to fix them - switch your attention to "pumping" another part of the body.

It's just that you are not an "ectomorph" (and this is not from a movie about transformers)

A possible reason is the structure of your abs. People are divided into three types - ectomorphs, mesomorphs and endomorphs. It sounds disappointing, but only the representatives of the first group achieve a relief press with physical activity and proper nutrition. The other two types are not prone to the so-called "cubes". Think about it: do you really need them? You can look athletic without them. Working on the perfect shape for the “bottom” is no less fun. Squat and your glutes will be at their best on summer beaches.

Text: Dilyara Telyasheva