A big chest and arms can lose their luster when they are combined with a sagging belly.

Most skinny guys can develop abs easily because their body fat percentage is already so low.  However, it’s important to train your abs the right way.

Common Ab Mistakes

• Traditional sit-ups: These do more damage to the back than work the ab muscles.
• Over-Training: 100′s of crunches just overtrain your abs.
• Hump back: Guys that overtrain often have bad, humped over posture, keep an eye on your posture.
• Straining: Doing ab exercises with heavy weights can strain the neck and back.

Ab Pointers

• Engage: Do ab exercise that engage upper, mid, and lower abdominals.
• Contract: Exercises that contract the ab muscles for a longer duration are the best.
• Diet: Diets high in fat and sugar will hide your abs as guys tend to store fat around the stomach first.
• Frequency: Just train your abs a few days a week as they are just like any other muscle and need time to repair and grow between workouts.

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Here is a quick abdominal workout routine by Vince DelMonte that will help you keep your gut from outshining your other muscles. (may take 5 seconds to load)

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