A set of ripped abs is the first thing most people notice when you take off your top. Whether you are at the beach, or lying around and relaxing at a friends pool or BBQ or even mowing the lawn with your top off, people are going to notice your physique or lack of it.
The less sensitive people around you may chuckle at you or make insensitive remarks in the hope of a cheap laugh if you are flabby or overweight.
If you are thin, you will probably fly under the radar and not get noticed. If you have a six pack though, or wash board abs, you are going to attract the attention that everyone desires. Getting a set of abs though is a tough road to follow. It requires determination, discipline and a map to follow. This is the map that you need to follow.
The single most important factor:
You may spend hours down the gym performing every conceivable abdominal exercise, but nobody will notice your abs if your body fat percentage is too high.
You may never have been called fat in your life and think that this is not an issue for you. Believe me, however, that there is a great deal of difference between being slim and having the kind of body fat percentage levels to be able to reveal a six pack.
The goal here is for an eight to ten percent body fat level. Greater than this and you will not see your abs. You may find a number of online tools for calculating your level but these are inaccurate and will often give you a false reading. Instead, investing in a set of digital calipers is the best and most accurate way to go. These can be found and bought online relatively inexpensively.
Once you start to measure you body fat levels then you are on the road to monitoring and reducing your fat levels.