{"id":4670,"date":"2024-06-26T14:20:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/?p=4670"},"modified":"2024-06-26T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:20:09","slug":"how-to-get-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/exercise\/how-to-get-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Six Pack Abs with High Intensity Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  id=\"_ytid_89505\"  width=\"696\" height=\"392\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"392\"  data-relstop=\"1\" 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C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=57x_y0LCD_g&amp;t=2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO WATCH KEVIN\u2019S VIDEO: <em>Why I Stopped Training Abs<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-abdominal-training-in-high-intensity-training\"><strong>Abdominal Training in High Intensity Training<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdominal training, why does Kevin not do abdominals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And how does Kevin&#8217;s abs look the way they do even though he doesn&#8217;t train them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hold on, there&#8217;s more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is what my abs look like now as I&#8217;m about to turn 50 years old, with 30 years of no <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/bodybuilding\/the-most-effective-abdominal-exercises-hanging-leg-raises\/\">abdominal training<\/a>, no crunches, no leg raises, no sits, nothing, nada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just high intensity weight training, which in and of itself is a little bit unconventional because all I do is something called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturallyintense.net\/\">Naturally Intense High Intensity Training<\/a>, which involves really intense workouts that are very, very short, lasting anywhere from 10, 15 to maximum 20 minutes and only three times a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/exercise\/rethinking-the-need-for-cardio\/\">don&#8217;t do any cardio <\/a>whatsoever, only high intensity weight training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-does-not-have-abs-from-genetics-only-diet-and-high-intensity-training-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Bodybuilder Kevin Richardson does not have abs from genetics only diet and high intensity training!\" class=\"wp-image-4672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-does-not-have-abs-from-genetics-only-diet-and-high-intensity-training-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-does-not-have-abs-from-genetics-only-diet-and-high-intensity-training-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-does-not-have-abs-from-genetics-only-diet-and-high-intensity-training-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-does-not-have-abs-from-genetics-only-diet-and-high-intensity-training-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-does-not-have-abs-from-genetics-only-diet-and-high-intensity-training-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-does-not-have-abs-from-genetics-only-diet-and-high-intensity-training-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-does-not-have-abs-from-genetics-only-diet-and-high-intensity-training.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you might think that Kevin just has exceptional genetics to allow him to have really great abs no matter what, and that&#8217;s not it at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, I&#8217;m going to talk exactly about the reason why my abs look the way they do and ensure that anyone, you included, can <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/bodybuilding\/the-most-effective-abdominal-exercises-hanging-leg-raises\/\">build really strong abdominal muscles<\/a> and a fantastic looking six pack without doing any exercises after a certain point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And put to bed the idea of genetics, because every single person who has done exactly what I have done is able to have absolutely fantastic looking abdominals even though they don&#8217;t train abs regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/You-dont-need-to-do-abdominal-exercises-to-have-a-visible-six-pack-1024x576.png\" alt=\"You don't need to do abdominal exercises to have a visible six pack!\" class=\"wp-image-4673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/You-dont-need-to-do-abdominal-exercises-to-have-a-visible-six-pack-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/You-dont-need-to-do-abdominal-exercises-to-have-a-visible-six-pack-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/You-dont-need-to-do-abdominal-exercises-to-have-a-visible-six-pack-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/You-dont-need-to-do-abdominal-exercises-to-have-a-visible-six-pack-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/You-dont-need-to-do-abdominal-exercises-to-have-a-visible-six-pack-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/You-dont-need-to-do-abdominal-exercises-to-have-a-visible-six-pack-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/You-dont-need-to-do-abdominal-exercises-to-have-a-visible-six-pack.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned, I&#8217;ll talk a little more about this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in this video we&#8217;re talking about abdominal training, namely the fact that I don&#8217;t do any abdominal training and haven&#8217;t done any abdominal training since somewhere in the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But before I go any further, I&#8217;d like to take the time to thank everyone for all the tremendous support, especially those who should like a one stop place for anyone who&#8217;s training naturally without steroids or supplements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks so much for tuning in, and do be sure to like, subscribe, and hit the bell as well, so you&#8217;re first in line to get new content as it comes out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s go straight into it, &#8217;cause I know you&#8217;re a little bit curious about this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-diet-not-training-that-gives-you-six-pack-abs\"><strong>It\u2019s Diet Not Training That Gives You Six Pack Abs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s my diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diet-is-key-in-having-a-visible-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Diet is key in having a visible six pack abs with high intensity training\" class=\"wp-image-4674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diet-is-key-in-having-a-visible-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diet-is-key-in-having-a-visible-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diet-is-key-in-having-a-visible-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diet-is-key-in-having-a-visible-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diet-is-key-in-having-a-visible-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diet-is-key-in-having-a-visible-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diet-is-key-in-having-a-visible-six-pack-abs-with-high-intensity-training.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s nothing more than my diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, my high intensity weight training does create a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/weight-training\/high-reps-vs-low-reps-for-fat-loss-and-muscle-definition\/\">fat loss.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-training-increases-visceral-fat-loss-1024x576.png\" alt=\"High intensity training increases visceral fat loss\" class=\"wp-image-4675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-training-increases-visceral-fat-loss-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-training-increases-visceral-fat-loss-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-training-increases-visceral-fat-loss-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-training-increases-visceral-fat-loss-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-training-increases-visceral-fat-loss-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-training-increases-visceral-fat-loss-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-training-increases-visceral-fat-loss.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But at the same time, even though it does help you lose fat, in order to get your body fat down to those lower percentage points, the only way you&#8217;re going to do that is if your diet is on point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abs-are-visible-on-evyerone-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Abs are visible on everyone if their body fat percentage is low enough\" class=\"wp-image-4677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abs-are-visible-on-evyerone-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abs-are-visible-on-evyerone-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abs-are-visible-on-evyerone-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abs-are-visible-on-evyerone-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abs-are-visible-on-evyerone-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abs-are-visible-on-evyerone-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abs-are-visible-on-evyerone-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to a six pack, here&#8217;s the thing as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/exercise\/six-pack-abs-its-not-what-you-do-its-what-how-you-eat\/\">everyone already has a six pack<\/a>, you just can&#8217;t always see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-but-they-are-only-visible-when-your-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-or-due-to-genetics-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Everyone has abs but they are only visible when your body fat percentage is low enough or due to genetics\" class=\"wp-image-4678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-but-they-are-only-visible-when-your-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-or-due-to-genetics-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-but-they-are-only-visible-when-your-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-or-due-to-genetics-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-but-they-are-only-visible-when-your-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-or-due-to-genetics-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-but-they-are-only-visible-when-your-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-or-due-to-genetics-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-but-they-are-only-visible-when-your-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-or-due-to-genetics-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-but-they-are-only-visible-when-your-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-or-due-to-genetics-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-but-they-are-only-visible-when-your-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-or-due-to-genetics.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the analogy I always use is this, imagine an underwater mountain range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a mountain range with all these mountains, but it&#8217;s underwater. And then one day the water drains out, you can see those mountains prominently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-that-can-be-seen-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Everyone has abs that can be seen if their body fat percentage is low enough!\" class=\"wp-image-4679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-that-can-be-seen-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-that-can-be-seen-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-that-can-be-seen-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-that-can-be-seen-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-that-can-be-seen-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-that-can-be-seen-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Everyone-has-abs-that-can-be-seen-if-their-body-fat-percentage-is-low-enough.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The same applies to a six pack. That water in the analogy is body fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have body fat over these ridges of muscles that are already there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You get rid of the body fat and those ridges become visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spot-reduction-does-not-work-visible-abs-come-from-dietary-adherence-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Spot reduction does not work, visible abs come from dietary adherence\" class=\"wp-image-4680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spot-reduction-does-not-work-visible-abs-come-from-dietary-adherence-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spot-reduction-does-not-work-visible-abs-come-from-dietary-adherence-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spot-reduction-does-not-work-visible-abs-come-from-dietary-adherence-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spot-reduction-does-not-work-visible-abs-come-from-dietary-adherence-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spot-reduction-does-not-work-visible-abs-come-from-dietary-adherence-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spot-reduction-does-not-work-visible-abs-come-from-dietary-adherence-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spot-reduction-does-not-work-visible-abs-come-from-dietary-adherence.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But that&#8217;s a factor of reducing body fat, which has nothing to do with a crunch or a leg raise or any abdominal exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can&#8217;t spot reduce them, and those exercises don&#8217;t do anything to actually make the fat in that area go away, that&#8217;s all diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what very often happens is that many people have a bit of a cognitive dissonance, they kind of know that they&#8217;re not eating properly, they kind of know they&#8217;re not doing everything they should in terms of getting their body fat out from their diet, but it makes them feel good to go out there and do tons of ab work because then they feel like it did something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Training-abs-does-not-equal-a-six-pack-but-it-can-make-many-feel-like-they-are-making-progress-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Training abs does not equal a six pack but it can make many feel like they are making progress\" class=\"wp-image-4681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Training-abs-does-not-equal-a-six-pack-but-it-can-make-many-feel-like-they-are-making-progress-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Training-abs-does-not-equal-a-six-pack-but-it-can-make-many-feel-like-they-are-making-progress-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Training-abs-does-not-equal-a-six-pack-but-it-can-make-many-feel-like-they-are-making-progress-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Training-abs-does-not-equal-a-six-pack-but-it-can-make-many-feel-like-they-are-making-progress-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Training-abs-does-not-equal-a-six-pack-but-it-can-make-many-feel-like-they-are-making-progress-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Training-abs-does-not-equal-a-six-pack-but-it-can-make-many-feel-like-they-are-making-progress-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Training-abs-does-not-equal-a-six-pack-but-it-can-make-many-feel-like-they-are-making-progress.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s just not how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, it&#8217;s not genetic, it&#8217;s not some magical ability that I have to not have body fat in my abdominal area because there actually are people, and I have had clients over the years who had a significant amount of body fat but had a six pack, which is simply a matter that genetically some people have fat distributions that allow them to have a very lean midsection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Genetic-fat-distribution-allows-some-people-to-have-six-pack-abs-even-with-a-higher-body-fat-percentage-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Genetic fat distribution allows some people to have six pack abs even with a higher body fat percentage\" class=\"wp-image-4682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Genetic-fat-distribution-allows-some-people-to-have-six-pack-abs-even-with-a-higher-body-fat-percentage-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Genetic-fat-distribution-allows-some-people-to-have-six-pack-abs-even-with-a-higher-body-fat-percentage-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Genetic-fat-distribution-allows-some-people-to-have-six-pack-abs-even-with-a-higher-body-fat-percentage-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Genetic-fat-distribution-allows-some-people-to-have-six-pack-abs-even-with-a-higher-body-fat-percentage-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Genetic-fat-distribution-allows-some-people-to-have-six-pack-abs-even-with-a-higher-body-fat-percentage-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Genetic-fat-distribution-allows-some-people-to-have-six-pack-abs-even-with-a-higher-body-fat-percentage-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Genetic-fat-distribution-allows-some-people-to-have-six-pack-abs-even-with-a-higher-body-fat-percentage.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s not the case with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-unprocessed-foods-help-you-maintain-a-six-pack\"><strong>How Unprocessed Foods Help You Maintain a Six Pack<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When I blew up to 252 pounds when I first came to America, you couldn&#8217;t really see my abs at that point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-at-252lbs-with-his-first-and-only-bulk-attempt-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Bodybuilder Kevin Richardson at 252lbs with his first and only bulk attempt\" class=\"wp-image-4684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-at-252lbs-with-his-first-and-only-bulk-attempt-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-at-252lbs-with-his-first-and-only-bulk-attempt-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-at-252lbs-with-his-first-and-only-bulk-attempt-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-at-252lbs-with-his-first-and-only-bulk-attempt-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-at-252lbs-with-his-first-and-only-bulk-attempt-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-at-252lbs-with-his-first-and-only-bulk-attempt-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-at-252lbs-with-his-first-and-only-bulk-attempt.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was experimenting with the whole idea of drinking protein shakes and doing the bulking up thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But my current diet, and the reason why my abs look the way they look, is because I eat a diet of completely unprocessed foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-only-eats-unprocessed-foods-to-maintain-his-six-pack-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Bodybuilder Kevin Richardson only eats unprocessed foods to maintain his six pack\" class=\"wp-image-4686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-only-eats-unprocessed-foods-to-maintain-his-six-pack-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-only-eats-unprocessed-foods-to-maintain-his-six-pack-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-only-eats-unprocessed-foods-to-maintain-his-six-pack-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-only-eats-unprocessed-foods-to-maintain-his-six-pack-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-only-eats-unprocessed-foods-to-maintain-his-six-pack-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-only-eats-unprocessed-foods-to-maintain-his-six-pack-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-only-eats-unprocessed-foods-to-maintain-his-six-pack.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have an absolutely uncompromising diet whereby I simply won&#8217;t eat anything that&#8217;s processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as what I drink, all I drink is water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s no liquid calories whatsoever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Eliminating-liquid-calories-and-drinking-only-water-helps-lower-body-fat-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Eliminating liquid calories and drinking only water helps lower body fat\" class=\"wp-image-4687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Eliminating-liquid-calories-and-drinking-only-water-helps-lower-body-fat-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Eliminating-liquid-calories-and-drinking-only-water-helps-lower-body-fat-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Eliminating-liquid-calories-and-drinking-only-water-helps-lower-body-fat-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Eliminating-liquid-calories-and-drinking-only-water-helps-lower-body-fat-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Eliminating-liquid-calories-and-drinking-only-water-helps-lower-body-fat-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Eliminating-liquid-calories-and-drinking-only-water-helps-lower-body-fat-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Eliminating-liquid-calories-and-drinking-only-water-helps-lower-body-fat.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And that might sound a little bit on the extreme side for some people, but here&#8217;s the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If that&#8217;s the way you&#8217;re eating, your body fat levels are always going to be on the lower side. because if you&#8217;re consuming only real <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/diet\/oat-bran-cereal-a-healthy-food-you-should-be-eating-everyday\/\">natural food that&#8217;s high in fiber<\/a>, there&#8217;s only so much you can eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love Japanese sweet potatoes, but how many of them can I eat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Its-difficult-to-overeat-unprocessed-food-and-this-helps-keep-body-fat-levels-low-for-a-visible-six-pack-1024x576.png\" alt=\"It's difficult to overeat unprocessed food and this helps keep body fat levels low for a visible six pack\" class=\"wp-image-4688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Its-difficult-to-overeat-unprocessed-food-and-this-helps-keep-body-fat-levels-low-for-a-visible-six-pack-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Its-difficult-to-overeat-unprocessed-food-and-this-helps-keep-body-fat-levels-low-for-a-visible-six-pack-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Its-difficult-to-overeat-unprocessed-food-and-this-helps-keep-body-fat-levels-low-for-a-visible-six-pack-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Its-difficult-to-overeat-unprocessed-food-and-this-helps-keep-body-fat-levels-low-for-a-visible-six-pack-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Its-difficult-to-overeat-unprocessed-food-and-this-helps-keep-body-fat-levels-low-for-a-visible-six-pack-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Its-difficult-to-overeat-unprocessed-food-and-this-helps-keep-body-fat-levels-low-for-a-visible-six-pack-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Its-difficult-to-overeat-unprocessed-food-and-this-helps-keep-body-fat-levels-low-for-a-visible-six-pack.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I love chicken breasts, but how many can I eat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And anybody who knows me knows I love oat bran cereal, but again, how much can you eat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you&#8217;re always eating exactly what you need and you&#8217;re never going over your daily caloric intake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you do that, your <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/fitness\/body-fat-percentage-comparisons-for-men-and-women-do-you-need-to-be-tested\/\">body fat level<\/a> is going to drop to a point where your abdominals are going to be visible all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is why hunter gatherer populations or any indigenous peoples who tend to live very close to the land, tend to have exceptionally low body fat levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hunter-gatherer-and-indigenous-people-have-exceptionally-low-body-fat-due-to-their-unprocessed-diets-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Hunter gatherer and indigenous people have exceptionally low body fat due to their unprocessed diets\" class=\"wp-image-4691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hunter-gatherer-and-indigenous-people-have-exceptionally-low-body-fat-due-to-their-unprocessed-diets-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hunter-gatherer-and-indigenous-people-have-exceptionally-low-body-fat-due-to-their-unprocessed-diets-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hunter-gatherer-and-indigenous-people-have-exceptionally-low-body-fat-due-to-their-unprocessed-diets-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hunter-gatherer-and-indigenous-people-have-exceptionally-low-body-fat-due-to-their-unprocessed-diets-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hunter-gatherer-and-indigenous-people-have-exceptionally-low-body-fat-due-to-their-unprocessed-diets-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hunter-gatherer-and-indigenous-people-have-exceptionally-low-body-fat-due-to-their-unprocessed-diets-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hunter-gatherer-and-indigenous-people-have-exceptionally-low-body-fat-due-to-their-unprocessed-diets.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And interestingly enough, a lot of them tend to have six packs, even though they never did a crunch or ever did a leg raise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, it&#8217;s important to note that I&#8217;m not saying that you should not be doing abdominal exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No way. That&#8217;s not the purpose of this video at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason why I&#8217;m making this video is &#8217;cause people want to understand a little bit about the reason why I don&#8217;t do any abdominal exercises and why for some of the people who I train, I recommend that they don&#8217;t do it either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-beginners-should-always-train-their-abdominals\"><strong>Why Beginners Should Always Train Their Abdominals<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Beginners-should-train-abs-to-help-build-a-strong-foundation-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Beginners should train abs to help build a strong foundation\" class=\"wp-image-4690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Beginners-should-train-abs-to-help-build-a-strong-foundation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Beginners-should-train-abs-to-help-build-a-strong-foundation-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Beginners-should-train-abs-to-help-build-a-strong-foundation-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Beginners-should-train-abs-to-help-build-a-strong-foundation-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Beginners-should-train-abs-to-help-build-a-strong-foundation-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Beginners-should-train-abs-to-help-build-a-strong-foundation-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Beginners-should-train-abs-to-help-build-a-strong-foundation.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But it&#8217;s my recommendation that all beginners train their abs because you need a strong foundation to start with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See, here&#8217;s the thing, when I first started doing martial arts, I did a lot of abdominal training, and as I kept on doing more and more and more martial arts, the abdominal training I did was more and more intense, extremely intense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Overtraining Your Abs Increases Waist Size<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when I started bodybuilding, I always trained my abs religiously, once a week, going really hard and all out, following the very same Naturally Intense High intensity Training principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-used-to-train-abs-using-his-Naturally-Intense-high-intensity-training-principles-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Bodybuilder Kevin Richardson used to train abs using his Naturally Intense high intensity training principles\" class=\"wp-image-4693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-used-to-train-abs-using-his-Naturally-Intense-high-intensity-training-principles-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-used-to-train-abs-using-his-Naturally-Intense-high-intensity-training-principles-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-used-to-train-abs-using-his-Naturally-Intense-high-intensity-training-principles-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-used-to-train-abs-using-his-Naturally-Intense-high-intensity-training-principles-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-used-to-train-abs-using-his-Naturally-Intense-high-intensity-training-principles-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-used-to-train-abs-using-his-Naturally-Intense-high-intensity-training-principles-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-used-to-train-abs-using-his-Naturally-Intense-high-intensity-training-principles.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But there came a time, one of my coaches pulled me aside and said that it might not be a good idea to always work my abs that hard because I have a naturally small waist and the more you work your abdominals, because your abdominals are muscles like anything else, if you&#8217;re training them really intensely, just like your <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/high-intensity-training\/high-intensity-biceps-training\/\">biceps<\/a> or your shoulders or your pecs or your legs, they&#8217;re going to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/If-you-put-your-abdominals-through-constant-overload-they-will-grow-like-other-muscles-which-can-create-blocky-abdominals-1024x576.png\" alt=\"If you put your abdominals through constant overload they will grow like other muscles which can create blocky abdominals\" class=\"wp-image-4694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/If-you-put-your-abdominals-through-constant-overload-they-will-grow-like-other-muscles-which-can-create-blocky-abdominals-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/If-you-put-your-abdominals-through-constant-overload-they-will-grow-like-other-muscles-which-can-create-blocky-abdominals-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/If-you-put-your-abdominals-through-constant-overload-they-will-grow-like-other-muscles-which-can-create-blocky-abdominals-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/If-you-put-your-abdominals-through-constant-overload-they-will-grow-like-other-muscles-which-can-create-blocky-abdominals-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/If-you-put-your-abdominals-through-constant-overload-they-will-grow-like-other-muscles-which-can-create-blocky-abdominals-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/If-you-put-your-abdominals-through-constant-overload-they-will-grow-like-other-muscles-which-can-create-blocky-abdominals-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/If-you-put-your-abdominals-through-constant-overload-they-will-grow-like-other-muscles-which-can-create-blocky-abdominals.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, having big blocky abs for some people is something that they&#8217;re looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the problem with big blocky abs is that it also makes your stomach bigger and it also makes your waist bigger, which from a natural bodybuilding perspective and the perspective of anyone who wants to have a flat looking stomach while they are wearing clothes, isn&#8217;t necessarily ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-intense-weight-training-works-your-abs-more-than-direct-exercises\"><strong>Intense Weight Training Works Your Abs More Than Direct Exercises<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>But my concern was if I wasn&#8217;t training my abdominals religiously on a weekly basis, how am I going to make sure that they stay strong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And his response was, there&#8217;s no way you can be lifting the weight that you&#8217;re lifting, as hard as you&#8217;re lifting them, and not working your abs any harder than it&#8217;s possible with any abdominal exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abdominals-have-to-be-engaged-during-high-intensity-weight-training-and-therefore-get-stronger-as-well-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Abdominals have to be engaged during high intensity weight training and therefore get stronger as well\" class=\"wp-image-4696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abdominals-have-to-be-engaged-during-high-intensity-weight-training-and-therefore-get-stronger-as-well-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abdominals-have-to-be-engaged-during-high-intensity-weight-training-and-therefore-get-stronger-as-well-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abdominals-have-to-be-engaged-during-high-intensity-weight-training-and-therefore-get-stronger-as-well-768x432.png 768w, 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body weight type exercise, like a crunch or a leg lift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And given the fact that my abdominals are as strong as they are and continue to be exceptionally strong, there really isn&#8217;t anything in the way of an extreme abdominal exercise that I can&#8217;t do relatively effortlessly even at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-Intensity-Training-requires-strong-abdominals-and-makes-it-possible-to-do-direct-abdominal-exercises-1024x576.png\" alt=\"High Intensity Training requires strong abdominals and makes it possible to do direct abdominal exercises\" class=\"wp-image-4695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-Intensity-Training-requires-strong-abdominals-and-makes-it-possible-to-do-direct-abdominal-exercises-1024x576.png 1024w, 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https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-Intensity-Training-requires-strong-abdominals-and-makes-it-possible-to-do-direct-abdominal-exercises.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I also credit the fact that I&#8217;ve been judicious in my abdominal training over all those years, for the fact that I was able to keep my waist as small as it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-pictured-here-after-not-training-abs-since-1993-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Bodybuilder Kevin Richardson pictured here after not directly training abs since 1993\" class=\"wp-image-4697\" 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https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bodybuilder-Kevin-Richardson-pictured-here-after-not-training-abs-since-1993.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-should-you-stop-training-abs-or-not\"><strong>Should You Stop Training Abs or Not?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>But what I want to leave you with is the whole idea when it comes to sculpting your physique, it&#8217;s not one size fits all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, if you&#8217;re just starting off, it&#8217;s very important to build your abdominal strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdominal muscles should be worked as all the other muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is a point in time where you start getting diminishing returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you&#8217;re training intensely with weights, you may actually be getting more abdominal stimulation from your weight training than your <a href=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/bodybuilding\/the-most-effective-abdominal-exercises-hanging-leg-raises\/\">abdominal exercises<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/tBtT_nSVLobbNX_ujFsHNDI64cyoQOjZhjL4QyO3VQlKBN0VggpE2-dVKGbYKtFrEEGOnGEjZQUXzwP3UUasDsriP00qEPm0YVXaVq1X_fMzM_m8iVLnqUBB-Bv8S5R1y64LU54zq3EMfP22L21D330\" alt=\"High intensity weight training and heavy lifting require and use your ab strength\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So at some point, you may want to consider whether you want to keep on training abs or not, but that&#8217;s a decision that you or perhaps you and your coach have to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you do stop training your abdominals, you can rest assured that it&#8217;s not going to affect your six pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-weight-training-is-a-great-abdominal-workout-1024x576.png\" alt=\"High intensity weight training is a great abdominal workout\" class=\"wp-image-4700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-weight-training-is-a-great-abdominal-workout-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-weight-training-is-a-great-abdominal-workout-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-weight-training-is-a-great-abdominal-workout-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-weight-training-is-a-great-abdominal-workout-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/naturallyintense.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/High-intensity-weight-training-is-a-great-abdominal-workout-696x392.png 696w, 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