Abs of a Greek God...? (Page 2)

and those abs aren't just made in the kitchen..

To get the abs of a greek god, you need to have some decent muscle mass, while being lean.  Not everyone who is lean will have a nice set of abs. 

X10... yes, you must work your core, but this the truest of statements... your nutrition is key to bringing out the ripped abs.

Dude, LMAO!  My minds eye is blinded!

sadly, most of the good greek god spots are taken. I'm pretty sure Heracles, Dionyses and Menelaus got the last spots of that deal...

The rest of us will have to settle for being in extremely good mortal shape.

Hopefully not too many of the laddies need to shave their stomach. 

OP- don't forget GENETICS.  if you weren't meant to have abs it will be difficult to get them.

Genetic  is subjective.

Some people are definitely predisposed to have more lean bodies.  Also, age plays a factor, because it was a lot easier for me to maintain a lean profile when I was younger.  Anyway, I think the 3 takeaways from this discussion is to lift weights as a previous poster suggested, this tricks the body into keeping muscle.  We all know, more muscle->more calories burned at rest.  Keep up the cardio as well, but make sure it is at low HR so the body will burn more fat rather than in the anaerobic zone where the body just burns up glycogen. 

Of course, maintaining a good diet/nutrition or what have you helps, although when I was younger, I could stay lean and nearly had a 6 pack without even trying, yet I ate whatever the heck I wanted.  So I don't even think nutrition is necessarily a must.   I did play a lot of basketball though back then, so I'm sure that helped with maintaining a cut look.   I would just not recommend trying to do too much too quickly, for instance, cutting back too far on calories will only make your body angry, and it will want to retain fat even more, since that is what holds the most calories.  It is my opinion that doing these things over a significant amount of time will net you some results.  As with all great things, they won't come overnight though.

Btw- I'm much like you now, I'm 5'10" and around 150.  I carry my weight pretty well, I have a more muscular build, but I also noticed that I've gained weight in the midsection area over the years.  It's a lot harder than it used to be to get lean, but I have noticed when I lift it is easier to get more cut.  When I don't lift because I'm doing so much s/b/r training due to time constraints, I notice my body fat slowly rises... that may just be my body's way of adapting to what I am throwing at it.

it's not rocket science....

 1) genetics

2) diet

3) cardiovasucular activities

4) strength training/core

Bold means the most important that will effect this.