V abs goes by many names and is an area highly regarded by women. Names include adonis belt, love line, money maker, Marky brand, Michelangelo muscle, v-cut, super v, apollo belt, iliac groove, and V-shaped abs. v abs is the inguinal fold.
In reality, the V abs are not a muscle. They are just two strands of ligaments that start at the hip. For most people, V abs won’t show unless you have low body fat and for this reason most physically active people wear the adonis belt.
Okay so I told you you need low body fat to get the Adonis belt first, if I had to estimate I would say you need to have around 6-10% body fat. First I’m going to talk a bit about how to burn fat to reveal your abs, as this is the crucial step.
There are many ways to burn fat, but the bottom line is that you must create a calorie deficit. There are several ways to create a calorie deficit. These include getting plenty of exercise and eating a little below maintenance. You can also eat a lot less than maintenance and get enough exercise to burn calories.
The fastest way I have found to create this calorie deficit is by intermittent fasting. By going long periods without calories, you can run up to a large deficit quite easily. Intermittent fasting also mimics intense exercise. When you fast, your insulin drops just like in intense exercise. Human Growth Hormone increases in both, and HGH is known for its fat burning and muscle growth properties. Intense exercise and fasting increase fat burning by releasing fatty acids. The movement of amino acids in both also increases. As you can see, fasting and exercise are very similar, but guess what? The fast lasts 24 hours and intense exercise only lasts for an hour at most. Eating a clean diet and avoiding processed foods will also help you create a calorie deficit.
Now that we have the diet in order, we want to further increase this calorie deficit. We do this through training. Resistance training is key during the diet. If you are in a calorie deficit for long periods of time, without resistance training, your body will not only burn fat but also burn muscle, which is not what we want as muscle is good for keeping your metabolism high.
To increase calorie burn, consider some HIIT workouts, some steady-state cardio and metabolic circuits, and aim to burn fat at a rate of 1-2 pounds per week and you’ll have v abs in no time.
