V abs goes by many names and is an area that is highly prized by women. Names include the Adonis belt, the love line, the money maker, the Marky brand, the Michelangelo muscle, the V-cut, the Apollo belt, the iliac groove, and the V-shaped abs. The actual technical name for v abs is the inguinal fold.
The V crunches are not actually a muscle. They are just two cords of ligaments that start from the hip. For most people, the V abs will not show unless you have low body fat, and for this reason, most physically active people have the adonis belt.
Right so I told you that you need a low body fat first to get the adonis belt, if I were to estimate I would say you should be 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 have to create a caloric deficit. There are several ways to create a calorie deficit. These include getting plenty of exercise and eating a little below maintenance. You could also eat much less than maintenance and exercise enough to burn calories.
The fastest way I have found to create this calorie deficit is through intermittent fasting. By going long periods without calories, you can rack up a large deficit quite easily. Intermittent fasting also mimics intense exercise. When you fast, your insulin drops as with intense exercise. Human Growth Hormone increases in both, and HGH is known for its fat-burning and muscle-building properties. Intense exercise and fasting increase fat burning by releasing fatty acids. The movement of amino acids in both is also increased. As you can see, fasting and exercise are very similar, but guess what? Fasting lasts 24 hours and intense exercise only lasts 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 it 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 since muscle is good for keeping your metabolism high.
To increase your calorie burn, consider some HIIT workouts, some steady state cardio and metabolic circuits and aim to burn fat at a rate of 1-2lbs per week and in no time you’ll have abs v.