People are always asking which is better, having muscle power or long duration workouts? Generally, any kind of physical activity is great, whether it be muscular power training or longer duration endurance activities. However, if your goal is to have abs that are rock hard, then muscle power training is the way to go.

The often debated question, go for a run or hit the weights? It all depends on what you want to achieve and what appearance you want to have. If you want to be very muscular, with big muscles and ripped abs, then going for a long run will not give you those results.

Muscular endurance activities will condition your body to perform well for that activity. The long, low intensity activity will require your muscles to be light, lean and sleek to be able to last for long distances or durations.

Muscle power training is a great way to increase the body’s metabolism. During the hypertrophy phase of training, the body will need to supply the bigger muscles with more energy. The increased size of the muscle also increases its overall metabolic activity, which results in more calories burned.

The increased calories that are burned include the food we eat and the excess fat that is stored in our body. The excess fat on our belly covers the ab muscles beneath it. When we increase our metabolism, the body will burn the fat and expose the underlying ab muscles.

Resistance training with heavy weights and low repetitions forces the muscles to hypertrophy and increase its overall muscle activity. The increased intensity of the activity will cause a buildup of lactic acid and carbon dioxide. Once the muscles slow down its intensity, the body will then deliver more oxygen to the muscles, to help replenish and remove waste products.

The moment the body is able to bring a fresh supply of oxygen to the muscles, it will continue to replenish and repair the muscles to get it ready for the next bout of exercise. This process can take several hours and can occur for the majority of the day. The increased overall metabolic activity turns the body into a fat burning machine.

Endurance training is good for cardiovascular health and leading a fit, healthy lifestyle. However, to get abs that are ripped and rock hard, you need to train for muscle mass and really kick start your body to burning fat. When the body becomes more efficient at burning fat, ripped abs will come faster.

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