So you are trying to get ripped abs, and you work hard for them. But has it ever occurred to you that you may be doing too much of the wrong things? Lots of guys believe that shaping their abdomen mainly depends on how much they exercise every day. FALSE! Experts claim that exercises have around 30% influence on the body building effort. It is the lifestyle that matters most. What choices do you make every day? The way you eat, sleep, work, have fun and drink influence the efficiency of physical training.
Ignorance or the lack of research could be the real cause of the problem. This may be the explanation why you don't grow ripped abs as fast as you'd like. In fact, you may not be growing them at all. First of all, you need to learn about belly fat and get rid of that through intense cardio training and metabolic boosting techniques. Diet helps you burn fat too as long as it is balanced. The exercises that create ripped abs are absolutely ineffectual when it comes to burning fat.
You may have a nice six pack camouflaged by a layer of fat that covers it. Low carb plans are considered very effective to burn fat and get you ripped abs. The reduction of the carb intake has lots of benefits on the general health condition besides helping you lose weight. This is why I advise research. Do as much reading as you can, and set things in motion with a good plan. Your body building effort should thus rely on a program that covers diet, exercise, rest and cardio.
The progress is usually slow, and you won't get ripped abs overnight. This is not possible no matter what various infomercials would like you to believe. They are most interested in selling than in actually helping you. You'll have to be really firm in your decisions because the amount of information available on the Internet is huge and often confusing. Feeling overwhelmed won't help, particularly as there are so many contradictory opinions.
The key to actually getting ripped abs is to have a holistic approach to body building by understanding all the lifestyle changes and health needs correctly. Moreover, you won't be able to tell whether some strategy works or not unless you actually put it into practice. Direct experience thus becomes your best coach as long as you know how to draw the right conclusions!
Good luck!