I am hoping that some of you muscle heads can provide some decent information about abs...
I am 31 years old, happily married and a father of two great kids. i am happy with work, but obviously would rather be something like a professional alpinist, boxer, rock musician, etc.
I guess I am approaching amid-life crises (lets hope I live past 62). It isn't that I am unhappy with anything, but I just want to achieve something selfish. I do a lot of community work, family stuff, etc. I want to do something for me.
Call me an asshole, but lately I want to start working on my body a little more. Specifically, I want ridiculous abs. Not just a six pack, I have that, but I want abs like the guys in that Sparta movie 300. I want to look like I am wearing armor on my stomach.
I am about 6' tall on a good day, I weigh 150 and have a pretty decent physique. Like I said, I have abs now, so I think I have the genetic predisposition to develop a really tight stomach. I also have pretty low body fat. I actually cannot imagine losing anymore weight and looking halfway decent. I have muscle definition, I am not a string bean.
In terms of running, I am past my prime. I ran in college and posted some pretty fast times. I will never get there again, so I am not worried about times anymore. I still run about 80 miles a week (3 morning runs a week and a daily 8-10 miler at lunch). I am willing to give some of this energy and time to the gym.
So my question is this:
What can I do to get abs like the guys in 300 or any body builder, really...? What weight-lifting exercises can I do to build those muscles? Those guys are not just thin, they have HUGE ab muscles.
I realize that the movie uses make-up and crap too, not to mention drugs, but there has to be a way to specifically build the ab muscles. You can see mine, but they just look flat, I want them to bulge out.
Yes, this is vain and trivial, but I am doing this instead of buying a red sports car or finding a mistress.
I might ad that my wife is also pregnant, so she is behind me 100% b/c she wants me to help her regain her previously tight stomach after she has the baby...