Ian Kleckner Age: 21 Height: 5ft 11" Weight: 180 pounds Body Fat: 7% Favorite Body-part: Chest & Abs Waist Size: 30"   I really have to say genetics plays a huge role in determining your body, especially your abdominals. I have always been naturally pretty lean, and strangely enough I have been using the same exercise routine and methods that O developed 6+ years ago when I was only 14.       I keep the ab workouts very simple, I think the basic moves work best, and that transends to all exercising for me. I basically do leg lifts for lower abs, then will lay on my side and do sit ups for obliques and then do regular sit ups for upper abs. i find its important to always work upper abs last, since basically every other ab exercise hits them as well. I like to throw in some sets with the oblique nautilus machine sometimes, I find that is a good way to change up the workout. One last thing I find very significant is to always make sure you are working the muscle when you are exercising it. Form is so important and once you get that down you can build a lot of quality muscle. I always push myself to the absolute limit when I exercise, anybody who has seen me lift can vouch for that. I give everything into every set and consistently force myself beyond muscle failure. you have to have a lot of internal motivation to get into great shape. As far as eating, I am only very strict when I am cutting for competition, otherwise my diet is more lenient, but I am able to stay around 195+lbs in the off-season and keep a decent six pack (as far as bodybuilders go). I eat 5 meals every day, for a total of about 200-250g protein, 275-300g carbs and 70g fat every day When cutting down to reveal abdominal definition my carb intake does come down. My Top Five Ab Tips Work abs with high reps, high sets Make sure you feel them burn! quality reps each set Work hard so you have no excuses for yourself, give all you have every workout don't get too fat in the off season or it will be harder to get the ripped abs back you have to feed your abs just like any other muscle to make them grow but just make sure they don't get too big (so do high reps/sets) Good luck to you all,  Ian