Comments on: The Classical Look of Male Abs http://www.sixpackabsguide.com/abs-diet/male-abs/ Simple Lean-Abs Tips & Tricks for Busy People! Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:23:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: figuremodelnyc http://www.sixpackabsguide.com/abs-diet/male-abs/comment-page-1/#comment-8968 figuremodelnyc Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:57:24 +0000 http://www.sixpackabsguide.com/?p=519#comment-8968 Actually, if you look at most Greek and Renaissance art, you'll see that a well-defined set of washboard abs isn't as common in classical tradition as a well-defined set of obliques and freakin' huge legs. While there are certainly exceptions to the rule, classical abs, biceps, and especially pecs seem to take the backseat and come across as more modern gym-era adornments, especially when compared to these other, larger muscle groups that would have grown large naturally due to certain types of repetitive, heavy manual labor. If anything, a bit of pudge around the midsection is often added to give the sculpture or painting the illusion of softness. Actually, if you look at most Greek and Renaissance art, you’ll see that a well-defined set of washboard abs isn’t as common in classical tradition as a well-defined set of obliques and freakin’ huge legs. While there are certainly exceptions to the rule, classical abs, biceps, and especially pecs seem to take the backseat and come across as more modern gym-era adornments, especially when compared to these other, larger muscle groups that would have grown large naturally due to certain types of repetitive, heavy manual labor.

If anything, a bit of pudge around the midsection is often added to give the sculpture or painting the illusion of softness.

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