There's literally only two things required for getting ripped abs.
And it's pretty simple really.
Body fat percentage, and Muscle mass.
The thing with abs is, firstly, everyone has them, regardless of how fat or skinny someone is, we all have abdominal muscles, otherwise we'd not be able to move.
The reason more people don't have ripped abs is, that either the person has too high a body fat percentage, meaning they have too much fat on their body, which covers up their up abs.
Or that the person's abs are so small, they've got poor definition & are not easily distinguished.
Essentially, we all have abs though, and we all have a layer of fat on top of them.
The trick to getting ripped is getting the muscle mass high enough, in combination with the body fat percent lower enough, so that not only are the muscle big, but the layer of fat on top of them is thin enough, to easily see the definition of the abdominal muscles below.
So how do we go about doing this you may ask? Again, it's essentially two things, the first, abdominal isolation exercises.
We'll be using these to build muscle mass.
An excellent example would be the stomach crunch.
These are literally ideal.
You could even go and get ripped just using these to build muscle mass alone.
But if you really want to supercharge your workout, I'd couple them with bicycle crunches as well.
These are extremely similar, so doing them with your crunches shouldn't be a problem.
And the second thing, cardio.
I'm talking running, biking, swimming, anything that uses the whole body for an extended period of time.
Now you don't have to go running any marathons, or hit this up hardcore.
Just moderately, and lightly, I'd recommend incorporating a little bit into your week, maybe 2-3 times.
Go swimming with a friend, maybe take an adventure out somewhere on your bike.
Even a good walk counts.
And naturally any sport falls under here two.
Football's excellent.
And if you want to do this hardcore, just step it up to 3-4 times a week, and you'll get results that much faster.
That's all there is to it really.
Crunches maybe 3-4 times a week ( though they're so quick and easy, you could easily do them every day), and some light cardio to cut down the fat.
Or intense for those hardcore amongst you.