The reasons why the majority of people do not have abs are huge and the major stumbling block is that plenty of so called "experts" are still teaching old fashioned advice for building abs that just doesn‟t work.
The number one mistake we make is that even though we are overweight, the thing we always start doing is crunches and leg raises. This means that if you have excess fat covering your abs, you will only manage to add muscles underneath, but not lose the fat. So basically, instead of having a slimmer waistline to show off your abs, it will get bigger and your love handles will also get thicker.
Now let's get one thing straight: Even if you heard about spot reduction, there's no such thing. Only when you manage to shed that extra weight off, will you be able to reveal your abs.