Save your back, improve core/ab strength

“Ripped” abs are mostly a function of diet and not dependent on exercise choice per se.

It’s also interesting to note that fitness and visible muscularity in the mid-section will not automatically result in a slender mid-section.

I have a 32 inch waist, good visible muscularity around the mid-section and excellent fitness, but still have a barrel chest and a rounder appearing mid-section. Just built that way, and no amount of fitness work will change it, ever.