How Do I Have an Ab Crack?

How Do You Get an Ab Crack? Simply put, genetics. We know that's not the answer you want to hear. Because the ab crack is dependent on the underlying physical structure of your abdomen, there's no ab crack exercise or diet that can make one appear if your linea alba isn't deep or wide enough to form this divot.

Can everyone get an ab crack?

"Not everyone is destined to have a washboard stomach or an 'ab crack,' no matter how hard they work out, or how little they eat," says Health's medical editor Roshini Rajapaksa, MD, an assistant professor at the NYU School of Medicine.

What does it mean if you have an AB crack?

Because it's typically in reference to Hot, Fit Girls on Social Media, of course. To the uninitiated, an "ab crack" is what Elle.com referred to as an "irrigation ditch for your abdomen," or the substantial definition that runs down the middle of one's stomach from the breastbone to the belly button.