| Many people yearn for six pack abs and yet | | | | stimulates fat burning hormones and |
| struggle to turn that desire into reality. | | | | metabolism. Some effective exercises include |
| Are you one of them? | | | | squats, deadlifts, lunges, clean and press, |
| | | | etc. Although training small muscle groups |
| In this article, I want to highlight 3 proven | | | | like biceps, triceps and shoulders have |
| strategies on how to lose belly fat and | | | | certain benefits, it does not develop a lean |
| develop six pack abs. You don't need any fat | | | | body. |
| loss pills, ab gadgets or follow any fad | | | | |
| diets to achieve your goal of getting ripped | | | | Long, steady cardio is not the best way to |
| or six pack abs, or a flat stomach. Once you | | | | lose body fat and get visible six pack abs. |
| do what is right, you will be showing your | | | | Interval training is more effective than slow |
| ripped abs in no time and be the envy of | | | | cardio routines. Due to the variety of |
| others! | | | | intensity, interval training has been proven |
| | | | to strengthen the heart and maximize fat |
| Firstly, dietary habits are the sole | | | | loss. Your metabolism remains elevated post |
| determinant of whether you get ripped abs. | | | | interval workout so your body burns more |
| Most people will never have low enough body | | | | calories than it would have burned during a |
| fat for visible abs if their diet is poor. Do | | | | cardio workout. |
| you know that diet is even more important | | | | |
| than exercising if you want to lose belly | | | | Thirdly, let's discuss about abs training. |
| fat? Unfortunately, there has been so much | | | | Forget about doing hundreds of crunches and |
| misleading and confusing messages in the | | | | sit ups. These ab exercises do not provide |
| media about what's healthy and what's not in | | | | enough stimulus for the abs of most people |
| promoting fat loss. Gimmicky diets usually | | | | who already has some training under their |
| limit or favour one food group such as low | | | | belt. Resistance helps to build and tone |
| fat, high protein, low carb, atkins, south | | | | muscles. However, crunches are one of the ab |
| beach, vegetarian, cabbage soup, fasting and | | | | exercises that provide the least amount of |
| so forth. They tend to focus more on one | | | | resistance. High resistance ab exercises such |
| macronutrient while your body needs all | | | | as hanging leg raises and lying leg thrusts |
| macronutrients, vitamins and minerals. By | | | | are more effective in developing six pack |
| eliminating an entire food group, your body | | | | abs. |
| is deprived of what it needs to function most | | | | |
| efficiently. It is important to eat a | | | | Bear in mind that ab exercises do not get rid |
| wholesome, natural and balanced diet as much | | | | of belly fat, so don't waste too much time |
| as possible. Avoid refined (grains, flour, | | | | training your abs directly. Specific ab |
| sugar, oil), processed foods and trans fat as | | | | training should only form a small part of |
| these can damage your metabolism and | | | | your workout program. Your six pack abs will |
| adversely affect your hormone balance in your | | | | not be visible if covered with fat. Focus on |
| body. | | | | full body exercises which create metabolic |
| | | | changes that help to reduce body fat. These |
| Secondly, focus on the intensity of your | | | | exercises also indirectly work the entire |
| workouts and on training the largest muscle | | | | midsection. Combined that with a healthy, |
| groups of the body to maximize your fat | | | | natural and wholesome diet, you will |
| burning effect. Working out large muscle | | | | definitely get your ripped abs in the |
| groups like the legs, back and chest | | | | shortest time! |