What do you think the primary question asked on the majority health web sites, bodybuilding blogs, and workout magazines is?…
What is the quickest method to lose obstinate belly fat? How do I lose irritating abdominal fat? How to do I get great abs? How do I lose the excess stomach weight off of my lower abdominals? You know what I’m talking about…
These familiar questions are so popular that they have fueled a multi-billion dollar weight reduction industry for many years, selling us everything from ab-crunching contraptions to body-fat-melt-suits to magic pills that instantly get rid of our tummy fat while we (of course) get to eat anything we want.
The true secret to amazing abdominals and how to finally eliminate your abdominal fat without wasting your hard-earned cash on expensive supplements or being duped by some “miracle” diet or magic ab machine is really quite an easy formula that anyone can follow.
The abs are similar to the rest of the muscles in your body. They need exercise if you want them to be stronger and leaner. A frequent misconception is that you must train your abs many times a week. This will only result in over-training and fatigue. There is no valid reason to train your abs more often than any other muscle group. No more than two to three times per week of laser-targeted ab work is the basic rule for rock hard six-pack abs.
A Simple 3-Step Process For Major-Ripped Abdominals:
1st Step: Nutrition: 84% of your final results will be centered around food intake. If you want to flaunt your abdominals, you must lose the layer of flab that is covering them up. Many people go crazy exercising their abs and do tons of cardio and still they can’t remember that nutrition plays a huge part in reducing stomach fat. You must make informed nutritional choices including understanding the daily calorie intake needed to meet your body-shaping objective. Understanding your BMR, eating smart meals, and paying close attention to your post-workout nutrition will help you on the road to ripped abs more than anything you do in your daily workouts.
2nd Step: Cardio: On the average, just about 9% of your time should be utilized for cardio as a fat burning tool. HIIT (high intensity interval training) is by far the fastest and most efficient means you can use to lose the excess body fat. Remember that cardio is a tool and not the center for your program. The point is, long drawn-out sessions of cardio will not be in your best interest. Figure out how to use cardio effectively and you can jolt your metabolism beyond your wildest dreams. Some competitive bodybuilders use cardio as much as twice a day to remove that last remaining layer of flab that’s covering up the abdominal area for contest day (my brother used to do this). This method, if used, is a short-term total-body-stun solution only!
3rd Step: Training: The tough truth is that only about 7% of your total abdominal muscle development will actually come from working out. Do not make exercise the chief priority in shredding those abs of yours. Train the abdominal area like you would any other muscle group. More ab exercises will not automatically make your abs show like a washboard. Concentrate on lowering your body fat percentage (lay off the candy bars, pizza, and beer) and do not attempt ‘spot reduction’ (spot reduction means training one muscle area for the sole purpose of eliminating fat in that area). Train every major muscle group with discipline, and change up your training exercises every eight weeks to send a shockwave through your muscles (muscles have memory).
So the real process to amazing abs is in these three simple (though some days not easy) steps:
o Nutrition
o Cardio
o Training
Any serious fitness program will definitely follow these three concepts. Getting the washboard abs you deserve is well within your grasp. It’s easy to eliminate the belly fat that’s concealing your amazing abs when you know the real deal. Sorry, there are no magic pills!
