If you could sculpt one body part to perfection for next summer, what would it be?
Let me guess - six pack abs! I don't know anybody who does not want to shrink
their waistline, lose body fat, eliminate lower back pain and develop a jaw-dropping
set of rock-hard six-pack abs. Building eye-popping abdominals is not the hardest
thing to achieve in the world but it's definitely not the easiest either.
Before you can start learning how to get six-pack abs and discover the truth about
what it really takes to build a beach-worthy abdominal section, you must first expose
the lies, myths and rumors. Before we talk about how to get six-pack abs, the right
way, we must re-program your hard drive and empty the trash can of garbage you have
been fed.
Because of all this hyped-up and misguided information - even among so-called
'fitness experts' - you should be skeptical of all abdominal training equimpment
and programs. Let's first eliminate the top four ways not to get a six-pack:
Learning how to get a six-pack does not require expensive workout equipment promoted
through obnoxious infomercials. You can't flick on the TV anymore without seeing
two new abdominal exercise machines being promoted at once. There are so many of
them that if you get suckered into these 'ab workout' gimmicks, you will be broke
quicker than Ben Johnson sprints the 100 meter dash! And get this: Of the $520 million
dollars a year spent on exercise equipment, abdominal machines get a $208 million
dollar piece of the pie!
Learning how to get a six-pack does not require thousands or even hundreds of crunches
a day. So much for the Brittany Spears ab workout! Crunches are decent but totally
overused and associated with more being better. Crunches are a very general exercise,
and general exercises get general results. Excessive floor crunches shorten the
abdominal wall, pull your head forward and emphasize poor posture. They also involve
a very low level of stimulation which neglects adequate muscle-fiber recruitment.
Learning how to get a six-pack does not involve starvation diets. Starvation diets
starve the muscle when you should be feeding the muscle instead. Guess what happens
when you starve your body? Your metabolism shuts down out of survival and causes
your body to store fat. Your body must get energy from somewhere, so guess what
gets sacrificed? That's right, your precious muscle which is, in fact, responsible
for maintaining a high metabolism. Starve your muscle - great logic!
Learning how to get a six-pack does not require fat-burning pills. What did the
last weight loss pill you bought do for you? The same thing the next one is going
to do - nothing! Except give you a thinner wallet but not a thinner waist
line. The entire concept of taking pills to 'burn fat' is built on a sandy foundation
and misleading because diet pills only treat the symptoms and not the root cause.
Without focusing on the root problems of a flabby mid-section, like poor nutrition,
a crazy lifestyle and improper training, you will just end up where you started
- farther away from having a six-pack for summer instead of closer.
Just Because You're Skinny Does Not Mean You Will Have A Six-Pack
The volume of interest I receive from skinny guys who wish to build their mid-sections
is more than enough evidence to disprove the false reality of "I should be
able to 'see' my abs if I have low body fat." I'm sure you know of a friend
who is completely scrawny, yet, without a shirt on he, has zero abdominal definition!
To me that would be salt on an open wound.
Abdominals Are A Muscle, Too!
You want your arms to be bigger, your shoulders to be broader and your chest to
be fuller, correct? And what is the solution to making these muscle groups increase
in size? High intensity weight training, overload, consistency and a healthy surplus
of calories. Starting to sound familiar?
The same goes for your abdominals. Your abdominals are a muscle group that requires
the same formula and attention and are not any different from other muscle groups.
For some reason many consider abdominals to be a 'special' body part that requires
a different set of rules and a completely different formula for training. Abdominals
were not given a 'secret code' to crack. To get thick, dense abs - the ones
that 'pop' out - you must train them with intensity and overload. Here are some
practical tips you can apply to your program so that you can be the 'man' or 'gal'
at your gym with a ripped and muscular six-pack. Then I will provide a sample program!