One of the most common questions I get asked, as a personal trainer, is how do I get a set of ripped six pack abs fast? A lot of people mistakenly believe that the fastest way is to concentrate on doing hundreds and hundreds of sit ups or crunches. The abdominal muscles, however, are hidden below a layer of fat and the key is to get rid of this.
Abs workouts on their own will not help you in losing belly fat. In order to get rid of fat you have to either promote weight loss by dieting or by increasing your metabolism. Unfortunately, abdominal workouts do not increases the bodies metabolic rate enough to stimulate this fat loss. There are much more effective methods that will burn off this fat tissue, faster than sit ups or crunches, to reveal a fine, defined six pack.
The best exercises are, in fact, those that stress the whole body therefore increasing the body's metabolism. Those I would include would be:
Various forms of squats, deadlifts, presses, pulls, clean and presses, lunges, snatches, sprinting etc.
These exercises have one main common factor in that they tend to use the big quadriceps muscle, located on the front of the thigh. As these are big muscles, when exercised, they burn lots of calories. They are exercises that if done every day will soon cause fatigue, so I would advise doing them once or twice a week as part of an overall exercise plan.
Exercising these muscle groups also stimulates the production of growth hormone in the body which would additionally help in the growth of the abdominal muscles.
It is important to note, however, that you should not neglect exercising the abdominal muscles. Exercising them, stimulates them to grow and so will further benefit from the boost in growth hormone production. Like the large muscles it is advisable to incorporate these abs exercises into an overall program.
Also, remember that nutrition is probably the most important factor when losing abdominal fat. Eating junk will just counteract any work you put in on a great workout regime.
So when I get asked the question - how do I get a six pack, I recommend focusing on exercises that work the large muscles groups of the body. These, along with good nutrition and a smaller amount of focused stomach exercises will help produce a six pack in no time at all.
Abs workouts on their own will not help you in losing belly fat. In order to get rid of fat you have to either promote weight loss by dieting or by increasing your metabolism. Unfortunately, abdominal workouts do not increases the bodies metabolic rate enough to stimulate this fat loss. There are much more effective methods that will burn off this fat tissue, faster than sit ups or crunches, to reveal a fine, defined six pack.
The best exercises are, in fact, those that stress the whole body therefore increasing the body's metabolism. Those I would include would be:
Various forms of squats, deadlifts, presses, pulls, clean and presses, lunges, snatches, sprinting etc.
These exercises have one main common factor in that they tend to use the big quadriceps muscle, located on the front of the thigh. As these are big muscles, when exercised, they burn lots of calories. They are exercises that if done every day will soon cause fatigue, so I would advise doing them once or twice a week as part of an overall exercise plan.
Exercising these muscle groups also stimulates the production of growth hormone in the body which would additionally help in the growth of the abdominal muscles.
It is important to note, however, that you should not neglect exercising the abdominal muscles. Exercising them, stimulates them to grow and so will further benefit from the boost in growth hormone production. Like the large muscles it is advisable to incorporate these abs exercises into an overall program.
Also, remember that nutrition is probably the most important factor when losing abdominal fat. Eating junk will just counteract any work you put in on a great workout regime.
So when I get asked the question - how do I get a six pack, I recommend focusing on exercises that work the large muscles groups of the body. These, along with good nutrition and a smaller amount of focused stomach exercises will help produce a six pack in no time at all.
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