OK guys, here are 5 quick and dirty tips as to why you could be going nowhere trying to flatten stomach fat and reveal your abs. I'm going to outline the main setbacks people seem to face and point out some possible solutions to get your waistline looking fit and lean.
Read this post carefully guys because I found some killer info that, if followed, will flatten stomach fat and have you turning heads at the beach in no time.
Stop and think... How amazing would it feel to be noticed and even complimented on your ripped midsection?
Cool! Let's rip it up (pun totally intended)
1. You're focusing too much on direct ab excises
I know, I know, it's weird but doing ab exercises alone just isn't enough to flatten stomach fat and get ripped abs. To cut straight to the chase:
Direct ab work doesn't burn fat from your stomach! To have a trim waistline and visible abs, you need to focus on training the whole body to massively ramp up your metabolism and set a good hormonal profile for fat loss. Think squats, lunges, dead lift, pulls and presses - exercises that work across multiple muscles and joints. Two to three sessions a week of those kinds of workouts would be a great start.
2. You're bored with the monotony of standard cardio routines.
Based on everything I've read I wouldn't recommend typical cardio to lose belly fat. Truth is I'm dead against it.
"Huh?" you say. Well, let me explain. Most of the belly fat loss programs out there demand you do ridiculous amounts of steady state cardio - sometimes up to 60 minutes 3 to 4 days a week.
This style of training can harm your results dramatically. Endurance style cardio forces the body to produce a stress hormone cortisol. This hormone causes the body to eat muscle and store fat -bad news if you're trying to flatten stomach fat.
Short, intense cardio is the key. Use intervals of 30 seconds hard then 60 seconds easy for 12-15 minutes to cause a greater metabolic disturbance than traditional cardio while keeping cortisol at bay. In fact research shows interval training is equally effective in strengthening the heart and better at reducing belly fat than traditional treadmill grinding.
3. You're basing your success on a supplement or "fat-loss" pill.
Believe me, around 96 per cent of supplements utter rubbish and do nothing to flatten stomach flab.
This took me years and thousands of dollars to realize. Most supplement companies are in the magic pill business but there just is no magic pill for reducing belly flat. Sorry guys.
That being said, there's the remaining 4 per cent of supplements like fish oil, protein powder and creatine that can work well and don't have to cost the earth. But wholesome, healthy, real food is always the best option.
4. You're basing your success on "ab machine" or "ab gadget".
If you own one of these things I have bad news: you were taken to the cleaners! These machines and gadgets do absolutely nothing to flatten stomach flab. Think about it this way, if they work well then why doesn't everybody have one - why doesn't the local gym have one?
5. You're trying to follow some kind of weird diet.
There are a million (a conservative estimate) different diet methods out there. There's low-carb, no-carb, no-fat, low-fat, Mediterranean, Paleo, The Zone and more. There's a dizzying array of methods because it's easier to sell a diet book if it appears different to other diet books. Nobody wants to buy more of the same so book publishers find zany new diets and publish them - brilliant money maker but a crummy way to eat.
I say keep it simple, quick and easy wherever possible. If you want to flatten stomach fat you need to eat less energy than you're expending, have an appropriate mix of protein, carbs and fat that supports your health and your training. Drink plenty of water. Repeat daily. And don't forget to occasionally treat yourself but not to overindulge.
There you go, 5 killer tips to flatten stomach flab and get your abs showing fast. Hope you liked them.
Hamish
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