Well summers here and it’s time to get ripped and flaunt
your six packs! The most desired body part that people want to have is the
washboard six pack abs. Most of the people are relatively able to achieve a
toned body with hard work and Dedication, however fail to achieve the six pack
abs.
Now what is so elusive about six pack abs? The fact of the
matter is people lack the understanding of training and most importantly the nutrition
to achieve wash board abs. I don’t want to tell you people that it’s 80 percent
diet and 20 percent training and stuff like that, its like “train diligently
and diet religiously”. Well that being said I am not advising to do endless
sit-ups or starve you to Death. The key to getting a toned body with a six pack
is real simple, it takes three things:
1. Diet.
2. Cardio.
3. Weight Training.
Diet:
Try to eat as clean as possible, as in quality over quantity.
Try to eat small but frequent meals, say 5 meals a day. Now that kicks your
metabolism and the greater the metabolism the more fat your burn. You need to
tailor your nutrition plan in such a way that you get a combination of protein,
fat and carbs at each meal. Consumption of carbs has to be moderate, stick to
complex carbs and foods like brown rice, yams and fruits and vegetables they are
great source of energy. Stay away from bread, pasta and cookies, you need to
lower your fat intake however you can add olive oil and salmon as a source to
get fat into your nutrition. When it comes to proteins stick to lean protein
source such as chicken, tuna and egg whites. Another important thing is to
drink lots of water, I suggest at least one gallon of water a day. I don’t want
to suggest any supplements, as I feel that until unless you are a competitive bodybuilder
you don’t require any supplements.
Cardio:
The most important thing to get a six pack is to have a low
body fat, which means you have to do lots of cardio vascular workouts to shed
the excess baggage you’re carrying. Your body fat percentage needs to be somewhere
around 6 to 8 percent to your abs to be visible or else all the hard training
and the time spent in quest of six packs goes in vain. Choose your way of
getting your cardio vascular workout, be it running on a treadmill or cycling,
stair master etc. I suggest you people to do 2 to 3 times a week of cardio. You can refer to my article “ABC of Getting
Ripped”.
Weight training:
Well, all I want to emphasis in regards to training with
weights is to maintain proper form when lifting weights and feel each rep and each
set. Use relatively few exercises, use exercises which work for you and forget
the rest of the exercises. Knowing what works for your body and what doesn’t is
very important. Most importantly consistence is the key in training along with dedication.
You can find tons of workout articles online to suit your needs.
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