Building perfect abs – if only it was a simple as a few crunches!
Most people automatically think of crunches and sit-ups when they think about making the effort to build perfect abs for (probably) the first time in their lives.
Unfortunately, it’s really going to need 4 distinct activities to get the type of abs you see showcased on TV and in the movies; there aren’t any short cuts, unfortunately. All 4 activities are necessary and they’re aimed at the crucial combination – burn fat, build muscle.
Your Diet
The single biggest issue here is, you can spend the rest of your life working out with crunches but if you still have too much body fat, you’ll never have six-pack abs.
So your diet has to be one that makes fat loss inevitable. Meaning, first, think about calories — you need to eat fewer calories than you burn. Second, you need a good balance of carbohydrates, proteins and fat – and yes, there IS healthy fat. You need the protein to build muscle and also to help muscle recover from exercise; and, protein can help you to control your appetite. You need carbs for energy. And healthy fat because the right types of fat – not those in a burger or ice cream, I might add – are an essential part of a balanced diet.
Cardio Exercise
Why cardio? Because 3500 calories = 1 lb of fat, so if you want to lose the fat to expose that six-pack, cardio helps to burn the calories, and therefore burn the fat.
Strength exercises
Strength training has the biggest impact on the metabolism … meaning, if you perform this type of training regularly, you’ll literally put your body in a position where the metabolism speeds up and … you’ve guessed it, your burn fat more quickly. Large muscle exercises – squats, bench presses, lunges, etc – performed regularly will have a bigger impact on metabolism even than cardio and certainly more than small muscle exercises (bicep curls, for example) although it all helps. The faster you burn the fat … the faster you get those great abs you’re working so hard for.
Abs-specific exercises
Finally, there are the traditional exercises – crunches, sit-ups and leg lifts. With many variations, of course.
So, this is the path you need to take for great abs; but the biggest obstacle isn’t actually associated with any of these. The biggest challenge is in your head, and it’s simply this – are you willing to pay the price?
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