6 quick tips for 6 pack abs
I was in New York City last weekend and I decided to sit down and grab a meal. I headed into a pizza shop and really didn’t want to eat pizza. Well then why walk into the shop in the first place? Well I knew this particular place had some good chicken salads so I got one and sat down in their little seating area. Next to me were a man and a women and the guy started telling the girl that he wants six pack abs. He was eating pizza but he wanted six pack abs.
That got me thinking, if this guy asked me how to get six pack abs and I had to answer him in 60 seconds or less, what would I tell him?
So on the train ride home I thought about what six recommendations I could give him to get six pack abs.
1)Eat 4 junk foods meals per week. Am I serious? Yes I am, simply because getting six pack abs has a huge mental component to it as well. The bodybuilding magazines make us think that we need to be mindless robots 24 hours a day and eat very little carbs and no fat or else we’ll never get close to getting a rock hard midsection.
That’s a very narrow minded way of thinking. Eating 3-4 cheat meals per week of whatever you want not only revs up your muscle building and fat burning hormones but it also allows from a mental break of eating hard and training hard.
2)Do your ab work after you do cardio. There is some evidence that doing ab exercises after interval cardio workouts leads to greater ab fat loss. Now I have to believe that this is due to increased blood flow to the stomach as a result of your
cardio workouts.
3)Alternate between intervals and incline cardio. Most training experts only recommend one type of cardio training but I don’t agree in that. In the Physique Formula I talk about the benefits to both type of cardio workouts. It’s a mistake to only perform one type of cardio like intervals because the intensity of intervals only allows you to burn extra calories three times a week. If you are trying to get six pack abs you’ll need to burn extra calories every day.
4)Cut out the grains. I’m all for having some carbs during a diet but grains just stink. They wrecks our stomachs and lead to high blood sugar levels. Stick with fibrous carbs like yams, brown rice and oatmeal.
5)Add extra bodyweight workouts one day a week. Getting six pack abs means that you need to to raise your metabolism as much as possible. Going to the gym 3 or 4 times per week and doing 3 or 4 cardio workouts is fine but after awhile it isn’t enough. Bodyweight workouts like in the Physique Formula should be quick, around 30 minutes and should be able to be done in your basement, garage or bedroom and when your kids are asleep or when you have some free time. These extra bodyweight workouts are a great way to set your body up to burn more calories when you sleep too.
6)Stretch. Seriously, most people ignoring stretching and it really bites them in the butt when they start to train hard to burn fat. I always hate when I have to do cardio because my hip flexors and hamstrings are tight .So I started stretching them hard and my performance on my intervals increased and I got six pack abs faster.
Jimmy
6 quick tips for 6 pack abs
I was in New York City last weekend and I decided to sit down and grab a meal. I headed into a pizza shop and really didn’t want to eat pizza. Well then why walk into the shop in the first place? Well I knew this particular place had some good chicken salads so I got one and sat down in their little seating area. Next to me were a man and a women and the guy started telling the girl that he wants six pack abs. He was eating pizza but he wanted six pack abs.
That got me thinking, if this guy asked me how to get six pack abs and I had to answer him in 60 seconds or less, what would I tell him?
So on the train ride home I thought about what six recommendations I could give him to get six pack abs.
1)Eat 4 junk foods meals per week. Am I serious? Yes I am, simply because getting six pack abs has a huge mental component to it as well. The bodybuilding magazines make us think that we need to be mindless robots 24 hours a day and eat very little carbs and no fat or else we’ll never get close to getting a rock hard midsection.
That’s a very narrow minded way of thinking. Eating 3-4 cheat meals per week of whatever you want not only revs up your muscle building and fat burning hormones but it also allows from a mental break of eating hard and training hard.
2)Do your ab work after you do cardio. There is some evidence that doing ab exercises after interval cardio workouts leads to greater ab fat loss. Now I have to believe that this is due to increased blood flow to the stomach as a result of your
cardio workouts.
3)Alternate between intervals and incline cardio. Most training experts only recommend one type of cardio training but I don’t agree in that. In the Physique Formula I talk about the benefits to both type of cardio workouts. It’s a mistake to only perform one type of cardio like intervals because the intensity of intervals only allows you to burn extra calories three times a week. If you are trying to get six pack abs you’ll need to burn extra calories every day.
4)Cut out the grains. I’m all for having some carbs during a diet but grains just stink. They wrecks our stomachs and lead to high blood sugar levels. Stick with fibrous carbs like yams, brown rice and oatmeal.
5)Add extra bodyweight workouts one day a week. Getting six pack abs means that you need to to raise your metabolism as much as possible. Going to the gym 3 or 4 times per week and doing 3 or 4 cardio workouts is fine but after awhile it isn’t enough. Bodyweight workouts like in the Physique Formula should be quick, around 30 minutes and should be able to be done in your basement, garage or bedroom and when your kids are asleep or when you have some free time. These extra bodyweight workouts are a great way to set your body up to burn more calories when you sleep too.
6)Stretch. Seriously, most people ignoring stretching and it really bites them in the butt when they start to train hard to burn fat. I always hate when I have to do cardio because my hip flexors and hamstrings are tight .So I started stretching them hard and my performance on my intervals increased and I got six pack abs faster.
Jimmy