Most people that shell-out their hard-earned funds on expensive ab machines and products touted to produce a six-pack "in no time" learn a painful lesson soon after. They find out too late that a lot if not all of these are just tools to take advantage of society's demand for faster washboard abs.
The human body is designed to store surplus energy from food in the form of fat cells. These are stored mainly around our lower body- our bellies, butts and thighs. This is the main reason eliminating beer bellies and love-handles have been a source of consternation for fitness aficionados since the early days of bodybuilding.
Actually, the muscles around the abdomen aren't any more difficult to strengthen and develop than the muscles in our arms, legs or chest. The problem is the layer of excess fat concealing those muscles and belly fat is usually the most stubborn because of its high concentration.
Putting together the right combination of workouts as well as eating wisely are the most effective (read: fastest) way to attain that elusive six pack. Metabolism and keeping it in relatively high levels will help us shed and keep-off that ugly potbelly.
Donning sweats, grabbing a towel and going about the gym blindly doing reps on the ab machine is not the way to get abs quickly. Neither is limiting your food intake to diet shakes and tasteless crackers and boiled egg whites- this serves only to give you sense of feeling deprived, increasing the risk of going on a binge.
Studies show that the most effective exercises for targeting body fat are cardiovascular exercises that keep the heart rate at a steady, optimal rate (just below the maximum heart rate). These burn the most calories from body fat rather than from carbohydrates and glycogen stores. Glycogen is a substance that is essential to muscle repair and development.
A proper diet- one which doesn't necessarily mean cutting-back on intake can also help shorten the path to getting six-pack abs. The trick is to choose which foods you're getting calories from. Eating food high in carb content early in the day or before exercising and protein-rich food after workouts can mean a world of difference in preventing us from packing-on excess calories.
Skipping meals (especially breakfast) is a big no-no as this causes our body to slow down our metabolism and this can actually lessen the calories we burn from belly fat. Experts say eating small meals throughout the day (yes, with snacks) is ultimately better than trying to cut down on caloric intake by foregoing meals. - 15266
The human body is designed to store surplus energy from food in the form of fat cells. These are stored mainly around our lower body- our bellies, butts and thighs. This is the main reason eliminating beer bellies and love-handles have been a source of consternation for fitness aficionados since the early days of bodybuilding.
Actually, the muscles around the abdomen aren't any more difficult to strengthen and develop than the muscles in our arms, legs or chest. The problem is the layer of excess fat concealing those muscles and belly fat is usually the most stubborn because of its high concentration.
Putting together the right combination of workouts as well as eating wisely are the most effective (read: fastest) way to attain that elusive six pack. Metabolism and keeping it in relatively high levels will help us shed and keep-off that ugly potbelly.
Donning sweats, grabbing a towel and going about the gym blindly doing reps on the ab machine is not the way to get abs quickly. Neither is limiting your food intake to diet shakes and tasteless crackers and boiled egg whites- this serves only to give you sense of feeling deprived, increasing the risk of going on a binge.
Studies show that the most effective exercises for targeting body fat are cardiovascular exercises that keep the heart rate at a steady, optimal rate (just below the maximum heart rate). These burn the most calories from body fat rather than from carbohydrates and glycogen stores. Glycogen is a substance that is essential to muscle repair and development.
A proper diet- one which doesn't necessarily mean cutting-back on intake can also help shorten the path to getting six-pack abs. The trick is to choose which foods you're getting calories from. Eating food high in carb content early in the day or before exercising and protein-rich food after workouts can mean a world of difference in preventing us from packing-on excess calories.
Skipping meals (especially breakfast) is a big no-no as this causes our body to slow down our metabolism and this can actually lessen the calories we burn from belly fat. Experts say eating small meals throughout the day (yes, with snacks) is ultimately better than trying to cut down on caloric intake by foregoing meals. - 15266
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