Six Pack Exercises – The Real Truth Behind a Lean, Sexy Six Pack

It is one of the more common misconceptions when trying to get six pack abs that you require some long abdominal workout to get them. Six pack exercises, if you do them correctly and in the right rep range, will help create the abdominal muscle, but will not give you a six pack alone. You can have the strongest set of abs in the world and still have a beer belly if you’ve neglected the necessary step of fat loss.

The best "six pack exercises" have nothing to do with your abs at all, but the stripping away of body fat. This can be done in the kitchen or on a treadmill. For the fastest results you should approach from both sides. Obviously you have other choices besides a treadmill, but I’m just using it because it is a common representative example of cardiovascular exercise.

Everyone says eat less and exercise more, but I believe this is slightly misleading for fat loss, not to mention it has become annoying to hear. You could eat two pounds of vegetables and be better off than if you ate two pieces of cake. The cake would be eating less, but it’s far more dense calorically and has all sorts of chemical additives to thwart your fat loss efforts.

Even if the vegetables had more calories you’d still be better off as they are “negative calorie foods.” That "eat less" mentality also leads people to eat less frequently and often less than they should. These both can cause an extreme drop in metabolism.

There are a similar variety of arguments for exercising more. Overall, losing extra weight is more about the quality of your actions instead of sheer quantity. Of course there is a balance, the law of conservation of energy still applies, but if you are taking the smart approach you are setting yourself up to win. Making your actions count for more also helps prevent motivational burn out.

Your nutritional “six pack exercises” should consist primarily of natural foods. Eat five or six meals each day and get a fair balance of macronutrients in each one. If you are going to go light on any of those macronutrients, make it carbs.

When it comes to physical exertion, focus more on high-intensity exercises. Sprint sets, burst swimming, and circuit training will all drain great numbers of calories and improve your metabolism for the next couple of days.

Six Pack Exercises

So you’ve been working hard on your six pack exercises, been allowing adequate rest, but is that all you’re doing? No matter how hard we hope that training will be enough, with one misplaced meal all of that work could end up in the garbage. There’s a key concept embodied by the phrase I’ve heard a million times, “Eat for what you do, don’t do for what you eat.” It’s incredible the amount of work it takes to bounce back from one binge session. You can honestly flush a week’s worth of work down the toilet if you’re dieting, but, on the other side, if you already have a low body fat percentage and need the muscles, you may never even leave the starting line if you don’t get the correct nutritional intake.

The goal you’re looking to achieve by doing six pack exercises, which in this case I’m just talking about your abdominal workout, is to build muscle. You may understand the concept that for muscle gain you must generally take in more calories than you eat, but they have to be the right type of calories and at the right times!

Your body is in a constant state of breakdown, so unless you have fuel to combat that breakdown you’re fooling no one when trying for a “body transformation.” You need a significant, consistent intake of protein throughout the day. This helps to create an anabolic environment which is what you need if you’re going to get any results from your six pack exercises. I’ve heard a lot of conflicting stories about how much protein you should really take in and how much the body can absorb, but everyone who knows how to build muscle agrees that you need some intake about every three hours. Don’t worry about the muscle you’ll lose during sleep as it is insignificant due to the metabolic slow in that state.

The next point to address is one that is all too often overlooked. Protein does build muscle, but it’s a one-trick pony that needs some help so that it can do its job under the optimum conditions. For example, protein is a very poor energy source, so we use carbohydrates to help in that category. They also regulate insulin which allows more nutrients to be sent through the body and to the muscles. Focus your carbohydrate intake around the time you do your six pack exercises; eat complex carbs before and simple after. Simple carbohydrates are processed faster, refilling the glycogen stores you should have depleted or nearly depleted during your six pack exercises. Full glycogen stores help to create an anabolic environment as well.

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