Ask any woman what is the most attractive part of a male body and most of the time, they will tell you it's the six pack abs, meaning that your abdominal muscle showing up with beautiful definition. Your abs is considered by many as a sexy muscle and is a symbol of a fit and healthy man. Women are instinctively drawn towards a man brimming with health and fitness because it is a primitive indication that the man is strong enough to protect her and her brood. A rippling six pack abs is one such indication. So is it any wonder that in every gym, you will see men of all ages doing crunches, leg raisers and sit ups religiously in the hope of obtaining the much coveted killer abs? Unfortunately, most men will never get to see their abdominal muscle in its glorious splendor. Why? The following fitness tip will show you why.
You may not like what I am going to give to you straight in the face here. But I will give it to you anyway. So here it goes. Listen up carefully. You may do a zillion crunches a day, then another another million leg raisers , but as long as there is a layer of fat covering your tummy, you will never see your abs because it is covered by the blubber of fat. In fact, your waistline will become bigger because you are adding muscles underneath those fats! So instead of having a slim waistline and showing off your abs, you will have a bigger waistline and thicker love handles. Now get this straight. There is no such thing as spot reduction! Once the fats are off, your abs will show. That I promise you. It is just that simple to display your abs. Lose fats! That's all.
Late night TV commercials or magazines has been telling you that you can have well defined abs by using this gadget or that electronic gizmo. Do you really believe that it is that simple? If it is so, then everyone will have that six pack abs in no time, won't they? Then why isn't that so? Because it just doesn't work that way.
To lose fat effectively and permanently for your abdominal muscles to show, you must include a mildly deficit calorie restriction diet, frequent cardio workouts and strength training with weights to build muscle so as to raise your metabolism in order to lose weight and burn fat naturally. Your weight loss goals will not be achieved effectively or permanently if any one of these three elements is done wrongly or not even incorporated in your slimming program. I repeat the three elements again :-
A mildly caloric deficit diet - A mildly caloric deficit diet to help you lose weight.
Frequent cardio workouts - Frequent cardio workout to exercise your heart and lungs and burn fat at the same time.
Weight Lifting to build muscles - Build muscles to burn fat permanently as muscles use up more calories from your food for energy. Lifting weights will also give you a well toned body and help your abs to show.
Forget about any fad diets or popping slimming pills . These may work initially but in the long run, they are bound to fail.
Now supposing that you are successful in your lose weight lose fat program and have very little fat covering your torso but yet you do not have well defined abs....what happened? You are doing your exercises wrongly or in poor form. More about exercise techniques and form in future articles.
More articles by Chris Chew at
Chris Chew is an American Muscle And Fitness Institute's Master Trainer based in Singapore. Many of his clients are public figures including actors, international pageant winners, models and muscicians.
You can check out his website at http://www.sgfitnessonline.com
Other articles in this series looked at a number of... Read More
There seems to be much confusion amongst trainers and trainees... Read More
WHY CAN'T YOU GAIN WEIGHT?Though there may be many reasons... Read More
L-glutamine remains the supplement of choice for many bodybuilders. It... Read More
Resistance is NOT futile! When it comes to changing your... Read More
Other articles in this series looked at a number of... Read More
From a bodybuilder's perspective one of the most important body... Read More
Many people believe you need to train with a variety... Read More
I know what many of you are thinking reading the... Read More
Becoming familiar with the muscles that make up your body... Read More
My career began in the eighties. I never found myself... Read More
You may be wondering, "How can I possibly do resistance... Read More
By now you've made significant progress in your bodybuilding career.... Read More
Have you heard the term, focus on the core? No,... Read More
But how can this possibly be? Everywhere you look, it's... Read More
Other articles in this series looked at a number of... Read More
In the health, fitness, and nutrition world, achieving optimal or... Read More
You have two main windows of opportunity when your training.... Read More
Most bodybuilders would agree that supplementing with whey protein is... Read More
It's one thing for someone who sits at a computer... Read More
Since the early days of physical culture, modern man has... Read More
Deadlifts are a very potential muscle-building exercise, that will rejuvenate... Read More
If you design your nutrition plans to maximize muscle growth,... Read More
For those who are not familiar with my name, I... Read More
Before I talk about one of the most productive and... Read More
But how can this possibly be? Everywhere you look, it's... Read More
1. Weight Training. Building lean body mass (muscle) will speed... Read More
Core strength and stability is increasingly recognized as a vital... Read More
You've decided to join a gym, but you're not sure... Read More
Now that we have a trainer, our next concern is... Read More
Other articles in this series looked at a number of... Read More
Other articles in this series looked at a number of... Read More
Get Fit At Home With Ailsa : Get Rid of... Read More
Another critical factor to be aware of, is the efficient... Read More
Body building or even just showing up at a gym... Read More
Weight training is one of the best ways to shape... Read More
Are you ready to live a more powerful life by... Read More
Lets discuss what I term as Muscle and Fitness --... Read More
You have two main windows of opportunity when your training.... Read More
Build Muscle with a unilateral weight training program. Whether you... Read More
Have you heard the term, focus on the core? No,... Read More
Until I started following a routine to eat, my gains... Read More
Creating a larger more powerful chest is difficult but if... Read More
Who should use this method to build muscle quickly?If you're... Read More
Over the last couple of years I have taken a... Read More
1. Eat smaller more frequent meals - not only is... Read More
In my 3 decades of training experience I have identified... Read More
The success level of your bodybuilding endeavors is highly determined... Read More
There are countless leg workouts in magazines and books that... Read More
Personal Trainer to the Stars!!Celebrity Personal Trainers!!Who are these amazing... Read More
Answering Service ResourceAnswering Service Resource |