Marlton, NJ (PRWEB) July 16, 2007
With nearly 2/3 of the adult population in the US classified as overweight or obese, it has become a very rare occurrence these days to see virtually anyone with the six pack abs appearance that is so yearned for. Unfortunately, it seems that the masses still go about their quest for a sexy stomach in the least effective manner possible.
The fact is that typical crunches, sit-ups and side bends have almost nothing to do with truly attaining that flat stomach and sexy abs that everybody wants, but most struggle with. It’s true.
According to Mike Geary of Marlton, NJ, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), author of the internationally best-selling e-book, “The Truth about Six Pack Abs” and founder of TruthAboutAbs.com, most people are simply wasting their time with hundreds of crunches, sit-ups and other direct ab exercises while trying to flatten that stomach.
The real secret, says Geary, is in choosing exercises and workout combinations that stimulate the metabolism and give more of a fat-burning hormonal response, in order to more easily strip off the excess belly fat that is covering up those abs.
For losing belly fat to slim down that tummy much faster, Geary prescribes throwing the crunches out the window for the time being, and instead focusing on multi-joint full-body exercises that give you a much better calorie burn and metabolism increase. For example, exercises such as lunges, squats, mountain climbers and other similar exercises are much better for burning belly fat than ab exercises such as crunches or sit-ups.
Here’s an example of how these three exercises can be combined into a time-effective 10-15 minute workout that will blast that excess belly fat off of your abs faster than ever before and can be done right in your own living room:
Example Bodyweight Exercise Circuit
Take note of the time, or start a timer, then repeat the following circuit as many times as possible in 10-15 minutes
1. Bodyweight squats — 8 reps each set
2. Bodyweight lunges — 6 reps with each leg per set
3. Mountain climbers on floor — 30 seconds for each set
Take no rest between exercises in the circuit, and then rest 30 seconds after each rotation through the circuit. Keep repeating the circuit for 10-15 minutes straight. If you’re a beginner that never exercises, just go for only 5 minutes for the first week or two. For everyone else, try starting at 10 minutes for the first week, and slowly work up to 15 minutes of these high intensity circuits thereafter.
For some, a 15 minute workout might not sound like much, but this type of high intensity combination workout is guaranteed to be more effective than the typical waste of time abs machines and ineffective ab exercises. Bye, bye belly fat.
Exercise Descriptions
1. Bodyweight squats — Start with a foot stance slightly wider than shoulder width. Initiate the squat by pushing the hips back, and then squatting down until your thighs are approximately parallel to the ground. Then push yourself back up to the starting position. Important tip: always think about “sitting back” into a squat as opposed to just “squatting down”.
2. Bodyweight Lunges — Step forward with one leg at a time. Take a long enough step so that at the bottom of the lunge, your shin is vertical and your thigh is parallel to the floor. Alternate legs and repeat.
3. Floor mountain climbers — Get down into a pushup position on hands and toes. Quickly start alternating your legs by shuffling your feet in and out. Your knees will come in close to your elbows on each rep. Move swiftly. This is meant to be a fast paced exercise. Keep moving for the recommended time period (30 seconds each set).
This was just an intro to the full body philosophy of fat loss. The Truth about Six Pack Abs manual contains all levels of advancement from beginners to super-studs and bodyweight workouts to gym-based free weight workouts. In addition, the most important portion of the manual deals with nutritional strategies for losing body fat to achieve a low enough body fat percentage for visible abs.
The following page contains a free fat loss & metabolism raising report to help both beginners and advanced fitness buffs break out of their fitness plateau.
Mike Geary is also the founder of the website geared towards busy professionals looking for fast 4-minute dumbbell and bodyweight home workouts.
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