3 Tips to Lose Stomach Fat and Get Flat Six Pack Abs

by Yuri in Fitness Training

How to lose stomach fat and getting flat six pack abs is probably one of the hottest topics in the fitness world. I can’t tell you how many people have asked me how to achieve these goals.

So, to save both you and I some valuable time, I’m going to share 3 tips with you on how to lose belly fat and sculpting a sexy six pack.

And we’re going to do it the way athletes do it!

Ready?

 

Six Pack Abs Tip #1 – Strength Training – Movements vs. Muscle Groups

To burn belly fat and start seeing some abdominal definition, you need to burn calories. That’s really the bottom line. Full body strength training exercises that train movements, not muscles, is the way to go. The reason is that big movements have a greater metabolic cost (ie. burn more calories) than small movements. That’s because they recruit more muscle, oxygen, and thus require more calories to complete the necessary exercise. 

Which do you think would burn more calories….

Ab crunches OR front squats?

Sit ups OR lunge walks? 

Leg lifts OR dumbbell cleans?

In each case, if you said the 2nd option, you’re right! 

TAKE HOME MESSAGE – Abdominal exercises do nothing to help lose stomach of get a flat six pack.

 

Six Pack Abs Tip #2 – Cardio – Interval Training vs. Slow Cardio

Another misconception that so many people have is that slow cardio is necessary to burn fat. This has come about because of those damn exercise charts on the cardio machines. Yes, it’s true that low-intensity, long duration cardio will use more fat as a fuel, but what should be remembered is that total caloric expenditure is what’s most important. 

Which do you think will burn more calories…

20 minutes of intense interval training OR 45 minutes of slow cardio?

I think you know what I’m going to suggest, right? Ok, then do it!

 

Six Pack Abs Tip #3 – Diet – Raw Foods vs. Dead Foods

If you think you can get a flat stomach eating cooked starchy carbs or tons of protein, then think again. Especially, if you want to maintain a high level of health. 

First off, eating cooked dead foods means that these foods are void of important food enzymes, which enable your body to digest the very foods you’re feeding it. Eating too many cooked depletes your body’s enzyme stores and impairs its ability to digest and metabolize your foods.

Conversely, raw foods (ie. those that have not been cooked) are rich in the natural enzymes found in all foods. Naturally, this means that each food has the appropriate enzymes to digest itself. Thus, when you eat raw foods, they are much more easily digested and utilized in your body. That means less food stored as useless fat.

The benefits of eating a raw food diet are numerous but for this post I’ll leave you there and encourage more fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds in their raw form. Not only will they help you lose weight and belly fat but you’ll have so much energy and better health than you ever thought possible.

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