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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The Fastest Way To Get Six Pack Abs

By Jay Allen

One of the most common questions I get asked frequently is how to I get a set of six pack abs fast? Mistakenly, a lot of people believe the secret is to churn out hundreds, if not thousands, of crunches or sit ups. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The abs lie below a layer of fat tissue. It is getting rid of this layer of fat tissue that is the key.

Abs workouts on their own will not help you in losing belly fat. In order to get rid of fat you have to either promote weight loss by dieting or by increasing your metabolism. Unfortunately, abdominal workouts do not increases the bodies metabolic rate enough to stimulate this fat loss. There are much more effective methods that will burn off this fat tissue, faster than sit ups or crunches, to reveal a fine, defined six pack.

The best exercises are, in fact, those that stress the whole body therefore increasing the body's metabolism. Those I would include would be:

Various forms of squats, deadlifts, presses, pulls, clean and presses, lunges, snatches, sprinting etc.

These exercises have one main common factor in that they tend to use the big quadriceps muscle, located on the front of the thigh. As these are big muscles, when exercised, they burn lots of calories. They are exercises that if done every day will soon cause fatigue, so I would advise doing them once or twice a week as part of an overall exercise plan.

These exercises also stimulate the production of growth hormone which would also help increase the mass of the abdominal muscle groups and help get a ripped six pack fast.

I am not advising neglecting the exercises that focus mainly on the abdominal muscles. If these are stimulated with focused exercises then they will also benefit from the increase in growth hormone production. I would normally advise exercises that target the abs and core muscle groups as a small part of an overall regime with more time spent focusing on the full body exercises that use the big muscles.

Also, remember that nutrition is probably the most important factor when losing abdominal fat. Eating junk will just counteract any work you put in on a great workout regime.

So when I get asked the question - how do I get a six pack, I recommend focusing on exercises that work the large muscles groups of the body. These, along with good nutrition and a smaller amount of focused stomach exercises will help produce a six pack in no time at all. - 17273

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