Ab Workout and Fat Loss Mistakes You Must Avoid

Ab Workout and Fat Loss Mistakes You Must Avoid

If you want to discover some areas where you may be going wrong in your ab workouts and your attempts at losing stomach fat, I have an interview for you here that you'll want to read.

In the interview, we discuss the topic of abs training and the biggest myths and mistakes we see in this field.

Here's a copy of the training portion of the interview below. We'll discuss the nutrition aspects necessary for losing enough body fat to carve out those six pack abs in another article.

CB: Okay Mike, so where does the average man or woman go wrong when it comes to training abs?

MG: Most people are probably going to be surprised with this answer. In their quest for 'six pack abs', the biggest mistake I see people making is wasting WAY too much of their time training their abs directly... pumping away with all kinds of different abs-specific exercises.

I'm sure you know what I'm referring to. The person is trying so hard to get those abs to show, that they're spending almost all of their time in the gym with hundreds of reps of various crunches, leg raises, twisting exercises, etc. Meanwhile, all of that wasted time directly training the abs could have been better spent on a properly designed full body workout program that would elicit a much better metabolic response and increase the fat-burning hormone levels in their body as well.

After all, losing the stomach fat that is covering the abs is the MOST important aspect for most people to finally be able to make their abdominals visible. Unfortunately, pumping away with hundreds of crunches and leg raises does NOT cause much of a metabolic or fat burning hormonal response.

This is the main focus of my Truth about Six Pack Abs book... full body workout programs and proper nutrition to strip off that stubborn belly fat and reveal the six pack that's hiding underneath!

Of course it wouldn't be an abs book if I didn't focus on ab development too, but I make sure firstly that the most important concepts for lasting body fat reduction are understood.

CB: Do you see any gender differences in mistakes they make? And more importantly, do you see any gender differences in the response to various types of ab training?

MG: To be honest, I don't really see any need for men or women to train differently. Bottom line... the best exercises are the best exercises regardless of gender.

How To Lose Body Fat Now: The Most Effective Methods Explained

Losing body fat is not the easiest of propositions; just ask anyone trying to lose that last ten pounds. It often seems as if the more persistent a person is, the harder this stubborn body fat is to lose. Whether your goal is to get into top shape for a bodybuilding contest or to look good for the beach, fat loss is arguably the biggest incentive to train.

But just how much body fat should be lost to achieve the kind of definition that accentuates the separation between muscle groups, and highlights that all-important abdominal area? It really depends on one's goals.

Best Way to Lose Weight Secret

The last thing you want to happen after you find the perfect weight loss program or the perfect weight training program is to lose interest. In this article you'll discover how to stay focused and keep the excitement you felt on day one of your program.

OK, you start a diet, you're going to lose stomach fat once and for all, you get the latest weight loss products, the doc's go ahead, all the right foods, even your own personal coach or at least a place to work out that you enjoy.

You're well into your program and everything is going fine for a week or so and then all of a sudden there is more important things to do than workout. A dialog starts up in your mind, "wouldn't you rather be doing something else?" or "shouldn't you be taking care of such and such?" And the next thing you know your diet plan is a distant memory.

Why is this?

Because the exercising is turning into work and you're not keeping your goal of the new you fresh in your mind. So your thoughts start wondering, finding something more interesting for you to do than to work out.

Do you know what is happening? You're losing focus, you forgot to feed that internal goal machine with a nice image of that body you had envisioned previously. And just like a house of card all the parts start to fall down.

It's really a simple matter of staying focused. That is why some diet programs have you report in and they make a big party using the support system of other dieters. If you have access to this support great, if not, you can still stay focused.

Prime the pump constantly, keep that new body of yours in your mind's eye. Feel that new you, how loose are those clothes are going to be or how sculptured your body is going to be? Imagine hearing someone complimenting you on a job well done as you achieve your goal.

Keep in mind that new you, refresh your goal energy. Nourish your thoughts the same way you nourish your body and you will experience the outcome just the way you knew it would be.