15 Minutes To A Ripped Six Pack

You may have a muscular body overall, but let's be truly honest, it really doesn't mean much without a set of defined abs. To enhance the size and shape of your muscles, you want to get lean all over and attain the six pack abs look that everybody is trying to work toward. In other words, the leaner you become, the larger in appearance your muscles will be. I don’t care how many crunches you do, if your body fat is not in or close to single digits, your abs WILL NOT show. Everyone has a layer of fat covering their ab muscles, so no matter how hard you may be working them they won't be visible until you can get that fat out of the way. An idea that makes sense, doesn't it? With that thought in mind, here are a few tips to help you gain more defined abs and overall muscle appearance by getting lean.

Cut sugars, carbs, white flour, and dairy out of your diet as much as possible for a proper diet. This will prevent the usual bloating and “thick skin” look that we are trying to avoid. Follow a very clean diet consisting of only complex carbohydrates, clean proteins, and natural fats.

Once you are following a "clean" diet, you will find that burning fat will be both easier and more efficient when performing fat burning activities. Your burn calories working out and you will achieve your goal of burning fat. The old wives' tail of a secret heart rate to magically burn up fat is something that need to be put to rest. There are many types of fat burning activities to choose from, the type you choose is completely up to you, but here are a few options to try.

Traditional cardio: This type of cardio is just your standard jogging or walking on the treadmill. This type of activity is effective in your attempts in getting lean when done for at least 45 minutes to an hour. If you are following a strenuous workout routine with traditional cardio, I’d recommend about 30 minutes.

Another fat burning activity that can be done in half the time of a traditional cardio workout is the more intense technique known as circuit training. To schieve maximum results with circuit training, you will want to do 15 to 20 minutes. After an intense workout, you should not jump into circuit training, unlike with your more traditional cardio routine. If interested, you can follow this link to find a great circuit training routine for you.

Keep your metabolism up: It is very important that you break up your meals into 6 per day. This is sure to turn your body into a fat burning machine and keep that metabolism working hard by eating every 2 to 3 hours. With keeping your metabolism up, you will not only get lean, but you will be providing your body with the proper amounts of daily nutrients, therefore, keeping your muscle mass while burning fat.

Getting lean can be achieved, here are some more advance hints:

To cut down on water retention, consume a gallon of water each day.
Perform your cardio in the morning on an empty stomach.
Finally, when it comes to getting lean, make sure that the majority of the carbohydrates you eat are from vegetables.

To achieve a "fitness model" look that is ripped and lean, follow these outlined steps and you will soon be looking lean which is hot and not bulky which is not. The real challenge is going to lie in staying lean, not so much as getting lean. But however hard it may be, the key to successfully get lean is consistency, as in every time you step away from your routine, you will actually be taking two steps backwards from your fat burning goals.

By: Richard Lowes

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