How to Get Six Pack Abs Without Doing Situps

Around 90% of the earth's population who's looking to lose fat is concerned about the size of their belly.

Are you personally standing in front of the mirror several times a day saying to yourself: This year I'm getting a smaller waistline, Beach 2009 here I come!

And then after that, you spend an extra 25 minutes on the cardio machine and then finish up with 15 min of situps and crunches!

Let me first tell you that this is not an unusual approach, I see it happen all the time. You get this motivation kicks in every now and then, which leads to you doing 30-40 min of extra work in the gym, but the next week you're back in front of the mirror again without any noticeable results, wishing for a smaller waistline.

So what's the right way to go when trying to get a smaller waistline, or even six pack abs?

Below I got 3 tips for you that certainly will get you on the right path to six pack abs!

There was a time when situps was the king of six pack abs, but today we know that situps are totally worthless when trying get great looking abdominals. If not worthless, at least very harmful for you. Your core muscles are not developed to work in a situp type of motion, it's created to stabilize your body. Science are showing that lower back problems are very much related to situps, so I really advice you to stay away from them completely!

It is not the number of situps you can perform that determines whether or not you have a six pack abs, it's the amount of body fat you have covering your abdominals. Because truth is, all of us have a six pack abs down there underneath the belly fat, so in order to see them, we need to get rid of the fat.

1. Abs are made in the kitchen

The first step to a six pack is through nutrition. It doesn't matter how much cardio you do if you don't have control over what goes down your throat!

To put it simple:

- Eat lots of greens and veggies (think rainbow, lots of colors).
- As protein, focus on chicken, eggs, fish, lean meat sources, and beans.
- Get your fat through raw nuts and seeds, olive oils, and avocados.
- Decrease the amount of processed carbs, basically everything that aren't eaten in it's natural form (pasta, candy bars, cookies, cereals, etc)
- Consider investing in a Juice Extractor to get your vegetable intake increased!
- Drink lots of water!

These are a few important tips if you want to lose your belly fat and get a smaller waistline. But honestly, you already now that, don't you?

A lot of people know what do eat today, but they just don't know how to apply it. We know we should eat lots of greens and vegetables, but yet we don't consume half as much as we should. For that reason, I really do recommend investing in a Juice Extractor!

2. Full Body Workouts

In order to burn more calories and get the biggest muscle stimulation, focus on Full Body Workouts. By going to the gym and doing a few sets of biceps curls, tricep extensions and some cable crossovers, you are only wasting your time.

- Perform your workouts as circuits and include exercises such as Bodyweight Squats, Lunges, Pushups, Inverted Rows, Pullups, Shoulder Presses and finish off with some Planks.

- Do each exercise for 20-30 sec and move from one exercise to another without any rest in between the exercises.

- Rest 30-60 seconds after completed circuit.

- Repeat the circuit for 3-4 times.

This way, you'll be done in 15-20 min and you'll be burning calories way after your workout, even in your sleep!

3. Alternate between Interval Training and Low Intensity Training

In today's society we are performing more cardio then ever, yet we're still more overweight then ever. Experts today are finding more and more results that interval based type of training are way more effective for fat loss and improving your cardiovascular system.

But I am of the belief that Interval Training should be combined with Low Intensity Training, such as walking in nature for 30-45 min.

So the secret recipe when it comes to cardio is to perform 2-3 interval based type of workouts, and then on the rest of the days make sure to take a walk in nature for 30-45 min. It is very important that you'll get into a mindset where walking is for your well-being, and shouldn't be focused on fat loss.

When I am out walking I always listen to an audio program, and I am only allowed to listen to it when I am out walking. That way, when I am listening to a really great audio program, I look forward to putting on my sneakers and go out for a walk!

The bottom line, you need to change your nutrition and start focusing on the food sources I recommended earlier. Add in 2-3 workouts per week of bodyweight circuits and then 2-3 interval based workouts per week. On the days you don't perform your interval sessions, I recommend you focus on walking for 30-45 min (I do it right away in the morning, and the circuits later in the evening, or right after my walking sessions).

There you got it, 3 tips that will help you on your journey to a six-pack abs!

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Wed, 7 Jan 2009 at 2:34 AM, by jamie
am 18 and i love to get a six pack and am trying to get 1 as i speak my m8 gt one he said do loads of sit ups but it says dont do them what do you think i should do

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