How To Get Ripped Six-pack Abs

So you want to have a ripped six-pack abs huh? Well, you're not alone. A six-pack abs is widely considered as the holy grail of weight loss and fitness and people (both men and women alike) have been obsessing over it for a long time. The thing is, part of its appeal/allure is the fact that it is not that easy to develop.

Many factors dictate whether or not you are capable of developing a six-pack abdominal. Among the biggest factors (unfortunately, one you may not have any control as well) is your generic make up. If you are fortunate enough to have those wonderful genes that enable you to shed weight and gain muscle quickly, then you don't need to work as hard as the other guy with the "fat" genes to get you 6-packs bulging out of your belly. On the other hand, if you have the "fat" genes, then you'll have to work twice as hard (or more) as the guy with the good genes to obtain the same results.                                                                                                           There's really nothing much you can do about your genes, that's a given. So, what you must do instead is to understand what your genes are doing to your body and do everything in your power to make them work with you towards the attainment of your goal. If your genes are making you lose weight very fast then you have to increase your calorie intake and do more compound exercises. If your genes are the sluggish type that makes you put on fat rapidly then you have to watch what you eat and perhaps do more concentrated exercises. It's all on a case-to-case basis, really.

But the good news is, regardless of what kind of genes you have (and regardless of your gender), you can have a six-pack abs. And here are a couple of tips that can help you get them in the shortest time possible.

The first tip I'm going to give you is to do cardio workout. You may have heard or read somewhere that you shouldn't be doing cardio if you are trying to build muscle. Well, that holds true especially if you're skinny. But keep in mind that we are talking about getting ripped here. And a prerequisite to getting ripped is that you already have been working out for quite some time and that you have already built up some muscles.

If you want ripped abdominals you should have at most 5% to 6% overall body fat if you are male and 11% to 13% if you are female. And to get body fat this low you need to do cardio. However, rather than focusing on doing it in outrageous amounts (like 1 to 2 hours a day), you should focus on training harder. If you train at a higher intensity, you're gonna burn a greater percentage of calories and eventually a greater percentage of fat.

The second tip I'm going to give you is you have to control your insulin levels. What that means basically is that you need to start eliminating sugar in your diet. That means no candies, donuts, pastries, etc.

Now, I'm not telling you to go "cold turkey" on sweets/sugar. If you're used to having sweets as a regular part of your diet, what you want to do is to gradually take them out, like (gradually) reducing the amount you are taking in each time until they're completely out of the picture.

Of course that goes without saying that you need to do abdominal workouts. Keep your training consistent/regular. Don't go lazy, but don't go overboard either. Focus on your goal and find out what else you need to do to achieve that goal.

By: jcastor

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