Boot Camp – Best Abs Workout Routines:
Somehow somewhere a myth was developed about how to develop six pack abs. You can NOT burn fat away from only your midsection to reveal your abdominal muscles. It doesn’t matter how many crunches you do, you will not be able to see your abdominal muscles. This is the trap many of us have fallen into. With all the ab machines advertised on TV its no wonder people have the misconception that doing crunches equals a nice ripped midsection. Here are the keys you will need to build the best ab workout ever.
NUTRITION PHASE: Focusing on your nutrition may be the most important component to developing that sexy six pack you seek. Forgetting to consider your diet will be like riding a bike without your front wheel, you wont get far! Here are some dietary items for you to consider.
Increase your Metabolism: Increasing your metabolism will allow your body to burn more calories and fat even during times that you’re not working out. Eat 5-6 meals a day to keep your metabolism burning hot and keep incinerating the fat off your body. Think of your metabolism like building a fire to keep you warm. You must spend a lot of time getting the fire burning (eating breakfast) and then constantly add fuel to keep it burning hot (other small meals).
Lean Protein: Eating lean protein is vital to any fitness diet because it has so many beneficial effects. For fat burning and ab building lean protein takes a long time to digest so you wont have blood sugar spikes like when you eat straight carbohydrates. You may know that when your blood sugar peaks and then drops you feel the cravings to consume starchy carbohydrates and over eat.
Water, Water, Water: Drinking a minimum of 8 cups of water a day will not only keep the toxins flushed out of your body but will also prevent dehydration. If you’re working out regularly, like you should, then you’ll need lots of water to replace what you lose during your workout.
Fiber: Think of fiber as lubricant to your digestive tract. Keeping high amounts of fiber in your stomach keeps food moving quickly through your digestive and intestinal tract which will keep you in overall good health.
WORKOUT PHASE: CARDIOVASCULAR: It is important to do cardiovascular exercise to burn fat. It is more important to keep your workouts short and intense. This is counter intuitive to what most people think. By keeping your workouts very intense and short you will basically kick start your metabolism into high gear. Find things you like to do as that will keep you motivated to continue your program.
Weights: Lifting heavy is absolutely essential to burning fat off your body. Since muscle is very energy inefficient it burns far more calories than fat. So by building muscle on your body you’re actually increasing your fat burning potential of your body even at rest.
