AB ANATOMY

Man o man, I can’t talk about abs enough! The demand to know how to get the coveted six pack or reduce belly fat is always sky high. Every day some one in the gym asks me to show them how to work their stomach most effectively. Women have literally pulled out pictures and asked me how to reduce belly fat and make their abs look like this:

Six Pack Abs Woman

Six Pack Ab Woman

Wanting abs is the easy part- GETTING and EXPOSING a six pack is the hard part!

I’ve said it a million times and I’ll say it again ABS ARE MADE IN THE KITCHEN !

You can try to reduce belly fat by doing crunches and sit ups all day long, but until your diet is working as hard as your crunches you will never see those abs. Of course, there ARE exercises that will enhance your tone and work to flatten and reduce belly fat.( Click here to check out some of my exercise tips for the core )

BUT ultimately what will expose the abs and take off that layer of fat around them is YOUR DIET!

There is NO magic food that can melt away belly fat. Period. I don’t care what articles you have read. It comes down to a controlled calorie diet and exercise. Of course there are foods that will help promote weight loss and strip fat.(Click here to see a list of fat blasting foods)

BUT it doesn’t stop there.

Instead of focusing on what TO eat.. focus on what NOT to eat!

First and foremost..If you want to reduce belly fat…

Do NOT eat excess calories! It really is as simple as calories in equals calories out. If you eat more calories than your body needs then your body WILL STORE IT as fat!

In addition to restricting your caloric intake to reduce belly fat, Say NO to:

Fried foods! It shouldn’t even be called “food”- it’s actually closer to poison. Fried foods are loaded with HIGH levels of trans-fatty acids, which have a strong biological effect on the body that can cause belly fat.

Say NO to:

Soft drinks and BEER! (click here to read how about weight gain and alcohol) Carbonation can trigger and affect cortisol levels in your body. Cortisol stimulates appetite. After drinking something carbonated your body WILL get hungry…thus leading to more calories eaten! More calories eaten equals excess, which equals stored fat which equals belly fat. See the domino affect here?

Other things to say NO to:

FATTY MEATS! Pick Chicken and Fish over red meat when possible.

REFINED GRAINS! Examples of refined grains to avoid would be WHITE BREAD, WHITE RICE, CREAM OF WHEAT, WHITE FLOUR

SUGARY SWEETS, SWEETENERS, SYRUPS!

REDUCE your belly fat by avoiding these foods! Also, manage your calories in a safe and healthy way so as not to lead to excess.Lastly, be sure to keep MOVING and exercise.

Click below to get more tips on effective ways to exercise and eat to help reduce belly fat:

Crunchless Core

Interval Training

Cardio and Strength Combined

Intensity and Failure

Look Beyond the Calories

Healthy Snacks