SABOTEUR #1: YOUR METABOLISM
A comment from one of my readers talking about his abs:
“The rest of my body I don’t have any problem with…but for some reason my abs are soft and flabby no matter what I do.”
What this tells me:
From the vague way you described your body, I can tell that you have not yet gained a large amount of muscle. Because I’ve spent most of my life hanging around guys who HAVE…and let me tell you, they’ll never describe their body in vague terms like this.
Guys who have bulked up and have built a lot of muscle will be EAGER to provide you with specifics like:
“I’ve gained X pounds of muscle in the past year.”
“I have a muscular build – I regularly get compliments on the rest of my body from women”
“I can eat 3000 calories per day and not gain any weight.”
Get 6pack abs the easy way
So I’m going to guess that while you’re in shape, you’re not exactly “muscular” yet.
So here’s what’s been sabotaging you…
There is a myth spread by fitness marketers that you can get six pack abs just through diet and ab training alone. This is 100% FALSE.
If you just try the “crunches and diet’ method of getting a six pack, you’re sure to fail. This is because getting six pack abs requires you to become very LEAN – otherwise your abs simply won’t be visible.
In order to get this lean, your metabolism needs to be very high. Otherwise, you’ll have to severely restrict the amount you eat to 1500 calories per day or less – which just isn’t realistic for most people to do as a lifestyle.
What you need to do BEFORE you diet, and BEFORE you do any direct ab exercise is to INCREASE YOUR METABOLISM.
This way, you burn massive amounts even when you’re resting. Eventually, you’ll be able to eat over 3000 calories per day and not gain any weight (this is where I’m at right now).
The best way to increase your metabolism is to gain lean muscle mass through weightlifting. This lean muscle mass will consume calories day in and day out, just to sustain itself.
This is why you RARELY see six pack abs on guys who don’t have muscle on their entire body – and when you do they don’t look good. If you don’t have bulk on your ENTIRE BODY, getting six pack requires you stay close to a starvation diet. But if you are muscular, you can enjoy food and be constantly full, yet still have a six pack.
TAKEAWAY –> The FIRST thing you need to do when building six pack abs is to INCREASE YOUR METABOLISM THROUGH TOTAL BODY MUSCLE GAIN. This can be done quickly if you want to – but if you don’t do it AT ALL, your six pack efforts are doomed.
