How to lose belly fat to get 6 abs

Have you ever wondered why your abs are not showing and why your belly fat is still there when you are doing sit-ups hundreds of times and running a mile every day? In every gym, you can watch guys doing sit-ups hoping to lose their belly fat so they can reveal their gleaming abdominal muscle just like you. I have bad news for you. It doesn’t work that way.

Hey, don’t frown just yet, because if you do and eat right, then you can lose your belly fat and get the ripped abs you’ve always wanted.

The first thing to know is that no amount of sit-ups or sit-ups will make your abdominal muscles show if you have a layer of abdominal fat covering them. Many people mistakenly think that doing abdominal toning exercises can help them get rid of belly fat. There is no way you can get rid of your belly fat.

Every gym instructor will tell you that there is no such thing as spot reduction and even if spot reduction is possible, the fat burned by spot reduction will be so small that it’s not even worth worrying about because there is many other effective methods to lose belly fat.

What you need to do to get your six pack is to eat right and train with weights to build muscle all over your physique instead of concentrating on abdominal exercises while also doing things to lose your bulging belly.

Eat and drink less sugar: Sugar causes insulin spikes and this spike causes your body to retain and store more fat. Likewise, avoid high GI carbs for the same reason. These are carbohydrates that are easily digestible such as pasta, white breads, cakes, confectionery, white rice, and starches. Also avoid sugary drinks and drink more plain water.

Eat foods with less salt: Salty foods contain sodium which causes water retention. With less water retention, you’ll be lighter without the weight of water and look slimmer. Also, eating too much salty food can cause high blood pressure. Also drink less soup because most soups contain salt, if not sugar.

Never skip meals – Never skip meals. Skipping meals will make you hungry and put your body into starvation mode. So when you have your next meal, you’ll probably eat more to satisfy your hunger. Your body will also tend to store more fat because you don’t know when it will go back into starvation mode to keep you alive.

HIIT Training – High Intensity Interval Training is far superior to just boring, repetitive aerobics when it comes to fat burning. You can search the web for the many versions of HIIT and once you are familiar with the concept, you can even create your own personal HIIT routine for the sake of variations and body adaptability.

Weight training: If you want to have a beautiful 6-pack, then you must lift weights to develop the muscles of the whole body. This is because your body is genetically programmed to grow somewhat proportionally. Plus, being more muscular will speed up your metabolism, causing you to naturally burn more calories to shed even more belly fat. Weight lifting is also an effective way to burn calories.

There you go. You don’t need to do millions of sit-ups to get rid of your belly fat to make your abs look great.