The Truth About Abs Review: Does It Work?

In writing the Truth About Abs review I knew I was taking on one of the the most successful exercise programs online and an international bestseller in its category, because the primary focus is on building "Six Pack" abs. The approach builds on the most popular diets that focus on eating healthy foods and incorporating that with much targeted muscle resistance and aerobic cardio training. The goal is to increase your metabolism by increasing fat burning muscle, with the unique focus on exercising your abs. This exercise based diet approach has been advanced in different ways by several bestselling authors and fitness experts over the past 15 years - and with good reason - its works!

The Good

• I applaud Truth About Abs author and creator, Mike Geary, for separate men's and women's approaches which are presented on his online diet portal.


• Exercises are muscle building and short duration circuit training which makes consistent exercise achievable. The ab focused muscle building exercises are also well explained and easy to follow.


• No long "cardio only" workouts which don't work for fat loss (a recurring theme seen in the best programs).


• A health oriented diet that doesn't ban carbs, in fact you get to eat them. Most medical and health experts advise not going into Ketosis (eliminating carbs from your diet) as it is not healthy for any diet, regardless of the short term weight you can lose - something that I confirmed in writing the Truth About Abs review.

The Bad

• There is a focus on eating natural and unprocessed foods as much as possible. While that's a positive, if you are just starting out it takes some adjusting.


• You do have to do some cardio and a lot of people don't want to. That makes this program very targeted for getting good abs, as not everyone will do this and you don't have to do this simply to lose weight.

If you are looking to build six pack abs this program does it. It is healthy and safe approach to follow both nutritionally and from an exercise perspective. However, this is a very "ab focused" program so you if you are simply looking to lose weight this may not be the best approach for you as there are other equally popular diets that are more focused on long-term weight loss and management. People that older (ages 45 and up) probably won't have as much success as younger age groups with this approach either due to the physical fitness aspect. That said, doing the Truth about Abs review and program leads us to absolutely recommend the overall approach. And if you are looking to build up you abs this program can help you succeed.

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Diet Tips for Building Chiseled Six-Pack Abs

Ask men which part of the body they would love to flaunt and most of them would say a strong, tight and ripped abdomen. A six-pack abs would be the perfect icing on cake for most people. To achieve six-pack abs, you must follow a healthy diet and indulge in strength training and cardiovascular exercises regularly.



Check out following tips regarding the healthy eating plan you should follow to get those ripped abs.

Tip 1-Avoid eating three large meals. Instead, opt for 5-6 smaller meals throughout the day. Your diet should have balanced proportions of fats, proteins and carbohydrates.

Tip 2-It is important to make your diet rich in proteins when you are aiming for six-pack abs. Consume lean meat, eggs and cottage cheese. These proteins will help you to build up the ab muscles and enhance your overall appearance.

Tip 3-Reduce your daily fat intake but do not cut it out of the diet plan completely. Eat good fats such as salmon, olive oil in moderate amounts.

Tip 4-Include healthy carbs such as brown rice, whole-wheat grains, fruits and vegetables in your diet plan. They will provide you with required energy, nutrition and yet have fewer calories. Stay away from pastas, noodles and sugar-rich foods. Satisfy your sugar cravings by munching an apple or any other fruit.

Tip 5-Drink loads of water (half a gallon every day) to ensure that you don’t suffer from dehydration. Don’t consume aerated or energy drinks because they are usually loaded with high calories.

These health tips will not only help you in building fabulous six-pack abs, but also enhance your overall lifestyle. In our subsequent blogs, we will provide tips with regarding how cardiovascular and strength-training exercises can help you to build the six-pack abs.

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Burn More Calories in Lesser Time with Kickboxing

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Kickboxing is an intense cardio workout program that has become popular amongst fitness freaks in USA. We point out the various reasons why one should take up this fascinating form of workout.



Weight Loss- With kickboxing, you can burn an enormous amount of calories. Studies have revealed that a person who weighs 175 pounds can burn nearly 400 calories in 30 minutes session of kickboxing. In fact with this fitness system, one can burn 6-8.3 calories per minute.

Stress Reduction- It is a known fact that exercises help to lower the stress levels. Kickboxing allows some degree of controlled violence, through the punches and kicks. This helps to release aggressive feelings, frustration and anger in a socially accepted way.

Building Strength- Kickboxing provides a whole body workout and targets all the major muscle groups. This fitness system is ideal for those who want to experience vigorous workout within a limited timeframe.

Self-Defense- Kickboxing is a form of martial arts and provides the groundwork for self-defense training. You get to learn about quick punches and kicking with your feet. All these information may prove to be useful in any dangerous situation. Kickboxing techniques help you to sharpen your reflexes and enhance your overall physical coordination.

Improved Flexibility- With time, the flexibility of the body decreases, partly due to ageing and partly due to an inactive lifestyle. A study conducted by The American Council on Exercise revealed that kickboxing helps to increase overall flexibility of the body and makes it stronger.

Heart Health- The American Heart Association recommends regular cardiovascular exercise for keeping the heart healthy. Kickboxing is a good cardiovascular exercise and increases the heart rate to maximum 85 % (this is within the guidelines provided by AHA). This means that you can keep your heart happy with this unique fitness system.

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Dynamic Effort Training with Westside Barbell

Earlier we provided a brief overview of day 1 of squat training at Westside Barbell. Today we will be discussing the dynamic effort method that is followed on day 2, i.e. on Friday. Dynamic effort method can be defined as lifting weights (sub-maximal) with the highest attainable speed. It can be recalled that the purpose of squat training on day 2 is to work on the neuromuscular system.



More information are provided below:

• In Westside Barbell, squat training on day 2 is performed with the help of box squats.

• Box squats are executed on a box that is 1 to 2 inches below parallel.

• The percentages of the weight of the squat are executed in a wave style for 4 weeks. Afterwards, they are repeated. An example will make the concept clearer. 1st week is 50 %, 2nd week 55 %, 3rd week 58 %, and 4th week 60 %.

• If you are using bands or chains, they must be used along with the weights. It is recommended to use weights because they help to develop accelerating and explosive strength and to execute the perfect form.

• It is important to perform each repetition with compensatory acceleration. Speed of the bar should be explosive and fast. For example, let us assume that you are doing squats with 800 pounds and the training weight is 400 pounds. The force that be applied to the bar must be 800 pounds of force.

• Westside Barbell prefers training with a light squat suit and flat sole shoes that include Converse Chuck Taylors, wrestling shoes.

Today we have discussed the major features of dynamic effort training. In our next blog, we will be providing information regarding how to perform squat training on day 2, repetitions and the rest periods.

Cheers!

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