Just about anyone who is involved in health andfitness has a goal of "looking good". For most of us simply being isshape is not good enough unless we can demonstrate that to others. Somewant shoulders as wide as the Pacific Ocean. Another group is lookingfor biceps that will rip your t-shirt sleeves when flexed. And justabout all of us are seeking a wasp-thin waist coupled to "Oh my Gawdlook at those" muscles that are characterized with that six-pack look.

Spenda few evening hours in front of the boob tube and you can get theimpression that excellent musculature fitness is only a $99.99 machineaway. Awww! come on! Step away from the remote control and get into abit of research. Now what did you find? Oh yea, neither increases inmuscle mass nor decrease in body fat is found in a few pieces of benttubing covered with foam. Work is still the answer which cannot bereplaced by any short-cut.

It is possible that you have heardthis before. Success in the fitness field comes from stressing a musclegroup, giving that muscle group proper nutrition, and then recuperationtime that allows time for rebuilding and increasing that muscle group.Lets start with the work. Work is exercise. Work is stress. Work issweaty and hard and NECESSARY. And of course, work for bodily fitnessis fun if done properly.

Back to the basics. As for any type ofbusiness that succeeds, abdominal training cannot be a hit and missventure. You need to define what you want. You need to know what willget you there. And you need to know how to implement the second inorder to get this first. Simply worded, you need a PLAN. No miracles,no magic pills or machines, and no other type of short-cuts. Get thedream, plan it out, follow the plan and success is in your grasp.Notice that did not say "immediate" grasp as it is necessary tounderstand this is not an overnight thing. Time and perseverance arethe keys to your goal so get on about it.

Countless articles and self-help books have outlined further countless workout methods. Just a few?

-lying bicycle.
-abs bench-crunch
-hanging knee-ups
-seated jack knife
-sit ups, crunches, hold your breath and squeeze your muscles atyour desk, thirty second tighten and loosen reps while you are driving.

Youget the picture. On your journey to strong and visible abs you canchoose your own method of pain. Just choose it and (what did we say?)GET ON WITH IT!!

You have spent your time with the exercise. Yourgut muscles are stronger than the cables holding up the Golden GateBridge. You flex and let your kid slam a fist into your belly and hishand hurts more than you do. Hundreds of knee-ups and sit-ups no morebring fatigue. Work, work, work and you STILL cannot get a good view ofyour abdominal muscles. It is obvious they are there. You can feelthem. You KNOW you have one great looking set of abs! So where is thesix-pack? Guess what---you still have a car cover thrown over that 1956Detroit Iron Muscle car. Fat. Fat. Again Fat.

There is a layer offat covering all abdominal muscles. Rich man, poor man, beggar orthief. Fat layer. The problem is not that you do not have the set ofmuscles you desire. The problem is you have camouflaged with that enemyof all --- fat. Now you know what was meant all the time when you heardthe words---"six-pack abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym". Theworkout routine has given you the first necessity to having wonderfulabs. You have the muscles now you need the display shelf!

Diet(read nutrition) is next. Throw out all the fried foods. Cut down onunnecessary carbohydrates and grab hold of the protein. Discard thesalt shaker and the beer bottle. Basics? You have to get rid of thatugly fat layer covering that belly. Balance to your diet. Nutritiouswith all of the necessary fats;, proteins and carbohydrates. Lets sayit again---all the crunches in the world may indeed build yourabdominal muscles, until you get rid of that FAT! no one has any chanceat all of seeing them.

Effective method to drop that fat is tofollow a mildly calorie deficient diet while increasing your metabolismthrough cardio work. Darn---here we are with that word work again! Thecardio workout will not only burn the fat at an increased rate but willgive you better heart and lung health at the same time. Ever wonderwhere "cardio" came from? How about the "cardio-pulmonary system". Wewill stick with cardio to keep our tongues from getting tangled.

Getthat cardio workout. Feed your body reduced fats, increase protein andnecessary carbohydrates. Follow your plan, build the muscle and thenwork to display it. Sacrifice a bit now and as soon as the beaches openup you will be "the man". The admiring looks will prove worth theeffort. And by admiring looks I mean from others on the beach, not fromyou in front of the bathroom mirror!

Get a desire, get a plan, get the two together and GET-ON-WITH-It!

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