How to Lose Stomach Fat and Get 6 Pack Abs

Most people think that the reason they have bulging belly fat is because they are missing out on a magical stomach fat abdominal exercise or a secret weight loss supplement. Well, they can’t be more wrong than that! You see, it is your mindset to be blamed for not having a flat stomach with fabulous 6 pack abs or at least this is what some scientists and researchers think.

Is it difficult to lose your pot belly and to get a flat stomach? Certainly not although many people do think otherwise. You see, losing the fat in your stomach area is a boring process. It definitely requires time, hard work, and most important of all, a firm commitment and dedication. There is no other magical formula even though some late night commercials want you to think otherwise.

If you take the correct steps every single day, I guarantee that you will ultimately carve out your six pack abs. However, if you stray away from your flat stomach plan even a few times a week, you will probably never see your stomach flattened. I can bet my last dollar on this unless you have some medcial condition.

So how can you get rid of the fat in your midsection? Well, I will show you some habits which you must develop to get your abs to show. Individually these habits are no big deals but when put together, they become a powerful tool to lose your belly fat. This is because the effectiveness of this method is supported by science.

At the University of Iowa, researchers found that most people are more likely to stick with their weight loss programs when they concentrate on specific actions instead of the desired end result. So rather than focusing on getting a flat stomach, just dilligently follow this daily list of nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle strategies for achieving that ripped flat belly with rock hard stomach muscles.

a) Do drink lots of water first thing in the morning. This is because you have had no water for at least the last 8 hours when you sleep which is precisely why you should start rehydrating immediately when you wake up from your snooze. Scientists found that by doing this, your metabolism shoots up by about 24 percent for 90 minutes or thereafter. They also noted that if you drink only a smaller amount of water, then it is not effective at all.

Another study found that muscle cells grow faster when they are well hydrated. So isn’t it sensible to guzzle lots of water over the course of a day. Do take note that I said water, not soda or coffee. Just good old fashioned plain water!

b) Never skip breakfast! Skipping breakfast is a cardinal sin if you want to lose stomach fat. A study at the University of Massachusetts showed that men who skip their breakfast regularly are 4-5 times more likely to have bigger tummys than those who eat their breakfast dilligently. So quickly have a meal and a protein shake first thing in the morning.

Do you know that researchers found that breakfast size is inversely related to your waistline size? Bet you don’t as it is surprising information, isn’t it? But it is true! It is well documented that the larger your breakfast, the leaner your midsection will be!

Of course you must add some common sense to this and keep the meal’s size within reasonable limit. A 1,500 calorie meal at a fast food restaurant is really two or even 3 breakfasts, therefore limit your breakfast to just about 500 calories.

At the University of Iowa, scientists also found out that people who monitored their diet and exercise goals most frequently are more likely to achieve them than people who rarely review their goals.

Everybody have abs muscle. You cannot see your awesome abs is because they are concealed beneath the layer of your tummy fat. This is good news indeed because it meant that you need not do endless sit ups and leg raisers to carve out your six pack abs. In fact, sit ups and leg raisers are lousy exercises to get ripped abs and may even injure you, but that is for another article.

So this being the case, you should spend most of your time in the gym burning off your body fat instead of wasting your time with ineffective exercises like situps and leg raisers. The most effective exercise strategy then is the combination of weight lifting with compound exercises and high-intensity interval training commonly known as HIIT.

According to another study by the University of Southern Maine, half an hour of pumping iron burn as many calories as running at a 6 minute per mile pace for the same duration. Furthermore, by pumping weights, you have the added benefit of building muscles and muscles burn more calories 24 hours a day.

What is even more interesting is that unlike aerobic exercises, lifting weight has been shown to boost metabolism for as long as 40 hours after you leave the gym! That makes you a natural fat burner!

Similar findings have been noted with exercises using HIIT method, which are short, all out powerful sprints interspersed with periods of lower level cardio activities. This will burn pounds and pounds of belly fat and give you that flat stomach look over a period of time.

Chris Chew is a fitness and health consultant at Training For Golf Fitness and Lose Fat Get 6 Pack Abs