By Mike Geary
Author
of The Truth About Abs
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Did you know that the vast majority
of people in this day and age have excess abdominal fat? The
first thing that most people think of is that their extra
abdominal fat is simply ugly, is covering up their abs from
being visible, and makes them self conscious about showing
off their body.
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However, what most people don't realize
is that excess abdominal fat in particular, is not only ugly, but
is also a dangerous risk factor to your health. Scientific research
has clearly demonstrated that although it is unhealthy in general
to have excess body fat throughout your body, it is also particularly
dangerous to have excess abdominal fat.
There are two types of fat that you
have in your abdominal area. The first type that covers up your
abs from being visible is called subcutaneous fat and lies directly
beneath the skin and on top of the abdominal muscles.
The second type of fat that you
have in your abdominal area is called visceral fat, and that
lies deeper in the abdomen beneath your muscle and surrounding your
organs. Visceral fat also plays a role in giving certain men that
"beer belly" appearance where their abdomen protrudes
excessively but at the same time, also feels sort of hard if you
push on it.
Both subcutaneous fat and visceral
fat in the abdominal area are serious health risk factors, but science
has shown that having excessive visceral fat is even more dangerous
than subcutaneous fat. Both of them greatly increase the risk your
risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure,
stroke, sleep apnea, various forms of cancer, and other degenerative
diseases.
Part of the reason visceral fat is
particularly dangerous is that it apparently releases more inflammatory
molecules into your body on a consistent basis.
If you care about the quality of your
life and your loved ones, reducing your abdominal fat should be
one of your TOP priorities! There's just no way around it. Besides,
a side-effect of finally getting rid of all of that excessive ugly
abdominal fat is that your stomach will flatten out, and if you
lose enough stomach fat, you will be able to visibly see those sexy
six pack abs that everyone wants.
So what gets rid of extra abdominal
fat? Is there actually a REAL solution beyond all of the gimmicks
and hype that you see in ads and on commercials for "miracle"
fat loss products?
The first thing you must understand
is that there is absolutely NO quick fix solution. There are no
pills or supplements of any sort that will help you lose your abdominal
fat faster. Also, none of the gimmicky ab rockers, rollers, or ab
belts will help get rid of abdominal fat either. You can't spot
reduce your stomach fat by using any of these worthless contraptions.
It simply doesn't work that way.
The ONLY solution to consistently
lose your abdominal fat and keep it off for good is to combine a
sound nutritious diet full of unprocessed natural foods with a properly
designed strategic exercise program that stimulates the necessary
hormonal and metabolic response within your body. Both your food
intake as well as your training program are important if you are
to get this right.
I've actually even seen a particular
study that divided thousands of participants into a diet-only group
and an exercise/diet group. While both groups in this study made
good progress, the diet-only group lost significantly LESS abdominal
fat than the diet & exercise combined group.
Now the important thing to realize
is that just any old exercise program will not necessarily do the
trick. The majority of people that attempt getting into a good
exercise routine are NOT working out effectively enough to really
stimulate the loss of stubborn abdominal fat. I see this everyday
at the gym.
Most people will do your typical boring
ineffective cardio routines, throw in a little outdated body-part
style weight training, and pump away with some crunches and side
bends, and think that they are doing something useful for reducing
their abdominal fat. Then they become frustrated after weeks or
months of no results and wonder where they went wrong.
Well, the good news is that I've spent
over a decade researching this topic, analyzing the science, and
applying it "in the trenches" with myself as well as thousands
of my clients from all over the world to see what works to really
stimulate abdominal fat loss.
The entire solution... all of the
nutritional strategies, as well as training sequences, exercise
combinations, and more have all been compiled in my Truth
About Six Pack Abs Program.
Keep in mind that the point of this whole program is NOT abdominal
exercises (that is only a very small portion of it). The main point
of this program is showing you the absolute most effective strategies
for losing your stubborn abdominal fat, so you can get rid of that
dangerous health risk, as well as get a flatter more defined midsection.
If you follow the guidelines, you
WILL lose your belly fat that has been plaguing you for years. This
is not guesswork... it is a proven system that works time and time
again for all of my clients on every corner of the globe that actually
apply the information I teach. If you apply it, the results will
come. It's really that simple.
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The only reason
most people fail in their fitness goals is that they have
good intentions at first to adopt a new lifestyle, yet after
a few weeks or months, they abandon their good intentions
and slip right back into their old bad habits that gave them
the excess body fat in the first place.
I want to help
you succeed in finally getting rid of that extra abdominal
fat that is not only UGLY, but also DANGEROUS.
Don't waste another
day allowing that nasty abdominal fat to kill your confidence
as well as contribute to your risk for MAJOR diseases.
Get the solution
to rid yourself for life of this problem at The
Truth About Six Pack Abs
Train hard, eat
right, and enjoy life!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about Six Pack Abs
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CLICK HERE to learn more about Mike's
book "The Truth About Abs". You can also
read our review of the book by clicking
here.
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