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| Tips to getting a six-pack abs |
Getting a six-pack does needs a great deal of hard work on your behalf. It is truly a balancing act that requires you to eat healthy, cardio, and lifting to create the perfect six-pack abs of your dream. These 9 tips are essential in ensuring that you create the best six-pack.
1. Brushing Your Teeth
You may be wondering, “how can brushing my teeth help my abs?” The answer is because you can take this time to not only brush your teeth but to also work your abs. If you stand on one leg while you are brushing, you are going to work out those deep core muscles when your body tries to stabilize yourself.
2. Getting Intense Abs
To get intense abs, you need to do an intense workout. Interval training has been proven to be the most effective way to work out. It is recommended that you do a high intensity interval training at least 3 days a week.
3. Get Deeper
The transverse abdominus (TVA) muscle is what is responsible for those desirable and highly sought after washboard abs. However, you need to locate it first. You should take a moment to take a deep breath and then hold it. You should do this before any lifting phase during your workout. This can help to fire up your TVA. Afterwards, forcefully exhale this when you get to the return phase.
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4. Vitamin C
A study from Arizona State University shows that people who consume at least 500mg of vitamin C on a daily basis will burn around 39% more fat when working out than those people who consume less than 100mg. Consuming a lesser amount of vitamin C could negatively impact the body’s ability to convert fat into energy.
5. Work Your Abs Harder
Ab muscles are remarkably strong muscles that are capable of more than just carrying your own body weight. Doing things like adding ankle weights while doing leg raises or holding a weight when doing crunches can intensify your workout for better results.
6. Brace Yourself for a Fight
A recent study at Utah State University discovered that you can actually maximize your results by imagining that you are about to get hit. In fact, you can increase your core activation by 167% doing this.
7. Laying Down
According to research by the University of Chicago, having 3 nights in a row with poor sleep can cause your muscles to end up resistant to insulin. This leads to an increase of your fat storage. Sleeping better at night is essential for working out.
8. Eat Burgers
This could seem counterproductive but studies show that increasing your intake of burgers to 5 a week can see an increase in fat burn of around 20% over those who didn’t. These are full of magnesium, protein, and zinc, all important nutrients for your weight loss.
9. The Cable Machine
With a cable machine, you are getting access to a variety of workouts that will engage your core, building up these muscles. Variety is crucial to getting the best results possible.