Zero minute abs?
Okay, so you’ve heard of 10-minute crunches and 8-minute crunches. What if zero minutes of abs
Yes, you read that right. Zero abs minutes. Don’t waste time working on your abs, and still look ripped and muscular.
How? Just two easy steps…
1. Big Elevator
Real, large, multi-joint lifts. Deadlift, squat, pull up, chin up, clean and press – all those big lifts that build muscle and strength that aren’t ‘bodybuilding’ lifts.
These lifts will do several things for you. First of all, they will give you peak performance in the gym: you won’t be there for 2 hours working your biceps from all angles (as if that would even help…).
Get in there, lift your heavy weights, and then about 45 minutes to an hour later Salt. This will also give you the maximum release of testosterone and growth hormone, with the least amount of cortisol (stress hormone) release. And since testosterone and growth hormone help build muscle, and cortisol destroys muscle, this is a great time frame to get up!
Also, the big lifts will work your abs without having to. specifically work them. If you do lifts that put pressure on your core to stabilize it, like the overhead barbell press and chin up, your abs will naturally get stronger.
Without a ton of abs!
Oh, and big lifts will make you stronger, too. No amount of special exercises or balancing on strangely weighted rubber balls will make you that strong.
Strength is the ability to handle more weight, and only by constantly challenging yourself and lifting more weight can you become truly strong. Leave the silly little exercises for other people.
2. Eat well
OK, this is THE most important part of getting your zero minute abs. Why? Seeing your abs is 100% related to your body fat percentage and therefore what you eat.
If you’re a man and you diet down to six to eight percent body fat (or 12 to 17 percent for women), you’ll see your abdominal muscles. If you can’t reduce your body fat percentage that much, you won’t.
What about the abs? What about the ab-blasters and all those other marketing gimmicks?
Just BS tricks.
First, while exercise is good for building muscle and losing weight, it can’t exercise your appetite. No, it’s not going to happen.
As anyone who has ever dieted to lose fat will tell you, exercise is not enough. Jogging for an hour is the equivalent of a few chocolate chip cookies, no one can do that!
So eating right is what it’s all about. Eat to diet and lose fat, and then build muscle and eat just a little more so you gain muscle without gaining a lot of fat.
Yes, it really is that simple. It’s not easy, of course: Maintaining a consistent body fat percentage while adding muscle is hard. But it’s simple and doable, and that’s what’s important.
Of course, there are more specific tips on how to lose fat fast. And how to maintain a low percentage of body fat in a sustainable way. Check out the links below to find out how to do it.