Post on 14-Jan-2015
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Myth 1You Can’t Have Six Pack Abs
Bullsh*t. You have your biceps and triceps, right? Guess what, you have your abs too. The problem is your abs
are covered with some belly fat. Ultra leanness is necessary for your abs to appear.
You can have visible abs if you want it bad enough regardless your genetics and other factors. You just
have to know what to do.
Myth 2You Get Abs By Doing Ab Exercises
Sorry, but no. You get abs by lowering your overall body fat percentage. You could do ab exercises for an hour a day for a year straight and still have a zero sign of
six pack abs at all. That’s because ab exercises do not reduce belly fat. That’s scientifically proven.
Myth 3Supplements Are Required To Burn Fat
Nope. The only thing that is required to trigger fat burning is an energy deficit. You can achieve it by consuming less or burning more calories. Without a caloric deficit
no fat burners will ever give any results.
Please don’t waste your money on supplements.
Myth 4Abs Are Made In The Kitchen
Not so fast space cowboy! Although this statement is partially true, it’s not 100% true either. You could diet down to ultra lean levels, but it won’t guarantee that your abs will pop out. If you want to develope eye
catching abs, you need to train them as well.
Myth 5You Can Shape Your Abs
No. Genetics will determine the configuration of your abs. Some abs line up evenly, some don’t. For some
people abs are symmetrical, for some they are not. There is nothing you can do about it except love it and
embrace what your momma gave you!
Myth 6You Need a Gym To Get In Shape
This is just a lame excuse. You can have an amazing and super effective wokrout at home with zero
equipment in about 4-12 minutes a day.
Myth 7Training Abs With High-reps Is Correct
Not exactly. Your abs are no different than any other muscle in your body. Why would you want to treat
them differently? 50 repetitions of the bicep curls won’t help you to build big “guns”, neither 50 and more reps
of sit-ups and crunches.
Myth 8There Is One Killer Ab Exercise
Actually, there are a bunch of different and effective ab exercises. One better than the other, but none of them
is the best. The thing is, even the top exercise gets less and less effective over the time.
Myth 9You Can Isolate Upper And Lower Abs
Six pack abs is one muscle called Rectus Abdominis. Thereof technically you can’t isolate upper or lower abs, but you can emphasize a particular part of the
muscle with the right exercises though.
Myth 10You Must Do a Lot Of Cardio
Of course you have, if your goal is to burn all your lean muscle mass and you want to end up looking “skinny-
fat”. If not, then no. Stay away from any kind of prolonger steady state cardio. Running on a treadmill for 30 minutes or more is literally like taking a pill for muscle loss that results in decreasing your metabolic
rate shutting down your fat loss progress.
Myth 11You Must Do a Low Carb Diet
Not at all. Carbs are not evil as you have been told. Actually they are little angels that give you energy,
keep your brain functioning, normalize your digestion and minimize the risk of chronic diseases.
Carbohydrates do not load your body up with exess body fat as long as you do not over do the quantity.
Myth 12Dietary Fats Make You Gain Fat
Although fats get stored as fat more quickly than other nutrients, they are not making you fat as long as you
eat the right type of fats and do not overdo the quantity. Actually, you need healthy fatty acids in your
diet to boost fat loss.
Myth 13There Is a Shortcut
Contrary to all the ads floating on the Internet, there is no shortcut to the six pack abs. There is no secret fast-lane only bodybuilders or fitness models know about. The truth is getting abs takes time and discipline. How
long it will take for you depends on your current starting position, your motivation, workout and
nutritional strategy.