"10 minute abs??" Can you really ripped abs with only 10 minutes of effort a day? Or less?
Yes.
It's actually true. If you do it intelligently, and with determination, there's no reason it should take more than 10 minutes a day to get six pack abs.
So, here's what to do during those 10 minutes...
A Simple Diet
This is the meat of the diet. No pun intended.
To lose fat, you have to eat less. There are 10,000 different ways to eat less, but that's the crux of it.
I really like calorie counting with a low carbohydrate diet to lose fat. By counting calories you know you are eating less, and the low carb aspect gives you a nice little hormonal advantage to losing fat.
With the right diet, you won't need an elaborate workout to expose your abdominal muscles. All you need is to drop the fat, and those abs will shine through - without a ton of ab work!
I know, this sounds too simple. Just eat less to reveal your abs? Yes, that's it. No magic, no big secret - that's the most impart part of 10 minute abs.
With 10 minutes a day (70 minutes a week), you can do your workout and plan the diet that you'll adhere to. Then all you have to do - is do it!
A Few Workouts A Week
Working out just one or two days a week is more than enough. Oh sure, you can do more than that, but it's really not necessary.
And not a ton of ab work. Just do big compound exercises and, when you get to a low enough body fat percentage, your abs will start showing.
Big lifts like squats and deadlifts and bench presses build a lot of muscle, and burn a lot of calories. For the hour or two you spend at the gym each week you'll make great progress toward getting more ripped, along with burning fat.
You don't need to be working out every day. You can, but if you're doing a good diet then murdering yourself at the gym every day isn't necessary.
Track Your Body Composition
This is one of the most important parts of your 10 minute abs. Track what your body fat percentage is so that you know how much closer you're getting to your ripped abs.
If you have too much body fat, you won't be able to see your abs. That's the long and the short of it. By tracking your body fat percentage as it goes down until you're ripped, you know exactly how much progress you've made.
You might not find this very important, but I do. Why? Well, if I'm going for a goal I want to know how close I am. If you don't track yourself, you don't know if you're making any progress.
Of course, while all of these aspects might be simple, they are never easy. If you want to find ways to make each of these aspects easier, check out the links below.
If you want to get more info about how to get ripped, check out the How To Get Abs E-Book. Or read more info at my site, Complete Strength Training. I'm an American College of Sports Medicine certified Personal Trainer and I've been lifting heavy things, trying different diets, and practicing Japanese martial arts for quite a while. There's a lot of info about all different kinds of strength and weight training, and how to get ripped. Check it out! - Copyright: You may freely republish this article, provided the text, author credit, active links, and this copyright notice remain intact.
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