I’ve heard of so many different opinions when it comes to working out and exercising, and the different kind of
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approaches that work the best. However, after countless hours of research and investigating for my own personal needs, I discovered that one workout method tops it all. This doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s the absolute best for losing weight, and it isn’t the absolute best for building muscle, as there are other workout approaches that build muscle faster. I’m just being honest.
On the other hand, there is something that makes this specific workout method worth your time in pursuing. The fact is that it is the best method to burning fat and building muscle at the same time. Just because something isn’t the best in a particular area doesn’t mean there isn’t something better to it. The fact is that there are awesome approaches to building muscle, and there are awesome approaches to burning fat off of your body.
However, with these different approaches there really isn’t any way to make both weight loss and muscle building very effective. This is why I chose to expand on a particular approach that actually does both of those things for you. You may be wondering how, so let’s jump right into it.
The Ultimate Workout Plan
This is just a summary of what a good workout plan should look like, but I’m going to expand on each of these key elements in a moment. So first all, you’re going be doing two sessions of cardio per week, as this isn’t too much and your body will benefit from this amount if you do it right. Second, you’ll be doing three sessions of weight lifting a week, and we’ll get into how to do this right later in the article.
The third thing is you need to have a high protein diet along with a combination of healthy carbs deriving from vegetables high in fiber. That’s just about the summary of this workout plan, and though it may seem simple, you’re going to have to do a lot more than just sit back and watch the results roll in.
Your Cardio Twice A Week
The reason I recommend two sessions of cardio per week, is because this is just the right amount for your body to burn high amounts of fat without you over-exhausting yourself. Yes, I know some of you may disagree and say that cardio should be done more, but there’s good reasoning behind this. Your cardio isn’t going to be the normal kind you’re used to, but instead it’s going to be all-out, exhaust yourself to your extreme limits, kind of workout.
By working yourself to complete exhaustion through high intensity cardio, you decrease the amount of cardio you have to do in a week, as your intensity makes up for the regular quantity. This is just the right amount of cardio for you to burn lots of fat, especially in the abdominals area, if you do it right. I will give you one key tip with your cardio workouts. If you’re not completely exhausted after your cardio, then you’re doing something wrong. No one said burning fat was easy, because it takes your hard work and dedication to achieve fat loss.
Weight Lifting Three Times Per Week
Now your weight lifting, or strength training, is designed to work along with your fat burning and help you develop a lean, muscular body. The kind of intense workouts you should be doing, will leave you with a toned, sculpted physique in no time if you do it right. The kind of intensity you bring to your strength training workouts should rival the intensity you bring to cardio. What do I mean by that?
Just like your cardio, you should be pushing yourself to your limits, taking almost no breaks, and exhausting your muscles. The key to successful weight lifting is to push yourself until that specific muscle group really can’t perform one more single rep. One general rule I follow is to start with the heaviest weights for whatever muscle I’m working, then by the end of my workout I should be using a much lighter weight that feels as if I’m using an extremely heavy weight.
Your muscles should be exhausted once you get to that point during the end of your workouts, and this will make a lighter weight seem very heavy because you worked so hard. Develop toned muscles along with your fat burning and you’ll be well on your way to successful six pack abs.
Your Diet Plan For Six Pack Abs
Along with burning abdominal fat through cardio and building abdominal muscle through weight training, you need to have an extremely powerful diet. I want to stress this point because your diet is what will give you the results you really want, regardless of how hard you’re working with your workouts. Without a great, nutritious diet, workouts are worthless because your internal environment won’t promote fat loss and muscle development.
A lean, muscular body starts within you, which means your diet is what will give you what you’re looking for. Now what should your diet look like? Your diet should include high amounts of protein and vegetable carbs that are high in fiber. That’s basically the summary of what your diet should look like because the main foods your body relies on for weight loss and muscle development is protein and fibrous carbohydrates. The protein is for muscular development, and the healthy carbs are promoting fast weight loss.
Here is a list of Proteins
Grass-Fed Meat – Cows, goats, deer etc.
Wild Alaskan Salmon for high omega 3’s for muscle building
Organic Pastured Eggs – Contain the most protein of any food
Raw Almonds - High fiber and protein content
Here is a list of Healthy Carbs
Sprouts - Beans, alfalfa etc.
Greens – Lettuce, spinach, kale etc.
Quinoa - A substitute grains for rice
Barley - One of the healthiest most fibrous carbs
The key to this dietary program is to eat a good amount of these proteins and carbs at every single meal. Don’t be like me and eat some of these for breakfast every day, but take control of your future health and make sure half of your plate consists of these proteins and carbs every meal. Your diet is essential to success with obtaining six pack abs, because if your diet isn’t right, you’ll never get rid of that flabby stomach or gain muscle naturally and permanently.
Making Your Workout Plan
If you stick to these three key ingredients to the perfect workout plan, you’ll be on your way to six pack abs in no time. Just remember to balance out your cardio and weight lifting and never do four days of weight training and one day of cardio or even three days of cardio and two days of weight training.
Be consistent and on target with your workout plan and I promise you will obtain those toned, six pack abs you’ve always wanted. The last thing is to stay consistent with this and don’t quit. No one said obtaining six pack abs was fast and easy, but it is possible. It is very possible if you are consistent, work hard, and follow this workout plan down to perfection.
Jason Camacho is the 19 year old mind behind Ultimate Abdominals, a blog all about how to get abs fast through powerful in-depth secrets and ultimate abdominal exercises that work extremely fast and naturally.
