Yesterday evening, I got en email from one of my readers and guess what the guy asked?

“I have been doing weight training for years now. I have never trained my abs but I am going on holiday in 4 weeks so I’ve started a fast track program by drinking ephedrine (diet pill) and doing 200 crunches and 200 leg raises a day! I was wondering if you could give me some tips?”

No offense to the person who mailed me this but seriously! This is totally the opposite of a fast track program to get a flat stomach!

Here’s my response that everyone should read and understand!

If you are trying to get a flat stomach in the shortest time possible, you should focus entirely on losing total body fat! The more fat you lose, the more flat your abs get! And the best way to lose total body fat is NOT by doing hundreds of crunches every day and NOT by drinking diet pills!!!

Diet pills are bullsh**! Ab exercises are next to bullsh**!

Focus on a 500 calorie deficit diet below maintenance level. Stick to high fiber carbohydrates like vegetables and fruits. Avoid complex carbs to speed up the fat loss. You can eat brown rice and oatmeal after you return from your holidays. Research has it that replacing all your carbs with vegetables and fruits seem to speed up the fat loss.

Forget the abs! Perform hardcore total body exercises that stimulate huge spikes in metabolism like Squat movements, single leg movements, push movements and pull movements! Combine these into a workout routine 3 days a week and perform high intensity interval training on alternate days.

This way you will keep your body active every day to burn fat even while you sleep! Read the rest of my articles to get a clear picture on what I am talking about.

If you are looking for more straightforward workout routines and diet instructions, read my review on my top favorites, Turbulence Training, Complete Fat Loss and the Truth About Six Pack Abs.

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