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How To Get Washboard Abs with Vince DelMonte

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:21:13 +0000

After spending some time focusing on fat loss and seeing good results, the next thing you may want to aim to obtain is washboard abs. Typically the abs are not going to come in clearly until the very end of your fat loss phase since they take an optimal amount of determination to achieve. Only those who work the hardest will be able to get washboard abs, and of course, they will do so by using the correct technique.

With more on this topic, here’s a video by Vince DelMonte.

For more information about Vince’s Six Pack program, please visit his website.

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Female Fitness Model Tells How She Gets A Six Pack

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:13:32 +0000

You’ve probably looked through the pages of a fitness magazine before and wondered just how those fitness models get the body they are walking around with. What does it take? What are they eating? What types of workouts do these female fitness models do?

With a brief video on this topic, here’s a video by Vince DelMonte.

For more information about Vince’s Six Pack program, please visit his website.

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How To Get Ripped Abs – Learn The Proper Technique

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:00:02 +0000

The top question personal trainers get is, ‘how do I get ripped abs?’ Everyone wants a lean midsection but most people don’t quite understand how to get there.

Unless you understand the proper type of training that must be done in order to promote ripped abs, chances are you aren’t going to get the results you’re looking for.

Here is Vince DelMonte, author of Your Six Pack Quest discussing one of the best ways to get ripped abs.

For more information about Vince’s Six Pack program, please visit his website.

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3 Important Tips To Build Muscle Fast – Get Lean and Ripped Quickly

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:00:46 +0000

By: Mike Geary

Let’s face the facts – building muscle is definitely not going to be an easy thing to accomplish even if you are performing regular hard workouts and taking as many supplements as you possibly can fit in your medicine cabinet.

I struggled for years to gain any significant amount of muscle, but then as my personal training business started taking off, I begin to experiment with different techniques myself to see what worked best so I could then share this information with my clients.

Now I’d like to give you three important tips that will help you build lean muscle mass much faster and easier.

1. Make sure 95% of the exercises you are performing are multi-joint compound exercises. It doesn’t matter if your goal is to build muscle mass or lose fat, those big multi-joint exercises are going to get you the fastest results and make you appear lean, ripped, and powerful.

It’s fairly easy to follow this principle if you think about movements like these:

upper body horizontal press (bench press, push-ups, dips)
upper body horizontal rows (1-arm dumbbell rows, seated cable rows, bent over barbell rows)
upper body vertical pull (lat pull-downs, pull-ups, chin-ups)
upper body vertical press (overhead dumbbell and barbell presses, barbell or kettlebell clean & presses)
lower body squatting movements (front squats, back squats, overhead squats, bodyweight squats, etc)
lower body deadlifting movements (regular deadlifts, sumo deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts)
lower body single leg movements (lunges, step-ups, jump lunges, etc)
abdominal and core exercises (these are important but still are 2nd priority since they are not considered multi-joint exercises)

After you’ve completed these exercises, then the other 5% of your program can consists of single joint movements such as bicep curls, tricep presses, calf raises, shoulder lateral raises, pec flyes, and so on. They will help bring out muscle definition but won’t get you the degree of results that the multi-joint lifts will.

2. Train hard and very intensely for 3-4 days a week for 45-60 minutes per session. It’s important that you don’t let your workouts go longer than 60 minutes because if you’re training quite a bit past this point you may trigger catabolism in your muscles (cause your muscles to break-down). Since you want your muscles to stay anabolic, aim to train hard, but keep those sessions short.

If you like you can try a super-set style of workout that will really help to maximize the results you get. Ideally I prefer to combine upper body and lower body movements together since they don’t interfere with each other like two lower body exercises paired together would.

Do not underestimate the power supersets can hold if you do them properly. It was when I started doing these that I saw the absolute best results from my workouts and I’m confident you would too if you implemented them.

These should be the ‘bread and butter’ of any workout program and then the calories can just be adjusted accordingly to match whatever your needs are at the time.

3. Eat clean, quality, whole foods and avoid any overly processed over-hyped supplement powders and bars. The quality of foods you want to be putting in your body will have the highest amount of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, thus will enable you to see the best results from your diet. This includes foods such as eggs, meat, dairy, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds rather than processed protein powders, chemical-laden bars, and other meal replacement products.

Forget about the heavily advertised ‘hyped up’ workouts that you see in muscle magazines. These will only work for pro bodybuilders who are often also using steroids (a tiny fact they fail to mention in the magazines) that is what really gets them their results. Instead, follow these three tips and you’ll quickly notice the difference with both how you look and feel.

If you want to get a lean chiseled body, check out these other tips on how to get ripped abs the right way.

Mike Geary is the author and owner of the top online program for getting a six pack. For more information about him and what he does, please see his website, Truth About Abs.

Vince DelMonte on ‘How to Burn Body Fat’

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:15:49 +0000

Every trainer has their own opinion on the best way to go about burning body fat. Here’s a short video by fat loss coach, Vince DelMonte on finding a fat loss mentor to help you progress through your goals.

For more information about Vince’s Six Pack program, please visit his website.

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How To Get Six Pack Abs Free Workout

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:24 +0000

By: Arnel Ricafranca

If you’ve been wondering what exactly you have to do to accomplish the goal of how to get six pack abs, it’s a good thing that you’re searching for information on this because it does tend to get very specific. Unless you have a clear understanding what you must be doing in the gym to get six pack abs, the chances you see success will be slim.

Here’s a video by Arnel Ricafranca where he demonstrates one of the many workouts he used to get six pack abs.

For more information on Arnel’s Beyond Six Pack Abs program, please see his website:

————> Beyond Six Pack Abs

The Truth About Ripped Abs With Vince DelMonte

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:00:45 +0000

By: Vince DelMonte

There is so much information out there today about six pack abs it can be hard to know what’s right from wrong. Finding the best information out there that will actually do the trick to help you get ripped abs is important.

Here are some of what Vince DelMonte believes to be truths about getting ripped abs.

For more information on Vince’s No-Nonsense Six Pack Abs program, please see his website:

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The Best Core Strengthening Exercises with Vince DelMonte

admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:00:04 +0000

By: Vince DelMonte

As you set out to start training to get a six pack, it’s important to not overlook your core training. Having strong core muscles will help ensure that you stay injury free throughout the rest of your training as well as help you perform better in all the activities you do.

With some examples of some of the best core strengthening exercises you can perform, here’s a video by Vince DelMonte, author of YourSixPackQuest.

For more information on Vince’s program, please see his website:

—–> Your Six Pack Quest

Six Pack Workout Advice With Vince DelMonte

admin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:00:03 +0000

By: Vince DelMonte

The question is often asked – what’s the secret to getting six pack abs? Should you do hundreds of crunches? Perhaps you should spend more time doing fat loss cardio training to help burn off as many calories as possible?

The real secret if you want to get a six pack is none of those things. Here’s a video by Vince DelMonte, author of YourSixPackQuest to talk about what you should be focusing on if getting a six pack is your goal.

For more information about Vince’s program, please see his website:

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When’s The Best Time To Train For Getting Six Pack Abs?

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:01:37 +0000

People who are concerned with getting six pack abs often wonder when the best time to train is for this particular goal. Should they do their ab workout at the very beginning? Or is it better saved for later on after the weight training workout? Or, perhaps it’s best to do a set of abs between each set you perform?

Confusion often surrounds this topic so let’s clear a few things up.

Here is the low-down on when the best time to train is for getting six pack abs.

First Thing Up In Your Workout

The first option for when you should perform your six pack abs training is when you first walk into the gym. This approach is used much less often but some people do like to warm up with a set of abs.

I personally would recommend against this.

Why?

Think about it this way. When you’re doing your squats, are your abs working? What about when you’re doing the shoulder press? (hint, you’re standing in an upright position).

You bet they are. The abs are going to be called into play each and every time you stand, squat, bend over, or basically perform any motion other than just sitting in a chair (and even then they will be worked to a very tiny degree).

So if you’re doing some ab work first thing out in your workout, this will decreases their ability to work during the rest of your workout. Since you definitely don’t want to be flopping over during those lifts, your best bet is to make sure the abs are at their best.

So before a workout – not a good plan.

After Your Weight Workout

The second option is to do them after your weight workout. This is a much better option because by that time they will already be slightly fatigued, therefore you won’t even have to do as much ab work to stimulate the muscle fibers.

Plus, since six pack ab training does tend to be less intense than most of the other exercises you’ll be doing, it’s a good way to wind down from your workout.

Between Sets

Some people go about getting six pack abs by doing them between their sets. This can be a good option in some cases, but you need to watch that it’s not dragging your workouts on since you don’t want to overextend your rest breaks between normal exercises.

If you can get a set of abs in between during your allotted rest time, then it’s likely not going to be an issue. Just make sure it’s not preventing you from recovering properly either.

After Cardio

Another option is to perform ab training after cardio. Note here that cardio should also be performed after weight training or on another day altogether. Cardio should never be performed before a lifting workout, but that’s a whole other topic for another day.

The only problem with this, if you are doing cardio after weights, is that your workouts could become l-o-n-g.

If you do weights, then cardio, then abs, then stretch…you could be looking at two hours total time in the gym, which is something you generally want to avoid.

If you’re doing them after cardio on a different day than you do weights, this is probably your absolute best bet.

Why Train Abs At All?

Finally, the last option for getting six pack abs is to not train them at all. Yes, you read that right.

Again, going back to the very first point, your abs are going to be worked whenever you perform any type of lifting exercise.

So really, is it even necessary to dedicate more time to abs?

Not really. You can if you want to strengthen the core, but if your goal is purely getting six pack abs, focus on your body fat. That is what will really determine whether you get six pack abs or not.

Next time you’re wondering when to perform your six pack ab workout, keep these points in mind.

If you’re looking for more information on six pack abs, have a look through this program by Mike Geary.

———-> Truth About Six Pack Abs