Diet for a Six Pack

There are plenty of tricks involved regarding how to get a six pack fast. There are timed cheat meals, various spices and herbs you can add to your diet, and a hoard of enough others that it would make your head spin. Today's lesson is about the training portion of your six pack quest though.

The aim when seeking a six pack for most is to remove the layer of fat covering your abs. Many people think they don't have the necessary lower abdominal muscles just because they can't see them. That's just one of the last places you tend to lose fat. If you have 8% body fat or below and you still don't think you have the abs then you can start your muscle building efforts.

Since the aim is fat loss, you may be expecting me to recommend large quantities of cardio. That does work to a point, but this is about how to get a six pack fast, and I want that to apply to the workouts as well as the overall time period. Besides, if extended periods of cardio were the answer to all your fat loss problems, all marathon runners would have six packs. Some of them are kind of pudgy, but I've never seen a fat sprinter.

This is just a sample of the reasons I am more of an advocate for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). It has far more benefits than normal cardio does, including a ridiculously high caloric burn during and after your workout. A good HIIT session also sets your body up for building muscle in many cases. Your options for HIIT are sprinting sets, circuit training, or weight lifting if done in the correct rep range with low enough rest time.

The sprinting sets generally last about 20 minutes total, broken down a minute or two at a time. A minute of sprinting, a minute or two of rest, rinse, repeat. If you're trying to sprint for more than a minute, it isn't really sprinting. This is the best style in most cases as it allows you to go all out and give your whole body a real workout.

For all other styles of HIIT, aim to keep your rest periods at 60-90 seconds. If this means you have to lower the resistance or weights you're working with multiple times, then so be it. Keep in mind the aim of the workout.

HIIT is very demanding on the entire body. Considering this, treat it like you would a traditional workout and give yourself a day off after. Using this style, your training could be done in 60-80 minutes per week and the results will be incredible.