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Knowing which exercises burn the most fat is the key to being able to get rid of that layer of stomach fat fast. When you are beating round the bush trying all sorts of different workouts, you are just wasting time. People out there for the past few thousand years have been learning and making mistakes, for our benefit.They have done the learning and made mistakes so that we don’t have to.

We can shortcut our way to the top.

Fat loss only comes when the body is placed under hard load or unusual load compared to what it is relatively used to. So for the majority of people who are only needing to lose a little bit of stomach fat to get those abs showing, they will need to do some intense work.

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For the people who are very overweight, this means that the first part of fat loss will occur without too much effort. In fact with just dietary changes, losing some weight is very possible. However the further you go into losing fat and building the body you want, the more work you have to do and the smaller your gains get.

This is the same with anything and it is just called hitting a plateau, which means you have to change things up. The point of all this, is not to waffle on, but to say that there is not going to be a one size fits all exercise to lose ab fat. I will list a few below though and tell you what you should be doing depending on your current situation.

Obviously if you are a girl at 20% body fat, you will not be as fat as a guy who is 20% body fat. Factor that in.

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Very Overweight – over 35% body fat:

If you are very overweight, lets face it, you will probably have trouble sprinting up a hill, so that is obviously not practical. You are probably on a diet similar to that of an Oompa Loompa. So you need to make some small changes like:

  • Start taking walks each night or morning. Just around your neighbor hood or around a park. Start with walking just 100 yards or so. Then each time you go out, add on a hundred yards each time. As you lose weight you will do it faster and faster.
  • Stop buying things such as crisps, cakes, lollies, pies, sausage rolls, white bread, chocolates etc. These things are the biggest hurdle that you will face. However one simple solution to dieting is to just stop buying it. If you go out for lunch a few times a week, have a dessert to treat yourself, just change the majority of your diet and it is impossible you will not see changes.

Averagely Overweight- 20% and up body fat

  • You need to start tightening up your diet and eating 4-6 meals per day. Eating whole grains, vegetables, fruits and lean meats, fish and poultry.
  • Exercise needs to be some time in the gym doing full body workouts, cardio with more intensity and doing it for about 45 minutes at least 4 times a week. Light ab workouts such as crunches and sit ups are recommended

Almost There – anything up to 19% body fat

  • This is where you make or break your progress. You are already looking a lot better than most people who have ever tried to lose weight, or if there is where you are starting, be very grateful.
  • Cardio needs to be very high intensity to start burning fat at these levels. High intensity interval training is recommended.
  • Weight training definitely needs to be started around these levels as it will synergize with the cardio giving you results twice as powerful as either one alone.  Body splits are recommended, also 1 rep maxes, super sets and the occasional full body workout are advised. Ab workouts such as decline crunches, captains chair, bicycle are probably the best at this stage.
  • Diet needs to be very controlled at these levels if you wish to lower body fat further still. Increasing protein intake, increasing good fat intake and lowering carbohydrates except for within 2 hours either side of a hardcore workout.

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I hope this gives you a little direction and an idea about what you should be doing. Some fitness gurus will just advise people on what to do, without even asking them where they currently are. I can’t see somebody with 45% body fat sprinting up a staircase, but I can see them quitting very quickly.

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Until next time, get a grip… and lift it!

Johnny