Top 3 tips for a flatten stomach

If you have read any fitness magazine, you have most likely seen the top 3 tips for getting a tone stomach. It usually reads like this, "Do a ton of cardio, eliminate red meat and do 500 sit-up every day for a year. Then and only then will you have ripped abs." Well, because that usually does not work, I have written down my 3 favorite tips for a tone stomach. 

Cardio is not king, Elvis is!

If you are really serious about getting a tone stomach, cut down on the cardio. This is one of those tips that I constantly repeat, but for some reason people just can’t wrap their heads around it. I’m assuming it’s because trainers have hammered the thought into our heads that cardio=fats loss. WRONG! Long endurance type training only makes your body burn fat and calories more efficiently. In the beginning, it works great, but give it 8 weeks and the great results you saw in the beginning have suddenly come to a screeching halt. You body has now gone into an energy conservation mode, thus burning calories way more efficiently. This is BAD for fat loss.

So, to eliminate the bodies efficiencies, do the opposite, short burst of high intensity training, interval training. The human body was designed for short burst of VERY high intense movements. These short burst almost shock the body into burning more energy and keeping the metabolism running on high all day long. Try incorporating 10, 100 yard sprints into your weight lifting regiment. This alone will get you amazing results.  

Train with stabilization balls

If you really want to see awesome results incorporate the use stabilization balls into your stomach workout. By incorporating a stabilization ball into your stomach workout, you are engaging your core muscle which will dramatically improve your overall strength, conditioning and overall physical appearance. This one piece of equipment alone will dramatically improve the strength and appearance of your abs.  

Eat clean organic grass fed meats

Eat more meat. No, I haven’t lost my mind. Well maybe a little, but not on this subject. Beef, Chicken, Fish, Turkey and most other sources of clean meats are great for getting that tone stomach. When buying grass fed organic meats, you are getting very clean protein sources that have a much higher Omega 3 content, great protein source and are absent of all the pesticides and growth hormones you get from lower quality meat. Eat 20-30 grams of meat or other protein source per meal, and you will feel the difference.

If you stick with these tips alone, you will see a huge difference in you overall performance and appearance. For more tips, recipes or to sign up for our challenge starting January 1, 2011, please check out www.eflattenstomach.com