I get people coming up to me all the time and asking me the same old question…”How do I lose this?” Most, if not all of the time they are referring to their abdomen region that is hanging over their gym shorts. These people are crunching their asses off thinking that the muscle they are building in their trunk region is going to magically shed off all that fat and they will wake up the next morning with “ripped abs”. Sorry, but that is never going to happen!
So what is the answer to that ridiculous question that people ask me all the time?…”Stop doing so many crunches.” The last thing that people should do if they want to slim down their mid sections is to do crunches. Building muscle does not eliminate fat. Building muscle increases your resting metabolic rate (RMR) so you can burn more calories throughout the day. However, some muscles on your body are bigger than others and they build bigger and better than others.
For example, your chest, back, and legs are the biggest and most powerful muscles in your body. If you want to trim down, I suggest that you stop doing seated preacher curls, tricep kick backs, and calf raises. Focus on movement that involve multiple joints like squats, pull ups, and push ups. Once you have build some muscle in your chest, back, and legs then you can focus on your abs.
