Fat Burning, Weight Loss, Diet and Fitness Q&A of the Week-Abs

Every week I answer a question or questions that are sent in to me regarding fat burning, weight loss, diet, fitness and or the Fat X program. Today's question was e-mailed to me and it's regarding extra abs exercise and the FX program.

Hey Coach,

I finished the Fat X program a couple of days ago and even though I was a little shaky with the diet my stomach is definitely flatter and I can now start seeing my abs. I'm going to do it again after Thanksgiving and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to throw in more abs work at the end of each FX workout so that I can get complete six pack abs faster?

Brian

A common misconception in getting six pack abs or actually just fitness in general is that more is better. That is not the case and you must remember what has gotten you your initial results. It wasn't hundreds upon hundreds of crunches. Too many people waste a lot of time with abs exercises when they would get better results exercising in a way that would more efficiently burn the layer of fat covering their abs (FX Workouts). Since you stated that your diet was "shaky", instead of spending time adding in more abs work, use that time to plan or prepare healthy meals. This will help you get better results more than extra abs work.

Spin Crunches and Abs

I'm often asked what the best exercise for abs is and there's a long answer and a short answer. I'll save the long answer for another time and get right to what most people want to know when they ask for the best abs exercise. People usually want something they can feel right away. One of the best abs exercise s I know that you will feel working immediately is the spin crunch. Most people I have shown it to have a love hate relationship with it. They hate it because it's difficult, it burns, and it looks as silly as a clown in a courtroom. But they also love it because they know it's working. If you've done the Fat X program then you know the spin crunch, if you're knew to it and want to check it out it's demonstrated in Fat X workout video Day 3.

The nice thing about the spin crunch is that you can make it more difficult by doing more spins and or holding weight while you perform the spin crunch. Give it a try and get those abs burning.

Nutra-Trim Weight Management Gum Review

A few weeks ago I was contacted about reviewing Nutra-Trim Weight Management Gum. I agreed to do a review on the gum and a few days later I received a package in the mail with a few packs of the gum along with some reading material containing facts, highlights and frequently asked questions. I've used the gum and will break down this review into, taste, efficacy of ingredients in a fat loss, weight loss program and price.

Let me first get into the taste of the gum. I find this important because even if a product is effective when it comes to weight loss, no one is going to stick to using it if it tastes like crap. A few years ago I tried a sports energy gum that was supposed to give you an energy boost due to the caffeine content and it tasted horrible, the gum was hard, and I never used it again. I was expecting a similar taste and texture to the Nutra-Trim gum. The first gum package I opened was berry flavor. I popped two pieced in my mouth and as I began to chew I was actually pleasantly surprised. It had a fruity, berry taste and it was soft just like any other popular name brand gum. A few hours later I tried their other flavor, spearmint. It also had a surprisingly nice taste and texture..

The gum passed the first test, but what about the ingredients? Are they actually helpful in boosting metabolism and assisting in a fat loss, weight loss program? The gum contains green tea, l-carnitine and chromium picolinate. If you've read my blog before you know that I'm a big fan of green tea. The evidence of green tea boosting metabolism and assisting in a fat loss, weight loss program is plentiful. I would recommend the gum based on that ingredient alone except for that the quantity of green tea is not labeled.

So the gum tastes good, and the ingredients are solid, but is the gum worth the price? The gum retails for $1.79 a pack. It's a bit more than regular gum, but if you're looking to get some extra green tea in your system during a passive activity like chewing gum then it might be a good investment. I also noticed some hunger suppressing benefits, so if overeating is a weak link in your diet plan, then the gum would definitely be beneficial to you.

Here's their website www.nutratrim.com.