Contour Abs Fitness Blog

Tips To Look Ripped

To look cut, with great muscle definition, many people have the misconception that you need to hit the gym. That’s the general belief: lift less weight and do more reps for definition. For bulk, lift heavier weight and do fewer reps.
The idea that less weight tones muscles is wrong. Less weight and more reps builds [...]

10 Steps To A Healthier Happier Life

1. Lose Weight
2. Take More Exercise
3. Eat sensibly, with a well balanced diet.
4. Look after your heart and it will look after you.
5. Increase your energy by speeding up your metabolism.
6. Be kind to yourself. Make time for you.
7. Be positive. Your thoughts are what make you what you are.
8. Enjoy Family Life, [...]

10 Top Foods For a Healthy Body

Healthy eating and physical fitness go together, but there are no magic foods that cause you to be one hundred percent healthy by just eating the one food. No, you need a variety of foods from each of these food groups each day. It’s also important to watch the portion size so as not to [...]

Counting calories: A big mistake?

Do calories matter or do you simply need to eat certain foods and that will guarantee you’ll lose weight? Should you count calories or can you just count “portions?” Is it necessary to keep a food diary? Is it unrealistic to count calories for the rest of your life or is that just part of [...]

Top 10 Fat Burning foods revealed!

Anytime the topic of discussion in my blogs, articles or newsletters has turned to my own personal grocery shopping list, there has always been a spike in interest. It seems that many people are not only curious about what foods a natural bodybuilder eats to maintain single digit body fat, but they also want to [...]

7 Nutrition secrets to great abs

Many people say that “abdominals are made in the kitchen, not in the gym,” and there’s a lot of truth to that. You can do thousands of reps of ab work every week, but if your nutrition is not in order, you can forget about getting a great set of 6-pack abs.

Eat about 15-20% below your [...]

How I got great abs

After 18 years in the fitness business, “How do I get great abs” is still BY FAR the most frequently asked question I receive out of the 30,000+ emails that come into my office every month. No doubt, it’s because abs are the one body part that most people are the most frustrated with. Although [...]

Fat burning supplements: The REAL truth!

Fat burner supplements are advertised everywhere these days – on the internet, in magazines and even on TV. The ads almost always feature a very lean fitness model or bodybuilder and claim that these products, usually pills, were the secret to their six pack abs and very low body fat levels. Some of these ads [...]

How I got Ripped abs the first time

I’ll never forget the very first time I got ripped, how I did it and how it felt. I’ve never told this entire story before or widely published my early photos either. Winning first place and seeing my abs the first time was sweet redemption. But before that, it was a story of desperation…
I started [...]

Fast weight loss: Scams revealed

WEIGHT LOSS POP QUIZ: What are 3 things that ALL 8 of these advertisements have in common?
“Burn 30 lbs in 3 weeks – no diet!”
“Lose 9 Pounds Every 11 Days!”
“Lose a pound a day without diet or exercise!”
“Lose 2 pounds a day without dieting!”
“Lose 30 pounds In 30 Days!”
“Lose 20 lbs in 3 weeks!”
“Burn 30 [...]