What’s the Best Time of Day to Exercise?

“What’s the Best Time of Day to Exercise?”

“When should I train?”

Those are questions I get often. Researchers from John Moores University, in Liverpool, England, reviewed the scientific literature and found that 6 PM is the best time of day to …

29 Jul 2008, posted in Training | Comments (1)

Can You Get a Six Pack Eating Snacks and Sodas?

A reader asked:

I don’t have a big stomach but I don’t have the abs that I want. The biggest problem is, I think, I don’t want to stay away from all the snacks and sodas. Do you know a way …

22 Jul 2008, posted in Mini-course | Comments (0)

My Hardest and Most Effective Abdominal Exercises on Video

To get strong and defined abdominals, you must do cardio, abdominal exercises, and eat well (read The Big Picture of Getting Six Pack Abs).

As we’ve seen in Abdominal Exercises Progression, you need to ramp up the difficulty of …

05 Jul 2008, posted in Mini-course | Comments (1)

How to Guarantee You Never Miss Another Workout

A reader wrote:

Hi,

Every thing goes fine for a period of 10 days. Then things get laisy and all the rithim goes. How to be consistent for a longer period of time. Hope u will be able to help.

Thanx, bye, take …

05 Jul 2008, posted in Mini-course | Comments (0)

My #1 Source of Abdominal Exercises

When people ask me:

“What are exercises for the lower abs?”
“Can you suggest exercises for the side abs?”

… my answer is always ExRx’s Directory of Waist Exercises.

They’ve got over 20 exercises that target the Rectus Abdominis (upper, middle, and …

30 Jun 2008, posted in Mini-course | Comments (0)

How Many Times per Week Should You Train Your Abs?

No, it’s not 7. This popular answer assumes that more is better. As we’ve seen in Abdominal Exercises Progression, it’s not:

This “volume-based approach” (doing more of what you can already do) is flawed. What got you results at first …

20 Jun 2008, posted in Mini-course | Comments (3)

Interview with Craig Ballantyne

As summer is unfolding I get more and more questions on fat loss. To help me answer them it is my pleasure to interview Craig Ballantyne today. Craig’s known for developing short and effective workouts into a program called Turbulence …

29 May 2008, posted in Fat loss, Training | Comments (1)

Now on MetaCafe

Hi folks,

Just a quick note to let you know that the Romanian Chair Crunch, the Dragon Flag and the Full Contact Twist are now featured on MetaCafe. Here’s the vid:

18 May 2008, posted in Training | Comments (0)

In A Workout: Abs First, or Chest First?

Hi there Carl,

Just one question, as i am trying to do some extensive weight training, is it better to do the ABS exercises before or after the workout. The reason i ask is a friend told me that if we …

13 May 2008, posted in Mini-course | Comments (0)

The Crash Course On Dieting

With the summer around the corner, most of the questions I get lately revolve around fat loss.

When you lose fat, you lose it over all your body and not just in one spot. So you can’t just focus on belly …

12 May 2008, posted in Mini-course | Comments (3)