The Truth About Six Pack Abs
The Truth About Six Pack Abs is an e-book by Mike Geary and has one goal – to get you ripped abs (if you’re a man) or a flat belly (if you’re a woman). It’s packed with exercise programs, dieting and nutrition advice that will help you reach your goals.
The book of 120 pages is divided into 13 chapters.
In the opening note author introduces the book and explains what audience it targets, which is people of all ages. The reader is warned that the theory in this book may come across as counter-intuitive and against any prior knowledge but that is to be expected and not to be worried about. The author also explains what equipment you would need to follow the exercises of the book. He recommends only two tools – stability ball and dumbbells. Even though there are many exercises that require this equipment, author also explains that even if you don’t have them, there are alternatives you can do without any equipment.
The first chapter is an introduction that is in essence a little prelude of what is the book about, why it was written and how it will help you.
The second chapter talks about what effect body fat has to your abs, and goes on to say that anyone who has been working out for a while has good abs only they are covered with fat. That’s why reducing fat is so important and the majority of the book is about reducing body fat.
Chapter 3 talks about abdominal exercises. Author talks about how they work and what effect they have. What exercises are correct and which are not. The majority of this chapter explains every exercise and provides photos to visually describe them. It concludes with the training programs consisting of aforementioned exercises. The programs are of 8 different levels. Author claims that once you thoroughly follow each level and once you get to level 8, you will have have developed a set of abs.
In chapter 4 metabolism is explained. Why it is important and what do’s and don’ts are involved.
Chapter 5 is all about workouts that boost your metabolism.
In chapter 6, Mike Geary puts free exercises and exercise machines to the test. Which is good and which is not so good.
In chapter 7, Mike talks about cardio exercises. He explains the biggest problem of cardio and introduces his solution.
Chapters 8-9 are about creating your workout plans. In addition to that, chapter 9 introduces more exercises with detailed descriptions and photos. Interesting to note that this chapter includes a set of exercises which author himself calls his “Advanced Secret Weapon Exercises”. These are more complicated exercises that according to author are the most effective albeit difficult to perform, especially for the novices. In the closing of the chapter, some example workout plans are offered.
Chapter 10 begins the nutrition part of the book and talks about the importance of correct diets. Mike Geary calls these remaining chapters the most important. This chapter goes on about the right foods, food balancing and its importance, the importance of infrequent overfeeding, and a lot more about foods and nutrition. It also includes some calorie charts. An interesting pat of the chapter is revealing of the two hidden evils in our food supply. Chapter concludes with some example diets.
Chapter 11 has a bunch of valuable tips. And chapter 12 is a list of frequently asked questions answered by author himself.
Finally, chapter 13 is a final word from the author which has a motivational value more than anything, as well as Mike offers his support via e-mail.
To sum up, I can really see why “The Truth About Six Pack Abs” by Mike Geary is the most popular and best selling fitness e-book on the internet. It is content rich, full of valuable information that will lead you through to your goal – get six pack abs. Such information can save you a lot of money you’d spend for the gym or for tons of fitness books. If you’re serious about your training or just want to know a thing or two about correct training, this book is definitely worth a look.