More than a couple genes affect abdominal fat. There are 49 to be exact. According to a recent study in the journal Nature, 19 of these genes have a stronger effect in women which suggests that genes may be influenced by hormones. One major player in the belly gat game is cortisol, which you most likely know is triggered through stress.
When you’re under stress your body cranks out cortisol, which springs fat from fat stores and dumps it into the bloodstream to give the liver and other organs energy for the flight-or-fight reaction. Any fat that isn’t used for energy gets redeposited in fat stores, primarily in the abdomen.
Whether you have an apple shape because you were born with it or because stress has messed with your waistline, it may trigger unhealthy eating habits that can make it to tougher to shed belly fat. Researchers at Drexel University found that in women, an increase in the percentage of body fat stored in the abdomen was linked to a 53% increase in the likelihood of developing out of control bingeing over a two year period, whereas total body fat was not associated with disordered eating. Researchers think that high percentages of ab fat may interfere hunger and satiety messages sent to the brain, which can lead to overindulging. As much as that vicious cycles makes it sound as if getting rid of ab fat is a lost cause, it not and there is hope!! You just have to be more strategic about how you attack the problem than woman with flat abs on the treadmill next to you who’s probably genetically blessed! “Those at high genetic risk for abdominal fat can still shed it through exercise, it may just be a more challenging and lengthier process than it is for someone with less genetic risk” says Yann Klimentidid, PHD. Many experts agree saying that changing your routine and going harder may be the key to finally losing your pooch! Here are 3 PROVEN approaches to doing just that. Work them into your week to triple-team ab flab and make a flat-belly breakthrough!
BXT STACKED
BXT Stacked is a 3-Tier System to keep your metabolism in high gear 24 hours a day! Formulated exclusively for women and OUR PROBLEM AREAS! BXT Stacked™ is the most powerful thermogenic stack on the market today!! Specifically designed to work in sync, these 3 products work together to keep your body in a fat-loss state every hour of every day!
Recommended For:
*Women who want to lose 15-25 pounds
*Women with slowing metabolism
*Women who have high stress levels due to lack of sleep
*Women who need that extra punch of energy throughout the day
*Women who need more energy to get through their workouts
*Women who are inconsistent with their bowel movements resulting in bloating/ sluggish feeling
BXT Stacked is taken in a 5 day on- 2 day off routine. Consisting of 3 AMAZING supplements. BXT Stacked was formulated so that you get clinically effective dosages of each and every ingredient in every single tier of the stack. Unlike other weight loss supplements where you only take 2 pills a day, you only get a small % of the recommended daily value of each ingredient, so the ingredients aren’t working to their full capabilities.
X-FACTOR
Focus. Burn. Melt Fat Away- Helps reduce fat storage in those pesky problem areas like hips, thighs, and love handles! CRUSH CRAVINGS FOR SWEET AND SALTY FOOD.
NATURALLY BOOST ENERGY LEVELS THROUGH THE ROOF- give your energy a smooth steady boost all day long. BALANCE YOUR HORMONES- Helps tame the symptoms of PMS, mood swings, water retention, and menopause that effect our ability to lose weight.
T-FORCE THYRO
ENHANCE THYROID ACTIVITY. Help bring your thyroid function back into balance to accelerate overall weightloss. ELEVATE YOUR METABOLISM. BXT Stacked was designed so that your metabolism is running in high gear 24 hours a day.
MAXIMIZE OVERALL FAT LOSS. T-Force thyro was designed to combat a weight loss issue that plagues over 30 million Americans- an underactive thryoid. T-force is designed to target the issues of stress that lead to an inactive thyroid and improper thyroid function. Help naturally and safely optimize thyroid function by delivering the ingredients your body needs to stimulate the T3 and T4 hormone production.
BLACKOUT
REDUCE HEIGHTENED CORTISOL LEVELS AND STRESS LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT- There are several key factors to losing fat and one of the most important, and often ignored is controlling the levels of the harmful stress hormone called cortisol. In today’s society stress is everywhere and whether it’s mental, physical, or emotional it increases your cortisol levels. When your cortisol levels remain elevated it signals your body to hold onto fat in your midsection as well as cause lethargy, anxiety, and a weakened immune system. Blackout™ was formulated to reduce your cortisol levels, bringing them back down to a healthy level, in order to promote optimal weight loss results and an overall healthier you.
DEEP RESTFUL SLEEP- A prominent factor in reducing cortisol and maintaining those healthy levels is deep, restful sleep. The matrix in Blackout helps you unwind, and relax to reduce stress levels. By reducing stress and getting a relaxing night’s sleep, cortisol levels will be dramatically reduced. This optimizes your metabolism and allows your body sufficient time to recover to its full potential.
HIIT workouts work to trim you in two ways: it specifically helps to burn off the flab covering your abs, and when it includes the right strength moves, it can simultaneously firm the muscles themselves. The point is to do a lot reps at a high intensity. Circuits of moves like seated band rows paired with reverse plank holds, plank shoulder taps paired with side plank holds, and burpees paired with high plank holds are effective for losing abdominal fat. (Do each pair of moves for 20 seconds total, taking a 10 second break between sets, and then repeat the whole circuit eight to ten times. If you’re doing moves with weights, we’d recommend 5-8 pd weights. Make them heavy enough they give you a workout but not so heavy that you can’t lift them 12 to 15 times at a pretty fast pace.
CINCHING CORE WORKOUT
To strengthen and cinch in your middle, train your core not just your abs, every other day. For a quick 360 degree blitz, try doing Pilates with a Ab series of 5. Single-leg stretch, single straight leg stretch, double leg stretch, and criss-cross in quick succession without stopping. This series works every core muscle, including the deep, notoriously hard to reach transverse abdominis. You can also mix up Pilates with four types of core workouts: core endurance, like planks and balance exercises that you hold for 20 to 60 seconds: core strength, including weighted russian twists and leg raises, core power such as medicine ball slams and wall throws, and complete core including dead lifts and supermans, which get the small spinal erector muscles in on the action. Incorporate 2 types of core exercises every time you workout and make sure to hit all four categories each week. This ab regimen assures that you work your core from every angle and position.
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Toni Sweeney is a Triple Certified Ketogenic Diet and Primal Health Coach and weight loss expert who personally lost 80 pounds while making a total lifestyle change. The founder of TS Transformations, her formulas and plans has helped thousands of women lose weight and keep it off forever.