TORCHBODYFAT FASTTOREVEAL ROCK-HARD ABS

Use Alex Cannon’s tried-and-tested training and diet advice to get lean fast

FOCUS ON FOOD

“You are what you eat. In other words, it doesn’t matter how hard you’re pushing it in the gym if you don’t put the same effort into what you do in the kitchen,” says Cannon. “Everyone says you can’t out-train a bad diet and it’s true. To strip fat you need a healthy, sustainable nutrition plan that works for you.”

PICK THE WEIGHTS

“You need to burn body fat to reveal your six-pack, and your fat-loss training should be focused on lifting weights. This will help you add muscle mass while also forcing your body to burn its fat stores. There’s no way you’ll get ripped doing just cardio – but some short, intense cardio sessions can help.”

HIIT IT HARD

“I like to do some high-intensity cardio ‘finishers’ at the end of my weights workout – it pushes my heart, lungs and muscles as hard as possible and burns even more calories. Try some sets of battle ropes [pictured above], kettlebell swings or prowler pushes and you’ll melt that belly fat away.”

STAY IN THE ZONE

“Weight training for fat loss is pretty hard on both your body and mind, but you are really going to have to work if you want to make major changes to your body composition. The going will get tough sometimes. When it does, remind yourself of all the positive reasons you’re doing this, then dig deep.”