A safe diet strategy for six pack abs is simple, but not exactly easy to follow. I’ll describe exactly what you need to do, but it’s up to you to act accordingly. Mainly, people who fail to get perfect abs blame genetics. While this does come into play a bit, failing to achieve a washboard stomach is simply a side effect of eating too much. If you’re not eating a lot of calories and still don’t see a six pack, I can help too.
Going from XX% body fat to 10% is easy.
If you are over 10% body fat, you simply need to create a calorie deficit over time and you will lose body fat. This is where people make this harder than it needs to be. They believe that every day you have to have a slight caloric deficit. That is why every day they assure that they are strict and stick to their diet. This is a difficult way to create a calorie deficit. Here is a better way.
Think weekly caloric deficit NOT daily
I have consulted thousands of people and this has made a huge difference in the results people get. Outside of the week allow yourself 2-3 days where you eat like “everyone else”. Don’t go out of your way to eat junk, but feel free to eat pizza, good food, beer, etc. Pick 2-3 days that same week and go extremely low calorie. Honestly, you can eat as little as 800 calories and still maintain muscle mass. I recommend doing the dinner-only intermittent fasting method 2-3 days a week. Google the term “intermittent fasting” if you don’t know what that means. On the other days of the week, try to avoid really high-calorie foods, but eat regularly most of the time. This strategy creates a “weekly caloric deficit” and allows you to steadily reduce body fat while enjoying a great meal.
Going from 10% body fat to 6-8% is where things get tougher
Now, you’ll want to try to string together at least 5 lower calorie days before adding high to moderate calorie days. To really lose that stubborn body fat, you’ll need to go through periods of time where your body is depleted of “food energy.” The only way to do this is to chain days with a calorie deficit. This is when you will also benefit the most from cardio. After 5-7 days in deficit, add 2 days where you eat significantly more calories. This will reset your metabolism and get you back into fat burning mode. Chain 5-7 more days of deficit. This is how you will zigzag down to 8% body fat or less. This is the simplest and most effective “six pack abs diet” I know of.