training fundamentals

It’s so common for those annoying infomercials and YouTube ads to scream at you about how “all you need to do to lose weight is take this supplement and you will lose all your fat in less than a month!”

And, I hate to be the one to say this, but getting ripped in 30 days is a total lie.

Nobody in the history of the world can look like that in just 4 weeks. You can see some serious progress though!

So, you have a full-time job and traffic makes it impossible for you to train every day. We get it, life is complicated.

Can you actually get good results from just 3 sessions per week?

You can definitely get ripped by only working out three days per week.

Keep reading to learn how!

We’ve all heard someone describe someone else as “ripped” without any explanation, but we all knew exactly what they meant.

Dictionary.com defines “ripped” as “drunk; intoxicated.” I’m totally kidding, that is a definition, but not the one I’m actually referencing here.

The real definition is: “having well-defined muscles; very muscular.”

Don’t worry though, I know that doesn’t give a very detailed look. I’ll examine what it means in terms of numbers, or quantifiable data, to give a more complete understanding.

This one is not for the anti-leg-day crowd! (Sorry, folks, the door’s over there ↖.)

Everyone else, welcome! If you want to add mass, definition, and vascularity to your wheels to turn those lame-o bean poles into ripped tree trunks, here’s how:

Ripped abs are the Holy Grail of the Greek God physique. Yet, the journey from skinny-fat — or plain overweight — to shredded is a months-long nonstop grind where only the committed to come out the other side with an aesthetic carved-out six-pack (and bragging rights, yeah, mostly that).

But, real talk, how long does it actually take to get ripped abs?

We’re droppin’ truth bombs today! Below, we’ll break down the estimated timeline by body fat percentage, gender, and age & also reveal a few tips and tricks to speed up the process.