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Everyone wants the impossible when it comes to dieting and weight loss! And most people will believe almost anything, if it sounds like they'll be able to lose weight faster and easier, even if it is a little far-fetched.

However, the truth is that there are numerous weightloss and diet myths flying around. Here are some of the main ones, exposed as incorrect:

1. You Should Eat A Huge Breakfast.

Whilst it is true, to ensure weightloss when on a diet, you should eat something in the morning time, it does not necessarily have to be a three-course meal! You need to eat something that will tide you over approximately three hours, such as oats, until your mid-morning snack (or lunch, depending on what time you wake up). Simply put, breakfast need only be a bowl of cereal and a piece of toast.

2. You Should Not Snack Between Meals Whilst On A Diet.

Although some people do well on a strict three-meals-a-day routine, others who are more active and have a faster metabolism will benefit from having five or six meals a day, providing the portion size is small. In fact, eating more frequently does increase the metabolism, however great care needs to be taken with the size of the portions to make sure that you're not eating too much at each time, otherwise you will defeat the purpose of your diet in the first place.

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Here are a couple of tips how to get a six pack.

Now days, we hear a lot about core training. There is a lot of truth to what you are seeing however as per most things in the media, its getting a little far out. Pretty much daily in the gym, you can view some crazy exercises that people are coming up with. LOL. I see trainers getting people onto swiss balls, standing on one foot, rubbing their tummy with one hand and patting their heads with the other. Well not really but you get the point.

The bottom line is that without a strong core, you have to power and are susceptible to injuries. The methods to getting a strong abs and core however are much less complex than some people are making it. Seriously, some of the exercises I see people are freakin hilarious. I mean, if you want to see a circus how, go to your local gym and watch people busting their butts trying to get six pack... It's way too funny!

Core training in and of itself is an easy concept. You are working the diaphram, multifidus transverse abdominis, and pelvic floor deep inside. On the exterior you have the prime movers. These are the more visible ones that everyone wants to see.

If you work movements such as the overhead lifts that directly involve the spine you are on the fast track to productive core training. Yes, the stability ball has its uses but there are limits and when the complexity of the movement exceeds the effective results you can stimulate with it you are heading down the «fad/gimmick route».

Looking out at the gym floor and watching the infomercials you can see that it's getting crazy. Granted, most of the movements are a hoot to try and fun to play with on an off day, but that in itself does not make them the most effective methods. It makes them fun to do with a beneficial side effect.

I get asked this question all the time. I get emails upon email of people dying to know: Is training your core the fastest way to getting a six pack of attention grabbing rippling abs? Absolutely not. Core training makes your core stronger, more conditioned and more muscular. This is a wonderful thing and everyone that wants pain free optimum performance needs a strong core. However, getting your abs to show in the mirror is a result of getting the fat off them. Take off the fat blanket and voila, there are your abs. That's the key! Most people have abs. It's not a matter of doing countless abs to get your abs to show. It's quite the opposite! Keep reading and you'll see what I am talking about.

Do you think a 289 pound Olympic lifter that can pull 651 pounds from the floor and then stand up with it overhead has a strong core? The answer is yes without a single doubt. Does that lifter have a set of strong and well developed abs? Again the answer is yes. Now for the kicker. Can you see them? Nope. Not even a hit of a six-pack to be seen anywhere.

His abdominals are covered by a layer of fat.

So then if fastest way to getting a visible, beach ready six pack is through fat loss, then how do we do that?

You burn off fat by creating a small calorie deficit through several factors including a proper eating plan, exercising your WHOLE body with multi joint, muti dimensional movements like the clean and press or overhead squat and including some high intensity cardio. This is the key. I highly encourage all of my trainees to do at least 1 to 2 sessions of high intensity cardio for 10-12 minutes a week. That's it. You don't have to spend 30-45 minutes a day doing cardio. That is old school.

If this is really the case, then why is everyone and their dog selling core training? Answer: Because everyone and their dog is willing to buy a promised shortcut to the land of easy six packs.

Really effective training is simple, but simple doesn't mean easy. Let me repeat that... Simple does not equal easy cake.

There is a price to pay for having killer abs but the price is nothing compared to the weight of regret is you continue on your current path. See we all have to feel pain. You either feel the pain of discipline or the pain of regret and remorse.

The former pain only weighs a couple of ounces when the latter pain weighs a ton.
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2008 has begun and if you are like me, you've made a few goals for yourself. So what goals have you set for yourself this year? A flat stomach? A tighter butt? Maybe you want to get stronger and finally make those biceps pop. Whatever goal you have set, I'm going to give you some tips that I use to make sure that you accomplish your fitness goals this year.

First Tip To Goal Setting: Reminders

The first tip is put your goal where you can see it. When I log

off the net, sitting right there on my laptop for physical goals I see:

PHYSICAL GOALS 2008:
Be able to do 5 freestanding Hand Stand Pushups.
Be able to do backflips on demand.
Be able to walk 100 feet on my hands.
Do a 360 on my snowboard.

Doing something like this for yourself is as easy as downloading a favorite picture you like and find inspiring on the net and then adding your goals over top of it. If you have Photoshop you can do it right there. If you don't have any fancy software, you can put your goals onto your screen saver. That way, whenever you come back to your computer at work or at home after a break, there are your goals right in front of you reminding you what is really important to you this year.

Second Tip To Goal Setting: Replacing The Routines

The second thing you want to do is

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The following is my response to a buddy of mine, who sent me an email earlier today telling me that he had finally made a commitment to start exercising regularly at the YMCA. After I wrote it, I said to myself that there is some good little nuggets of information that could be useful to help other people in the same situation.

Congrats on making the commitment to exercising regularly and
start eating healthier foods on a daily basis. You know when you commit
to doing an exercise program and you actually keep up with it, you'll
be really surprised at not only how fast the weight melts off but, how
good feel inside and how much more energy you have.

Whatever you do, just keep up with the program. If you are going to exercise three times a week, then FREAKIN do it...Adopt a «NO EXCEPTIONS POLICY» It's doesn't matter if you don't feel like working out, if you have set a goal to workout three times a week,
then you better hold yourself accountable. Because if you don't no one else will. You have to ACT in SPITE of your MOOD.

Hear me now and believe me later. It's going to get tough, real tough. Before you know it, you'll be asking yourself if all this is even worth it? You will be ambushed by lots of thought like the one above that will question your very motive. That's why it's important to WRITE down your goals and stick to them.. Read them often, and not only read
them but more importantly actually visualize and FEEL yourself actually accomplishing your goal... Do this at least once a day, more is best.

The KEY is in the