Ever wanted abs? To have chiseled ridges like you’re supposed to be an anime character, and every girl is supposed to swoon over you? Me too.
Getting abs might seem vain, and in reality, it is, but weight loss is pretty healthy.
‘SixPackAbs.com’ has gone ahead and designed a Six Pack Abs Program (duh) entirely based on science. Seems kinda sus if you ask me. Eat less, move more, get abs? Simple, right?
Well, let’s see what they have to say about losing weight.
About the Creator – Thomas DeLauer
I’m going to be honest with you, folks. I’ve never heard of Thomas DeLauer — but he does look like a fitness trainer.
* Note: I just used a ruler on his main picture, and it’s extremely photoshopped… door frames caving in, and a door just disappears halfway through. Not a good sign.
At least it’s not as bad (or good) as this:
Thomas is just like all of us, though. He’s always had a small interest in being better, and while studying art in Italy at age 12 (what?), he took an interest in fitness magazines and what these hulky men were portraying. Power. Fitness. Health.
He took a keen interest and started training regularly and burning some body fat.
Unfortunately, while in his early 20s, he was so focused on his life and career that he ended up gaining a few pounds of fat — not great. He soon realized a change was needed and started training again to get that six-pack he knew he deserved.
Eventually, Thomas DeLauer became a personal trainer, helping others lose excess fat and get that toned body. From there, he has become a business coach as well while also helping celebs with their training. Quite a resume.
Thomas has since been featured on various websites, including:
- Fitness RX
- Bodybuilding.com
- Univision
- Muscle & Fitness
- The Platform Magazine
- Natural Muscle Magazine
- Muscle & Performance
- Ironman Magazine
- Icon
- Home & Family
- The Hallmark Channel
Science-Based Six-Pack Review
As the name would suggest, Science-Based Six-Pack Abs is a six-pack program, and the sole focus is to lose fat. Another interesting thing to note is that the entire plan is based on intermittent fasting (more on that later), and — apparently — this is the best ‘scientific’ way to actually get results.
- Fitness level: All
- Duration: 3 months
- Workouts per week: 3 – 5 workouts per week
- Average workout duration: 15 – 30 minutes
- Equipment needed: Minimal equipment
- Goal: Lose weight
The plan features several PDFs and videos you need to read and watch. We’ll go over every single detail of the diet plan and exercise program to make sure everything they claim about this Six-Pack Abs Program is true…
Six-Pack Abs Program Details
What Is Fasting?
As we all know, dieting is the best way to lose weight — period. There’s no better way to reduce calories and cause the body to use fat as fuel to cause weight loss. Now, there are some folks who believe certain dieting methods work better than others, like this plan, which is focused on intermittent fasting.
In general, the idea is you have a certain part of the day that you do eat and a certain part of the day that you don’t.
For instance, the most common use of this plan is called 16/8. You don’t consume food for 16 hours of the day while eating all of your calories in those remaining 8 hours.
Fasting has been around for eons, but not because of health reasons. If you can imagine a time when you were in charge of hunting your next meal, you’d need to wait until you could hunt your next meal. Thus, you fasted quite a bit.
Overall, fasting is a tool used by dieters to help with fat loss. Those who have the determination to not eat for hours on end can do so, and by only having a few hours to eat, they can’t stuff their faces.
Typically, fasting works well in the following people:
- Extremely busy folks
- Those that have great determination
- People who don’t suffer from hunger pains too much
These are all facts from someone who is indifferent to fasting — don’t love it, don’t hate it. I wouldn’t lie to you because I’m not trying to sell you something.
Now, let’s look at what someone who is trying to sell you something says about fasting.
Fasting for Abs
There are some wild claims in this program that certainly wouldn’t be in something referred to as ‘the best program’ for abs.
“Additionally, intermittent fasting is a good way to keep muscle mass on while getting lean.”
Currently, studies have not concluded that IF (intermittent fasting) is a good way of retaining muscle mass while dieting. Thus, you cannot make a claim like that.
“When you are in the fed state, it’s very hard for your body to burn fat due to your insulin levels being high.”
The idea that insulin is the enemy of fat loss is idiotic. Bodybuilders use exogenous insulin before doing cardio in order to burn more fat. Your body will lose fat if it’s not getting enough calories, and no diet has ever been found to be more effective.
“Fasting puts your body in a fat-burning zone that you rarely make it to during a normal eating schedule.”
Funny that millions of people lose fat without fasting…
As you can see, there are some pretty wild claims in the ‘science-based six-pack program,’ so I wouldn’t take anything they say too seriously, especially scientific claims.
Here is how the fasting plan works in this plan:
Phase 1: The Meta Shift (16-8) (30 Days)
- You fast three days per week
- 16/8 Split
- Supposed to be ‘an adaptive’ stage allowing your body not to burn fat
Phase 2: The Meta Burn (16-8) (30 Days)
- You fast four days per week
- 16/8 Split
- Your metabolism ‘shifts’ (IDK what that means), and you can also eat more carbohydrates
Phase 3: The Meta Keto (18-6) (30 Days)
- You fast five days per week
- 18/6 Split
- You remove most carbs and go Keto
Each phase has a specific daily pattern/lifestyle you should follow.
For instance, Phase 1 looks as follows:
- 16h00 – Eat Fast Break Mini-Meal 1 (just 25g of protein)
- 16h30 – Eat Fast Break Mini-Meal 2 (25g of protein and 15g of fat)
- 17h00 – 19h00 – Eat a big meal of choice but keep it within 800 calories
- 19h00 – 23h00 – For the remainder of your eating period, be sure to stay within 1,800 calories. This total includes your mini-meals, big meal, and any additional foods you consume
Phases 2 and 3 would build on this. Regardless, this is crap.
There are no questions posed as to how much you weigh, how tall you are, how active you are, how much muscle mass you already have, etc.
There are no indications given as to how the other meals should look, so technically, I could eat 800 calories of pure fat and claim to have stuck to the plan.
Something Better?
This plan is known as the ‘Base Track Plan’, but there is another, the Fast Track Plan. The fast track plan is massively improved in one vital way: there are certain macros you need to follow! Another factor besides your calorie intake that’ll determine your results.
The problem is that no questions are asked prior to the instructions. You could be advising a 300lb bodybuilder to eat 150 grams of protein a day. HAHA!
Honestly, this is probably the worst diet plan I’ve ever come across. The facts are all bogus, the calories are idiotic, and his photos are edited. This is, literally, stupid.
Training for Abs (Scientifically)
Now that we know the ‘science-based six-pack diet’ is absolute trash, we can move over to the training plan to see if it’s better — I’m doubtful.
No. The entire plan is based on bodyweight exercise, and while such an exercise program can work, it certainly will not give you the results you want.
- The workouts are way too short and not hard enough to result in muscle gain.
- There are no indications of progressive overload or doing more with time.
- Most movements are focused on the abs, which is based on a fallacy.
- There are no free weights in the training plan, which are not needed, per se, but would be extremely welcome.
Pros of Science-Based Six Pack Abs?
Does this program have a single pro?
I’m struggling to find a single one. This program is not one that was thought out or even remotely designed with science. It reeks of early 2000s false information, and there is almost zero real information.
I guess the only benefit this plan has is that it won’t take much thinking power. It’s incredibly simple — both the diet plan and exercise program.
You won’t struggle to follow this plan in terms of being too difficult to understand. However, it might be hard to follow due to it asking way too much and somehow asking way too little at the same time.
4 Six-Pack Abs Cons
Lord, where to start?
1. So Much False Information
If anything, you should always be honest. It costs you nothing, and no one can claim you’re being a liar. This program is riddled with lies, from fasting being better for fat loss than a regular diet to how fasting even works.
This is a huge error in my eyes, seeing as the plan is supposed to be based on science. “Supposed.”
2. Calories Are NOT Calories
The fast track plan fixed this issue, but the base track plan has someone eating calories but not tracking their macros. This will not work for someone who loves eating junk food, as they’ll probably just end up eating a lot of junk and ruin their progress
3. Bogus Macros
In case you didn’t know, the larger you are, the more food you need. The more muscular you are, the more protein you need to sustain said muscle.
This plan doesn’t ask a single question to determine your needs prior to giving you dietary instructions. This isn’t just silly but also downright dangerous!
If you have a person who needs a certain amount of calories just to maintain a certain amount of mental clarity, and you don’t give them that, you’re running a huge risk of hindering their life.
Science-Based Six Pack Abs – Final Thoughts
I don’t remember how much we paid for this, but it was way too much.
There are several critical errors in the Science-Based Six Pack Abs Program, such as:
- A complete disregard for how much energy a person uses
- Several lies and false stories about how fasting is the ‘key’ to fat loss
- Workouts that are too short, too easy, and way too dismal to actually encourage weight loss or muscle gain
So, what should you do? Well, firstly, avoid this plan like the plague.
From there, you would do a healthy amount of research to learn the following:
- You do not need to fast to lose weight.
- The only factor that’ll determine overall weight loss is a calorie restriction.
- Macronutrients can change the way you lose weight (for example, more fat or less muscle loss).
- Nutrition is more than just macros; micros make a difference as well.
- You need to engage in resistance training that’s actually challenging to see results.
Above all, just do anything and everything that isn’t this plan. It’s idiotic and will only result in you hating the idea of losing weight.
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