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Lenny Kravitz Accidentally Reveals The Secret To His Six Pack Abs

Despite damning evidence discovered by German bodybuilder and literal muscle mountain Jo Lindner that suggests women don’t really care if you have six-pack abs or not as a mark of attractiveness, they’re still a defining feature that many men crave. But, as anyone who steps into a gym should know, the majority of the work is performed in the kitchen. You can sit-up, plank and mountain climb all you want, but unless you shed your belly fat, your glistening torso will never see the light of day.With various nutritional diets and fads, including the keto diet and intermittent fasting, coming with their evidence to suggest they can indeed help you rid yourself of unwanted fat, making these dietary changes can sometimes be easier said than done. One man, however, has just shown us an incredibly simple change we can make that could hold the key to saying bye-bye to belly fat forever.Case in point: Lenny Kravitz. The 57-year-old American rock and blues musician can often fly under the radar as a source of fitness inspiration – he doesn’t exactly post constant workouts to his social accounts in the same vein as Salt Bae, for example – but some recent images posted to his Instagram prove he’s not letting age get the better of him. Following an image he posted of himself earlier this year, showing off his insane torso in all its glory – and inferring he’s put himself onto a vegan diet – Lenny has posted another image, with abs more defined than Ellen DeGeneres’ wrinkles on a high-definition TV.

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Magic Mike star and fellow owner of an enviable rig, Channing Tatum, was quick to comment on the picture, “Good god man! What are you eating or what’s in the water or the genes. It’s not natural. Do you just do abs like all day?”Lenny’s response? “Dude, I’m just trying to get in the next Magic Mike. Any connections?”But, while the image in question may initially have you gawking at your screen, upon closer inspection, Lenny also appears to have revealed one of the secrets to his cheese grating success: coffee.Coffee contains caffeine, and it’s this that can provide myriad benefits to your entire workout regime. As Muscleandfitness.com says, caffeine gives you an energy boost, so when taken before you go to the gym, it can give you extra energy to work harder. It is also claimed to help increase your strength, as researchers believe it can help to minimise pain associated with anaerobic training, furthering to help you improve upon previous workout sessions.Secondly, Moka pot coffee – sans milk – has virtually zero calories. So, while it gives you an extra pop of energy to perform, it does so without piling on any unwanted fat. In fact, it can have quite the opposite effect, as it’s claimed to help kick your central nervous system into overdrive, which can then help to burn any fat you already have stored.Of course, drinking black coffee alone won’t gift you a set of washboard abs, you will still need to perform a variety of core workouts to build up their size – just don’t expect changes to happen overnight – but ditching oat, soy or regular milk in favour of a bitter cuppa Joe certainly won’t do any harm.

In this story…

Be Respectful Of Religion
Take Extra Precautions As An LGBT Traveller
Don’t Bet On Gambling
Ride Responsibly
Butt Out
Pornography in Indonesia
Just Say No

Be Respectful Of Religion

More than 80 percent of Indonesians identify as Muslim, though their practice of Islam has been influenced by centuries of interaction with Hinduism, Buddhism, and traditional animist beliefs. Islam in Indonesia tends be more moderate than the austere approach to faith associated with many of the Gulf States. That being said, the country as a whole is a conservative and traditions-based society, and visitors should be respectful of the religious practices and institutions they encounter.

Indonesia’s blasphemy laws date back to the 1960s. The country punishes any “deviation” from six officially recognised religions, as well as acts or words deemed “hostile” to God, with up to five years in prison. The laws were rarely invoked in their early decades, but have been used more frequently in recent years. A case in 2012, for instance, saw a 30-year-old civil servant jailed for two-and-a-half years for declaring himself an atheist on Facebook.

Take Extra Precautions As An LGBT Traveller

Indonesia does not have a sodomy law and does not currently criminalise homosexuality, however, Indonsian law also does not protect the LGBT community against discrimination and hate crimes. The country also doesn’t recognise same-sex marriage. Under the leadership of president Joko Widodo, LGBT people in Indonesia face growing hostility and intolerance, particularly in the semi-autonomous northern province of Aceh, which has been governed by Sharia law since 2001. LGBT travellers should take extra precautions as the country faces escalating harassment, violence, and police raids.

Don’t Bet On Gambling

You won’t find a casino or even a game of bingo in Indonesia. The country has gone to great lengths to ban betting in all its forms, including cracking down on online gambling. Although there are underground gambling operations to be found, police regularly raid these facilities and the punishments can be severe. Tourists must also be on the alert for illegal gambling gangs, which run fixed games that can result in large debts and violence for the victim.

Ride Responsibly

Driving a motorcycle or scooter without a helmet isn’t just a good way to get a concussion, it’s also likely to score you an encounter with the police. Indonesia takes safety seriously, and riders caught going bareheaded will be fined.

Butt Out

Indonesia has the highest percentage of male smokers globally, and one of the highest rates of adolescent and child smokers in the world. Cigarettes and tobacco advertising are widespread – some have even called Indonesia “the tobacco industry’s Disneyland.” To combat the widespread health crisis, many of the country’s municipalities have regulations in place for smoke-free public spaces. The government now requires “no smoking” signs in health care units, educational institutions, and the public transportation system, though there is not yet a country-wide ban on smoking in government and private offices, restaurants, and bars.

Pornography in Indonesia

Be wary if you’re wooed by Indonesia’s racy red light side. Though prostitution is not specifically addressed in the law, officials often interpret “crimes against decency/morality” to apply to sex work. Nevertheless, the practice still is widespread, tolerated and regulated. Sex workers are easily able to bribe law enforcers to be released from custody after raids.

Recent moves to crack down on prostitution have had limited impact so far, but mugging and scams are always a risk for customers. And with sex tourism being such a grey area in Indonesia’s current political climate, your safest bet is to skip the sex trade entirely. Indonesia also has strict anti-pornography laws that punish possessing or downloading explicit materials with up to four years in prison.

Just Say No

Indonesia’s drug laws are extremely strict and should not be trifled with. Possession of Group 1 drugs (including heroin, cocaine, marijuana, MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, methamphetamine, and opium) could get you life imprisonment. Get convicted of trafficking and you face the death penalty. And don’t expect the “I’m a tourist!” excuse to get you off – Indonesia is infamous for enforcing its harsh penalties on foreigners caught with illicit substances.

In 2015, Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed on a prison island off central Java for smuggling heroin. In 2005, Schapelle Corby, also Australian, was convicted of smuggling cannabis and sentenced to 20 years in prison. She was released on parole and deported after serving 9 years of her sentence

Though the law permits accused drug users to be sentenced to rehabilitation instead of prison time, as a foreigner you run the risk of being punished severely and made an example of. Indonesia’s zero-tolerance policy is not to be messed with.

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Lenny Kravitz Accidentally Reveals The Secret To His Six Pack Abs

Despite damning evidence discovered by German bodybuilder and literal muscle mountain Jo Lindner that suggests women don’t really care if you have six-pack abs or not as a mark of attractiveness, they’re still a defining feature that many men crave. But, as anyone who steps into a gym should know, the majority of the work is performed in the kitchen. You can sit-up, plank and mountain climb all you want, but unless you shed your belly fat, your glistening torso will never see the light of day.

With various nutritional diets and fads, including the keto diet and intermittent fasting, coming with their evidence to suggest they can indeed help you rid yourself of unwanted fat, making these dietary changes can sometimes be easier said than done. One man, however, has just shown us an incredibly simple change we can make that could hold the key to saying bye-bye to belly fat forever.

Case in point: Lenny Kravitz. The 57-year-old American rock and blues musician can often fly under the radar as a source of fitness inspiration – he doesn’t exactly post constant workouts to his social accounts in the same vein as Salt Bae, for example – but some recent images posted to his Instagram prove he’s not letting age get the better of him. Following an image he posted of himself earlier this year, showing off his insane torso in all its glory – and inferring he’s put himself onto a vegan diet – Lenny has posted another image, with abs more defined than Ellen DeGeneres’ wrinkles on a high-definition TV.

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A post shared by Lenny Kravitz (@lennykravitz)

Magic Mike star and fellow owner of an enviable rig, Channing Tatum, was quick to comment on the picture, “Good god man! What are you eating or what’s in the water or the genes. It’s not natural. Do you just do abs like all day?”

Lenny’s response? “Dude, I’m just trying to get in the next Magic Mike. Any connections?”

But, while the image in question may initially have you gawking at your screen, upon closer inspection, Lenny also appears to have revealed one of the secrets to his cheese grating success: coffee.

Coffee contains caffeine, and it’s this that can provide myriad benefits to your entire workout regime. As Muscleandfitness.com says, caffeine gives you an energy boost, so when taken before you go to the gym, it can give you extra energy to work harder. It is also claimed to help increase your strength, as researchers believe it can help to minimise pain associated with anaerobic training, furthering to help you improve upon previous workout sessions.

Secondly, Moka pot coffee – sans milk – has virtually zero calories. So, while it gives you an extra pop of energy to perform, it does so without piling on any unwanted fat. In fact, it can have quite the opposite effect, as it’s claimed to help kick your central nervous system into overdrive, which can then help to burn any fat you already have stored.

Of course, drinking black coffee alone won’t gift you a set of washboard abs, you will still need to perform a variety of core workouts to build up their size – just don’t expect changes to happen overnight – but ditching oat, soy or regular milk in favour of a bitter cuppa Joe certainly won’t do any harm.