Zak Efron: "All that 'six pack' nonsense sucks"

• Fitness. Is it worth so much sacrifice to show off a body 10?

"What has happened to

abs

?", The fans of the American actor wonder about the 'new' image that his idol wears in the series 'Down To Earth'.

As fit and strong as ever, he doesn't have a pound left over.

The only difference is that now, on his torso, no longer a chiseled 'six pack' emerges, but

.

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The explanation for 'this mystery' was already revealed by Efron himself a few months ago on the television show 'Hot Ones': he was

.

During that same interview, the former Disney star confessed how badly he had been during his

process

, the film version of 'Baywatch', which allowed him stick with

(Ronaldo, for example, is at 7%).

"At the time, there is no doubt that training was key to making 'Baywatch' but when I finished filming I realized that I

. It is very difficult. You work almost without margin of You maneuver and you are forced to watch the amount of water under your skin so that instead of a 'six pack', you are not left with just a 'four pack'.

. It just isn't real ", confessed the actor who also alluded to the eating disorders that such extreme physical demands can cause.

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Beyond the anecdote of his admired torso, Efron is the exponent of a reality like a temple: less for 'four' lucky ones blessed by genetics,

.

Brutal and unnecessary because the true objective should be to have

that helps us to effectively develop our daily movements, safeguard the health of our back and serve as a support for our viscera.

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"To achieve such low levels of body fat it

(I say this from experience, since I got to suffer from eating disorders that seriously affected me mentally and physically). However, to get to have a flat abdomen and a you just have to eat in a balanced way and train, "says Diego Carrete, a personal trainer based in Dubai.

How much sacrifice is it worth?

"To a point where it does not compromise your happiness and that of those around you. Without a doubt," she adds.

Sculptor of the most famous abs in our country (to take a recent example, those of Manel Fuentes), Martín Giacchetta has it very clear.

"For me, the 'six pack', from a purely aesthetic point of view,

. What's the point of getting up at 5 am in the morning to train and not drinking just water to 'dry up' and mark more? There are people who, by genetics, are not called to have an ideal tablet and

. Myself, Martín Giacchetta, personal trainer, having done sports all my life at a very high level, I have never had a perfect 'six pack', nor do I want to. Genetically, I am not 'ready' for it; to

and I am not willing to do it. "

It is true, continues the co-founder of Boutique Gym (Madrid), that also "there are people who, with a lot of work, achieve it, but in my opinion

, without those six marked lumps, "he asserts.

As I said: in shape, yes, but in a healthy way, without nonsense or unnecessary sacrifices.

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