Exactly How I Got Six Pack Abs

There's a lot of bad fitness information out there so I wanted to write this in hopes that people find it useful. In this article, I'll tell you exactly how I got a six pack.
Before I hop in to it, first you must realize this. If you want a six pack, you cannot have fat surrounding your abs. No matter how strong your abs are, you're not going to see your abs with a spare tire.
So here's what my diet looked like in order to lose fat. I stayed on this diet, very strictly for 6 weeks and dropped about 10 pounds of fat. I didn't have a ton to lose so people who have excess fat will definitely drop more than that.
I ate 1.5x my body-weight in protein everyday, split between 6 meals. That's 180 lbs. x 1.5 = 270 grams of protein and 45 grams per meal. For fats, I ate about 10-15 grams per meal or 90 grams.
Protein sources came from lean chicken, turkey, and occasionally grass-fed beef. Fats came from almonds, avocados, and the meat. My only carbohydrates came from green vegetables, 1 cup of blueberries, and one grapefruit a day.
On Saturday night I would go all out, drink beer and eat pizza to kick-start my metabolism. A cheat meal will actually help you lose fat in the long run. Trust me.
For exercise I did two things. I focused on a workout program with compound exercises, and walked on an incline treadmill for at least 30 minutes a day.
Brisk tempo, incline treadmill walking goes a long way in fat loss and actually works better than running. Running actually makes you lose muscle which isn't desirable if you want your abs to 'pop'. I would walk in the morning on off days and directly after my workouts when I lifted weights.
I worked out with weights 4 times a week rotating between upper and lower body workouts. The main exercises I focused on were front squats, dead-lifts, pull-ups, shoulder presses, and dips.
And that's it. You read right - no direct ab work. It's not necessary. Crunches and sit-ups have nothing on compound exercises where it takes a lot of energy to stabilize the core. I'm a busy guy, so I don't like wasting time on exercises, like crunches, that don't work my stomach well enough in short periods of time.
If you want to learn more about the diet and exercise program I've used and recommend for building a six pack fast, you can click here. You can also check out my picture!