Hey guys, been a while.....please help me with this. so, I have changed how I eat, and have seriously begun to hit the gym after being unavoidably unable to go for about 2-3 months ---I am already seeing progress with weight loss, but abs seem to be the same...
Tell me, how exactly should I be EATING in order to properly target that area?---what should I cut out totally? I have cut out alot of things, and alot of fats, but I need to be sure I'm doing the right thing.
thanks.
EATING for better abs?
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- don't cut fat, cut carbs
- meal 1 as soon as you get up - fruit, oatmeal
- 2 - fruit, solid protein
- rest if meals are solid protein, veg, salad
- add in a protein shake and some rice/past/bread OR sugary cerial straight after your workout
that's basically it, just time your simple carbs having at times where you need them (as soon as you rise, after wt training) and be consistent an dicsplined and you'll be fine
what training are you doing?
- meal 1 as soon as you get up - fruit, oatmeal
- 2 - fruit, solid protein
- rest if meals are solid protein, veg, salad
- add in a protein shake and some rice/past/bread OR sugary cerial straight after your workout
that's basically it, just time your simple carbs having at times where you need them (as soon as you rise, after wt training) and be consistent an dicsplined and you'll be fine
what training are you doing?
You may need to cut Fat to some extent. Yes cutting Carbs may cause Fat reductions, when the body uses Fat for energy, it's not getting from Carbs, but Fat could conceivably be cut to some extent, though not massively.
Or at least switch some for Healthier Fats.
A: healthier Fats help reduce bad fat.
B: healthier Fats have no Nitrogen, so you'd be cutting the amount of Nitrogen to Uric Acid conversion in the Kidneys, you get daily.
Or at least switch some for Healthier Fats.
A: healthier Fats help reduce bad fat.
B: healthier Fats have no Nitrogen, so you'd be cutting the amount of Nitrogen to Uric Acid conversion in the Kidneys, you get daily.
Swan thanks, this sounds like a definite can-do..in fact, I have been doing some of this, so I will just make it stricter...swanso5 wrote:- don't cut fat, cut carbs
- meal 1 as soon as you get up - fruit, oatmeal
- 2 - fruit, solid protein
- rest if meals are solid protein, veg, salad
- add in a protein shake and some rice/past/bread OR sugary cerial straight after your workout
that's basically it, just time your simple carbs having at times where you need them (as soon as you rise, after wt training) and be consistent an dicsplined and you'll be fine
what training are you doing?
I'm doing 45-60mins cardio 3-4 days per week, and I follow each cardio session with 30-40 mins of weight-training.
Thanks Bossman...i have cut back on bad fats significantly and have added good fats, such as from supplements (evening primrose oil, etc)Boss Man wrote:You may need to cut Fat to some extent. Yes cutting Carbs may cause Fat reductions, when the body uses Fat for energy, it's not getting from Carbs, but Fat could conceivably be cut to some extent, though not massively.
Or at least switch some for Healthier Fats.
A: healthier Fats help reduce bad fat.
B: healthier Fats have no Nitrogen, so you'd be cutting the amount of Nitrogen to Uric Acid conversion in the Kidneys, you get daily.
thanks for the info, i'll use it
I still have 24 lbs to go to reach goal weight.more is not better
better quality is better though
the harder you do something the ashorter you can do it for, think sprinting vs a marathon...you don;t start sprinting at the start of a marathon or you won;t make it but you don;t jog a sprint race as you'll barely get halfway when the first person crosses the line...now look at the person first in the sprint compared to the marathin runner, way leaner and better body composition
better quality is better though
the harder you do something the ashorter you can do it for, think sprinting vs a marathon...you don;t start sprinting at the start of a marathon or you won;t make it but you don;t jog a sprint race as you'll barely get halfway when the first person crosses the line...now look at the person first in the sprint compared to the marathin runner, way leaner and better body composition