how do you get great abs? what diet and workout?

Answer 1

Here is some food for thought:

Bearing in mind, that gut and man boobies are probably the hardest areas to change, the answer is not a simple one.

There are many reasons for this, stress levels (which produce cortisol adds fat to a mans gut), testosterone decline, which tends to increase fat and turn a man into a pudgy woman shape (this would apply to you if you are older--say, 29, 34, 39, and up) and diet, of course, are just a few factos.

Before we go any further, though, one must first get rid of the fat layer that covers the abs, if he is to "see" his awesome abs. So let's talk nutrition first.

Assuming you are eating high fiber and foods low in fat, you will also want to identify your caloric intake. I don't actually advise you count calories. Just become aware of what level of calories you are ingesting on a daily basis.

More useful, would be to identify how much protein, fat and carbs you are eating. Calories alone can be misleading, kinda like measuring your weight.

If your carbs and fat are excessive, usually your calorie intake will also be excessive as well.

Reduce calories if excessive, but more importantly, reduce carbs (assuming you already have reduced fat).

Unused carbs are stored as fat, so too many carbs can have the same effect as eating an excess of fat.

Protein too, can be stored as fat if not needed. Usually, for a guy, too much protein rarely presents a problem. But if you are eating too much in general, then you will have too much energy, and yes, protein too can be stored as fat.

So, again, too much will keep your man boobies plump and perky.

Then, there is the whole, how much water are you drinking. Water helps to flush out toxins and aids in weight loss. There are formulas that suggest you should be drinking an ounce of water for every pound you weigh, or something like that. (Don't quote or follow the last comment. It was just an example.)

Bottom line, on water, drink from 1/2 to 1 gallon daily. It will be tough, but it will help.

On top of all that, there are enzyme supplements that will help your digestion to work better. This in turn will help your body to better utilize the food and metabolize it more efficiently.

Then, there are mineral supplements. Like enzymes, your body is probably deficient in minerals because most of the food we eat is mineral dificient--even fresh vegetables have little or no mineral values due to the depleted soils in which the crops are grown.

You may want to consider using Hydroxycut, and or like supplements. These things do work.

I take Hydroycut. There are others that may be better, but Hydroxycut is a simple fix. Probably not the best, but certainly one of the easiest. It does help me trim the fat, man boobs, and gut. I have lost 5 pounds in the last month, and I really have not consistently worked out. I do go to the club, detox in the sauna (also good for getting rid of toxins which fat acts as a toxin closet, i.e. fat is stored to surround toxins to protect you from them, so by detoxing, your body will not need the fat and is more likely to let it go out your intestine--assuming no toxins are present), and I do drink a lot of H20, and I do eat only good food, so I am sure that is helping also.

You would be amazed at all the "stuff" there is to think about.

I don't know your age. If you are young, well, half of it you can ignore for a while. If you are 32+, most of it will need to be learned and applied consistently if you have hopes of staying fit and trim. Again, your weight is not overly high for your height.

Also, check your BMI (Body Mass Index). That is the best way to really know where you stand in terms of your fat levels.

Lastly, avoid juice, soft drinks, milk, cold cereal, oatmeal, bread, pasta, jello, pop sickles, diet soda, sugar, top ramen, pop corn, yogurt, potatoes and even bananas--pretty much everything except, vegetables, lean meat (turkey), fish, nuts, avocados (high in fat, but good fat, so worth it), fruit and eggs. Grape fruit is one of the best fruits for you.

And don't assume that if you eat whole grains they're OK. They have just as many carbs as non-whole grains and they raise your blood sugar just as fast. The only benefit is they have more fiber. While fiber is good, in whole grains, it really is not all that it's cracked up to be. Here's why:

Glucose syrup is one of the highest carb producing high sugar items there is. Glucose syrup comes from grains. This is why pasta, bread (even whole wheat) and virtually anything made with flour (cereal, even oatmeal) is just not gonna help you if you are trying to lose weight.

Now, a comment about fruit. Fruit, while it may seem like it has fructose sugar, which it does, interestingly enough, fruit is not metabolized in the intestine, and so the rise of energy (which you need) happens, but your blood sugar does not go up that much. This is because the fructose is metabolized by the liver, and rarely does the carbs in fruit ever get stored as fat (assuming they are unused). So eat all the fruit you can handle, preferably the one high in fiber, and the tart ones--not bananas. Yes, nanners have potassium, but in my opinion, the high carbs which raises your blood sugar sharply is not worth the potassium. Same thing with potatos. Way too high in carbs and sugar, find a supplement rich in potassium instead.

Nuts. Excellent source of fiber, but watch the carbs.

Milk. Some believe as long as it is SKIM, it's a good source of protein. I don't agree.

Lactose raises blood sugar very quickly, and anytime you raise your blood sugar and don't use the carbs (energy) it goes around your waist line. So, again, I would avoid lactose (milk products).

This includes cottage cheese, cheese, yogurt, etc.

Interestingly enough, do eat ice cream. Make sure it is the Natural Ice Cream that is made of only Cream, Milk, Sugar and some flavoring. Why? Because due to the fat in the ice cream, the increase in blood sugar energy is actually less than eating a potatoe. So amazingly, ice cream is a keeper.

But don't think just because it is not as bad as a potato you should indulge without limits. It still adds fat and carbs, so sparingly is a good idea.

There is a bit of controversy whether certain products such as Crystal Light beverage is good for you or not.

Certainly most diet sodas should be avoided. The carbonation and sweeteners are not good for you in most cases.

But I have found that the Wal*Mart brand (Good Value) Crystal Light version of beverages work for me.

Try the Cranberry, Grape (maybe), and Peach. Skip the apple, orange, lemon aid--they are horrible.

The above mentioned flavors taste very good to me, and they don't have the strong after taste that Crystal Light seems to have.

Medical research says the sweetener is safe, but then they said the same thing about aspartame--and they were wrong!!!!!

So, again, sparingly may be a good vocab word to use frequently.

When I reduce my gut weight, I try to keep my carbs between 90 and 120 grams per day. You will be amazed how quickly carbs stack up. I find managing fat to be relatively easy, but carbs, well, that's a challenge. That is one of the reasons that I do indulge with the Good Value beverages--also, they are only $1.76 per canisters compared to Crystal Light which is like $3.89.

Oh, yeah, and one more thing! Don't go without eating for more than 3 hours. In other words, keep a little bit of food coming in constantly. This will keep you from binging, dealing with insulin spiking, which all leads to your body storing the food you eat (if you skip meals) as fat.

So, don't skip meals. Always have an orange/grape fruit, bag of almonds, slice of turkey, avocado, or snickers bar handy to snack on between meals (say every 2 to 3 hours).

And by-the-way, the Snickers bar, like the ice cream, is not a bad choice after all. Although, I would not allow myself to eat the whole bar in between each meal. Rather just eat 1/3 of it between meals, and don't forget to drink a glass of water with it. Another idea when it gets hot out, is to freeze the Crystal Light type beverage in an ice tray, with a tooth pick in each cube. Makes for a nice low cal/sugar treat. Feel free to add a little extra power, as frozen items don't taste as sweet as they do when they are in liquid form.

And as far as the work out? Well, truthfully, get rid of the fat first, and you'll be amazed at how cool your abs look. Then, if you want to rip them up even more, go see a trainer at a gym. If you don't have access to that, then start with lifting your legs into the air about 6 inches and holding it. Don't neglect your push ups, and do curled crunches (i.e. like a sit up, but just curl your upper body toward your legs, and instead of going up and down like a sit up, just flex your abs and curl your upper body closer to your legs. Do as many as you can each day, like 250 or more. But get rid of the covering before you rip up muscle. Less fat will give you a ripped look all by itself.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Never skip evening workouts

Answer 3

Exercise each day is more effective than weekend workouts

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

are your dishes too big a healthy dinner should fit on a 9 inch plate

Answer 10

Use calorie calculator to figure out how many calories you re consuming daily

Answer 11

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