Abs in the Kitchen - Part 1 of 3
16th August 2010 - Nutrition
Abs in the Kitchen
I once heard the expression "abdominals are made in the kitchen, not in the gym" and there's a lot of truth to that.
I have listed 6 Top Tips to getting your food right they are:
Tip 1
Spread your calories into 5-6 smaller meals instead of 2-3 big ones. Be very conscious of portion size. If you eat too much of anything (even "healthy" food), you can say goodbye to your abs. Period.I like to cook my evening meal and portion it out for a meal the following day.
Tip 2
Eat a source of complete, high quality lean protein with each meal (egg whites, lean meat, fish,and of course protein powder
Tip 3
Choose natural, complex carbs such as vegetables, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, beans, brown rice and whole grains. Start with approx. 50% of your calories from natural carbs and reduce carbs slightly (especially late in the day) if you are not losing any stubborn fat,I go for a cut off from carbs at 2pm.
Tip 4
Avoid refined, simple carbs that contain white flour or white sugar a big - No no.
Tip 5
Keep total fats low and saturated fats low, a little bit of "good fat" like flax oil, fish fat, nuts & seeds, is better than a no fat diet. Essential fatty acids actually assist the fat burning process.
Tip 6
Drink plenty of water - as you are sure to be physically active.
You Condition and Strengthen Your Abs With Specific Ab Exercises...
My husband Simon once showed me a video online of a man who broke the World Record for sit ups, but I pointed out to Simon that this man did not have any abdominal muscle definition. He was not obese or overweight at all, mind you, but he had a small enough layer of body fat that the muscular definition did not show through.
Doing 1000+ reps of daily ab work is an amazing feat of endurance, but that’s not how you get visible, 6-pack abs! Unfortunately, if your abs are covered up with a layer of fat, you will never see them even if you do 10,000 reps a day!
But The Secret To Seeing Your Abs Is Reducing Your Body Fat!
Remember you get great abs from reducing your body fat, and you reduce your body fat by creating a caloric deficit through nutrition and metabolism-stimulating and calorie-burning exercise and there is no other secret than to remember just that.
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16th August 2010 - Nutrition
Abs in the Kitchen
I once heard the expression "abdominals are made in the kitchen, not in the gym" and there's a lot of truth to that.
I have listed 6 Top Tips to getting your food right they are:
Tip 1
Spread your calories into 5-6 smaller meals instead of 2-3 big ones. Be very conscious of portion size. If you eat too much of anything (even "healthy" food), you can say goodbye to your abs. Period.I like to cook my evening meal and portion it out for a meal the following day.
Tip 2
Eat a source of complete, high quality lean protein with each meal (egg whites, lean meat, fish,and of course protein powder
Tip 3
Choose natural, complex carbs such as vegetables, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, beans, brown rice and whole grains. Start with approx. 50% of your calories from natural carbs and reduce carbs slightly (especially late in the day) if you are not losing any stubborn fat,I go for a cut off from carbs at 2pm.
Tip 4
Avoid refined, simple carbs that contain white flour or white sugar a big - No no.
Tip 5
Keep total fats low and saturated fats low, a little bit of "good fat" like flax oil, fish fat, nuts & seeds, is better than a no fat diet. Essential fatty acids actually assist the fat burning process.
Tip 6
Drink plenty of water - as you are sure to be physically active.
You Condition and Strengthen Your Abs With Specific Ab Exercises...
My husband Simon once showed me a video online of a man who broke the World Record for sit ups, but I pointed out to Simon that this man did not have any abdominal muscle definition. He was not obese or overweight at all, mind you, but he had a small enough layer of body fat that the muscular definition did not show through.
Doing 1000+ reps of daily ab work is an amazing feat of endurance, but that’s not how you get visible, 6-pack abs! Unfortunately, if your abs are covered up with a layer of fat, you will never see them even if you do 10,000 reps a day!
But The Secret To Seeing Your Abs Is Reducing Your Body Fat!
Remember you get great abs from reducing your body fat, and you reduce your body fat by creating a caloric deficit through nutrition and metabolism-stimulating and calorie-burning exercise and there is no other secret than to remember just that.
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