7 Nutrition Secrets For Your Diet Plans

That leads us to nutrition. Many people say that "abdominals are made in the kitchen, not in the gym," and there's a lot of truth to that. You can do thousands of reps of ab work every week, but if your nutrition is not in order, you can forget about getting a great set of 6-pack abs. Here are some key secrets for your diet plans.

1.Eat about 15-20% below your calorie maintenance level. If you use a more aggressive calorie deficit of 25-30%, then do not keep calories too low for too long; increase calories to maintenance or maintenance +10-15% 1-2 days per week.

2.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.

3.Eat a source of complete, high quality lean protein with each meal (egg whites, lean meat, fish, protein powder, etc)

4.Choose natural, complex carbs such as vegetables, oatmeal, yams, potatoes, beans, brown rice and whole grains. Start with aprox. 50% of your calories from natural carbs and reduce carbs slightly (esp. late in the day) if you are not losing fat.

5.Avoid refined, simple carbs that contain white flour or white sugar

6.Keep total fats low and saturated fats low. Aim for 20% of your total calories from fat (and no more than 30%). A little bit of "good fat" like flax oil, fish fat, nuts & seeds, etc is better than a no fat diet. Essential fatty acids actually assist the fat burning process.

7.Drink plenty of water - a gallon is a good ballpark to shoot for if you are physically active.

If you start your diet plans today with those small changes you will notice a difference within weeks. If you want to go more in to depth with this diet plan above check out my bio box for one book I highly recommend you read to put the ultimate changes to your diet plans and expose your abs in the very near future.

1000+ reps of daily ab work is an amazing feat of endurance, but that's not how you get visible, 6-pack abs! If you were to do 1,000 reps of ab exercises every day, you would have outstanding development in your abdominal muscles and you would definitely have great muscular endurance. 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! That where a good diet plan comes into effect.

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