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Abs/dietary issues
Ok, I'm 18/m and have an excess amount of fat around the mid section. Currently I am living on my own, have been for about 2 years now and have never felt more alive and well. Heres my problem, my gf is about to have her prom, and I wanna look my best for her as she is going to try to look her best for me. I have never had abs, this is, in my mine, one of the best looking thing a guy can do for his body is have abs, now, to my question. How can I get abs? Currently I alternate sit-ups 150 one day and rest then repeat and have been doing this for about 1 week now, i ride my bike to work every day except on my day off, work is about 5 or 6 km away, takes half an hour each way, but my diet isn't that great. I was also wandering what kind of foods would be good for losing fat from my midsection. Also any other excersizes(sp?) that could help are greatly appreciated, thanx.
P.S. I live in Canada
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The key to getting your abs really comes down to two things 1. diet, and 2. lowering your overall bodyfat percentage.
Keep in mind that fat spot reduction (i.e. fat loss from a specific area) is a myth. A very annoying and widespread myth if I may add. Anyway, humans cannot do it, and so there are no specific exercises or foods that will help you in this respect.
What you need to do is to start losing weight overall. The body will pull fat cells from all over. Genetics will determine if one area is emphasised over another.
Here are some general weight loss and exercise tips:
- Cardio is crucial. You are already doing that with biking which is good.
- Resistance training in combination with cardio is way better. Resistance training keeps you from losing muscle mass during weight loss. Essentially it sustains your metabolism.
- The more muscles you use in your workouts the better. Dont just train the stomach, focus on other muscle groups too. You will benefit from it.
- Eat frequent small meals, about 3- 4 hours apart. Each one should contain protein, carbs, and some good fat. Eat for what you are about to do i.e. slightly larger meals before workouts and smaller meals before periods of relaxation.
- Eat several hundred calories less than you burn per day.
- Eat balanced, keep your carbs in check and minimise intake of saturated fats.
- Avoid processed foods, junk calories (e.g. things with sugar added to them), etc.
- Stick to good wholesome foods and base your meals around a good lean protein source (e.g. skinless chicken/ turkey, tuna, lean beef, etc.).
- Make sure that each day you consume a small amount of good fat from sources like fish, nuts (particularly walnuts) and good oils. These are very important for your health and can benefit your weight loss efforts.
As a general guideline this should go a long way. Remember that your overall goal is to lower your bodyfat percentage, which means that you cannot neglect your diet.
Good luck.
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good ab workouts ->> [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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as for the foods you should eat
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but remember. To get good abs you have to keep making the exercise/work out harder and more intense. Otherwise you body will get used to it.
Best of luck!
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