I don't often write reviews, but I've made an exception in this case. I believe there is more than just hype to the well known abs program 'The Truth About Abs'. Most 'lose fat' information on the web tends to be just a lot of sales copy in front of a gimmicky product or crash diet. The reason I want you to read this whole article is so you can see that there is actually some solid information in this plan, and if followed will change your success with your get fit and stay fit endeavors.
What I'm talking about is what I'm about to review for you - giving you a solid understanding about what kind of information is really required to obtain success with a fitness plan. I'm talking about a well known book written by Certified Nutrition Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) Mike Geary, called "The Truth About Abs". It is often seen as a program only designed to get six pack abs. While this is the goal, for sure, what you may not have realized is that the plan WAY exceeds that goal, by providing sound fitness and nutritional information required to achieving fitness results. You also find out the most effective exercises and routines that will boost your fitness into fat burning, core strengthening territory. This combination is what will burn the fat and create a flat stomach. The book contains the following 3 general sections:
1. Introduction, important information on what it means to be lean, factors affecting your metabolism, a review of body fat percentage, training your abs, and lean vs fat body mass.
2. Full workouts, how to exercise more efficiently, explanation of multi-joint vs single joint exercises, along with total body work outs. Mike also explains why cardio IS NOT helping you lose weight the way you've always been told; and
3. Information on diet and nutrition, details about insulin and blood sugar, the Glycemic Index and how it affects your diet program, and food's thermic effect - ie calorie burning properties.
The workouts are easy to follow and are suprisingly time effective. The exercise and fitness program is broken down into two sections: Interval training and Resistance and Weight training. Anything longer then 45-60 minutes is not required for an effective training session. The training program is broken down into 45-60 minute sessions, 3-4 times per week.
If you really want to get your body toned and in shape, then you should easily be able to find time for this schedule. The bonus is you don't need a gym or a lot of equipment. However, Mike suggests having a set of dumb bells and an exercise ball to most effectively perform the workouts. This shouldn't be a huge investment, $30-40 at the most - way cheaper than a gym, and it means you have created your own gym right at home.
There is a huge amount of nutrition advice that Mike has included in this program. The suggested diet plan calls for 5-6 smaller meals per day, eating every 3 hours (not including sleeping hours). An important tip is to plan your meals for an entire week, and shop once a week getting only the food you need for those meals.
Outside of planned, smaller, more often eating patterns, Mike also explains how to figure out your daily calorie requirements. This is used as a guide for figuring out your overall food plan. I have to say that this part of the book was inspiring - part of this losing weight program actually recommends regular and tasty meals - definitely not a restricted, imbalanced, fad diet. There is an entire section of this book explaining why crash diets actually cause weight gain.
Mike provides meal plans that are easy to shop for, easy to make and very satisfying. These meal plans provide you with more than enough food and you are unlikely to experience any hunger pains. However, you need to be disciplined with yourself and follow the recommended diet plans. One of the first things the book says is: "The nutrition section of this book is vitally important to your success. Let me state this loud and clear... if all you focus on is your training, and your diet is full of junk, you WILL NOT see results! You need to apply BOTH the training strategies as well as the nutrition strategies if you want to make this work."
I hope that I've given you a better insight into the actual information behind all the hype. As you can see, there are no magic promises with this program, but rather a clearly laid out plan with plenty of information to support a fitness lifestyle change. If you truly commit yourself to making a change, having a guide with no-nonsense healthy advice is the best thing you can do to start on your path to physical change. - 29161
What I'm talking about is what I'm about to review for you - giving you a solid understanding about what kind of information is really required to obtain success with a fitness plan. I'm talking about a well known book written by Certified Nutrition Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) Mike Geary, called "The Truth About Abs". It is often seen as a program only designed to get six pack abs. While this is the goal, for sure, what you may not have realized is that the plan WAY exceeds that goal, by providing sound fitness and nutritional information required to achieving fitness results. You also find out the most effective exercises and routines that will boost your fitness into fat burning, core strengthening territory. This combination is what will burn the fat and create a flat stomach. The book contains the following 3 general sections:
1. Introduction, important information on what it means to be lean, factors affecting your metabolism, a review of body fat percentage, training your abs, and lean vs fat body mass.
2. Full workouts, how to exercise more efficiently, explanation of multi-joint vs single joint exercises, along with total body work outs. Mike also explains why cardio IS NOT helping you lose weight the way you've always been told; and
3. Information on diet and nutrition, details about insulin and blood sugar, the Glycemic Index and how it affects your diet program, and food's thermic effect - ie calorie burning properties.
The workouts are easy to follow and are suprisingly time effective. The exercise and fitness program is broken down into two sections: Interval training and Resistance and Weight training. Anything longer then 45-60 minutes is not required for an effective training session. The training program is broken down into 45-60 minute sessions, 3-4 times per week.
If you really want to get your body toned and in shape, then you should easily be able to find time for this schedule. The bonus is you don't need a gym or a lot of equipment. However, Mike suggests having a set of dumb bells and an exercise ball to most effectively perform the workouts. This shouldn't be a huge investment, $30-40 at the most - way cheaper than a gym, and it means you have created your own gym right at home.
There is a huge amount of nutrition advice that Mike has included in this program. The suggested diet plan calls for 5-6 smaller meals per day, eating every 3 hours (not including sleeping hours). An important tip is to plan your meals for an entire week, and shop once a week getting only the food you need for those meals.
Outside of planned, smaller, more often eating patterns, Mike also explains how to figure out your daily calorie requirements. This is used as a guide for figuring out your overall food plan. I have to say that this part of the book was inspiring - part of this losing weight program actually recommends regular and tasty meals - definitely not a restricted, imbalanced, fad diet. There is an entire section of this book explaining why crash diets actually cause weight gain.
Mike provides meal plans that are easy to shop for, easy to make and very satisfying. These meal plans provide you with more than enough food and you are unlikely to experience any hunger pains. However, you need to be disciplined with yourself and follow the recommended diet plans. One of the first things the book says is: "The nutrition section of this book is vitally important to your success. Let me state this loud and clear... if all you focus on is your training, and your diet is full of junk, you WILL NOT see results! You need to apply BOTH the training strategies as well as the nutrition strategies if you want to make this work."
I hope that I've given you a better insight into the actual information behind all the hype. As you can see, there are no magic promises with this program, but rather a clearly laid out plan with plenty of information to support a fitness lifestyle change. If you truly commit yourself to making a change, having a guide with no-nonsense healthy advice is the best thing you can do to start on your path to physical change. - 29161
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