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I get a couple bags of these at the grocery store & mix them together in a plastic container & munch on them during the day when i get hungry. I get the fruit & nut mix and the nut seeds & raisins. Two bags of each mixed together lasts all week.
Nice try. But nuts are bad for you if you snack on them all day, and eat them in excess. They are nothing but fat. Very little protein.
What do you suggest for those of us who work for a living and simply don't have the time for more than 2-3 meals a day?
Pack some meals, or buy protein bars/shakes and bring them with you.
10 minutes of cardio? Takes at least 20 minutes to get your heart rate up to the level it needs to be to start burning fat. So if you're on the bike for 30 minutes you did 10 minutes of cardio.
Nice try, but you're all wrong. Low intensity cardio, like that of riding a stationary bike or elliptical, isn't going to burn anywhere near as much fat as high intensity interval training. And I've got a HIIT trainer for you, it's called a park or some asphalt and tennis shoes. If you could get a six pack by sitting on a bike all day and peddling going nowhere everyone would have one. 10 minutes of HIIT is really damn effective. In fact you aren't supposed to do more than 15-20 mins of it.
Do your cardio on an empty stomach then eat a small portion of oatmeal. Doing cardio before breakfast gets the metabolism going like nothing else. I you watch you fat and carb intake its not too hard to lose weight. Just keep in mind the gut is always the last thing to go and takes the most work.
Bzzzt. Wrong. Never do cardio on an empty stomach. Unless you want your body to eat your muscle alive. Fats and carbs are amazing, and good for you, if you eat the RIGHT ones. Don't cut back, just switch to complex carbs and healthy fats.
and i was thinking of focusing on just abs because once i get abs i can keep maintaining them while i workout my other body too.
sometimes it just feels bad seeing other people with abs and they don't even work them out very much,
i think it's either a gene thing or they just have less fat on there body.
DOING A 1,000 Crunches a day will NOT get you abs faster. Abs showing through (we all have a sixpack) is a matter of low body fat %. You CAN do crunches and the like for definition and whatnot, but they won't just magically appear. You're better off spending your time doing crunches on benching or squatting, or running.
A lot of good advice here. Keep throwing the kindling on (healthy small meals) to keep the big logs (stored fat) burning. Avoid putting on any new big logs (large meals) and stop eating altogether later in the evening.
Keep the fire going.
For the average joe? Sure. For an athlete/someone looking to gain muscle? hell no. The OP needs a before bed protein shake or something like cottage cheese. Otherwise you'd be starving your body for near 12 hours 7pm to 7am and that's not exactly conducive to building muscle.
Peanuts and mixed nuts are also good snacks. Stay away from breads as much as possible and if you do eat breads only eat whole grains. I'd also avoid large amounts of fruits and fruit juices.
For the work out, if you only have 1.5 hours, do 1/2 cardio, 1/2 resistance.
Never spend more than 45 minutes doing exercises. Weightlifting or otherwise. Your body goes into a panic mode, hormonally. Keep it simple, keep it effective, keep it timely.
