I appreciate that people want to change their lives by trying to get some exercise in their lives to look fit and healthy but I really believe many in facebook don’t know what they’re doing at all. A few people know what they’re doing and smart at fitness but most people are just real dumb.
Reasons being it’s great that they want to lift weights, do bodyworkouts or just do cardio but what they are mostly misinformed about is the nutrition. A lot of people don’t want to eat clean. Eating clean is key to reaching your dreams and goals. If you workout and just eat what you want… you’re not gonna succeed.
I see a lot of posts in facebook that people dream of getting a six pack abs. Six pack abs is so easy to get. It’s a piece of cake and I got a six pack successfully with no problems. How did I get a six pack? Simply by not eating a lot. I still eat 4 to 5 meals a day but I watch my calorie count. I also do quite a lot of cardio mostly bike riding and sometimes jogging. Cardio is also key to losing body fat. To get six pack abs, you must lower the bodyfat that’s covering it.
I don’t do ab workouts anymore. I think ab workouts are a waste of time and they don’t exactly work. Yes, I’m talking about crunches, planks, leg lifts and all that phony stuff. You know that old quote through the fitness community, “Abs are made in the kitchen.”? Well, it’s true. If you eat clean meals… high protein/low carb stuff, eat healthy carbs, fiber, and you need to eat a lot of vegetables… do all that… you’ll be on your way to getting a six pack. I’ve been doing all of that.
I’ve always had low bodyfat ’cause I was never fat. If you’re overweight or a little chubby, it’ll obviously take a long time but if you keep at it and don’t give up the clean nutrition… you’ll succeed in no time. There’s a few women in facebook that I’ve seen who were first a little overweight but they lost a lot of weight and now they look really thin ’cause they knew what to do and they were smart at it.
People think they can lift weights and do body workouts… eat whatever you want but fitness doesn’t work that way.
Fitness and alcohol doesn’t mix either. When I first got into fitness like 4 or 5 years ago, I had to give up drinking alcohol and it works. It not only helps you lower the bodyfat percentage… no drinking helps you work out better with intensity ’cause alcohol can slow your body down… some people don’t realize that.
It’s insane how people don’t wanna eat clean when they’re going to the gym and stuff. When you give them the advice that they should eat clean… they usually get defensive.
Eating clean most of the time will help give you muscle gains faster and will lose bodyfat. You don’t want to give up junk food completely, though. It’s good to reward yourself and junk food can be helpful but just don’t overdo it. I only have my junk food on the weekends only. Mostly pizza, chinese or ice cream on the weekends in the evening hours. While I gave up most junk food over the years, I still have a few cravings. I can’t give up my ice cream ’cause it’s my favorite!!!! It’s okay to have a few cheat meals or cheat days.
Again, getting low bodyfat is a piece of cake. So easy that anybody can do it. Watch who you take advice from in youtube and all the fitness gurus online ’cause a lot of it’s bullshit and that includes P90x.
To get fit, all it takes is to workout hard and eat real good. Eat your meats (I would recommend chicken breast and fish), veggies, whole grains, healthy fats, etc.
I’m in good shape and proud of myself. Changing your nutrition maybe scary but it’s worth it, trust me. Before I got into fitness, I was addicted to junk food and I had to knock it off — take better care of myself. I don’t really want to look like a big bodybuilder. I just want a medium sized built and I’m happy just the way I am now. Eat clean and change your life. Eating healthy things is not that bad.
Kev