The challenge has always been for people not just to lose a
few pounds, but how do I get ripped muscles and abs. We
have all been to the gym and think we look better though
the belly still doesn't look the way we want. So instead
of making it overwhelming, if you stick to some basic
principles it may be the fast track for you to a ripped
body. Most people inherently are doing typically one or
two destructive simple things everyday that they are not
aware of that keeps them from their goals.
1. 5 Small Meals – You may have heard that eating
throughout the day is important though do you do it.
Eating every 2-3 hours trains your body to burn fat as its
major source of energy. Also, 5 small meals shuts off your
body from storing fat into your fat cells. If you are not
eating every 2-3 hours than every day you are doing
something that stores fat and burns away muscle tissue. We
know where most people store fat which is their belly or
thighs. Meal replacement shakes are bars are perfect quick
choices to help get a good meal with our stressful and
hurried lives. Make sure your supplement has carbs for
energy as protein only bars don't have the energy your body
needs to keep burning fat.
2. Drink water and water – Yah, yah, I have heard that
before. Though most people know they are supposed to drink
water 6-8 glasses a day, the reality is people still don't
do it. Making sure you get your water is an essential key
to allowing your body to perform optimally. Without
adequate water intake you have no chance to get a ripped
lean body. If you take products like creatine you need
more water as creatine absorbs water into your muscle
cells. Water is need for all physiological process
including your metabolism to function properly and to
remove harmful toxins that damage your muscle cells out of
your body.
3. Eat after 6pm – Most people think that they shouldn't
eat after 6 pm or don't eat before going to bed. You want
to eat as mentioned before every 2-3 hours. If you eat
dinner at 6 pm and are up to 10 pm than you want another
small snack at around 9 pm. People who starve themselves
by not eating after 6 pm burn muscle tissue away all night.
Your body needs energy; if you give your body energy in
small portions throughout the day your body will reward you
with a lean, mean, fat burning machine. Your body doesn't
care about the time of day. Also, most people say don't
eat a large meal before going to bed it is the large part
that is the problem not the meal.
4. You do have do Cardio – Most people who want to rip up
typically only exercise with strength training. To develop
big muscles you do need to focus on strength training. To
support ripping up though, you need to be able to shed
extra fat off your body. Interval cardio training is
considered one of the most effective ways to raise your
metabolism and burn fat. People after doing an interval
workout burn more fat during the entire day than any other
form of cardio exercise. Interval workouts are short
durations of high intensity followed by short durations of
low intensity, and then repeated. Proper cardio training
is best done with a heart rate monitor and having specific
heart rate zones designed for your physiology.
5. Carbs and Protein – Most people attempting to rip up
over do their protein intake. You can feel the extra
protein going through you because extra gas or issues with
your stools. Your body does need protein to rebuild muscle
tissue and is essential in each on of your 5 small meals to
get lean proteins into your diet. Most people cut carbs
because they see the pounds on the scale drop when they do.
Carbs absorb water and when you cut carbs your weight loss
is coming from water not fat. During strength training
your only source of energy is carbohydrates. If you are
cutting carbs out of your diet or reducing them to low
levels you will never have the energy to train at your max
and develop the muscle mass size you want. You want at
least 50-55% of your calories coming from complex carbs.
As you get more ripped you increase total amount of all
carbs, fats, and proteins, not just add more protein.
6. Antioxidants – The harder you train the most energy you
produce. Energy or calorie production creates by-products
that are toxic if left in the body. Especially, with
people who train often and intensely they do not get
adequate amounts of antioxidants to remove the harmful
metabolic wastes. Metabolic wastes or free radicals left
in the body do muscle cell damage and prevent you from
developing lean muscle tissue from your hard work. Add a
multivitamin with antioxidants or I recommend Meridium XN
which is the most powerful antioxidant on the market.
The last thing for one more tip is get your sleep. All
your body's adaptations and results occurs while you are
sleeping. If today you had the world's greatest diet and
fitness program and then got 5 hours of sleep you pretty
much wasted al that effort. It is also important to get up
the same time everyday including weekends.
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About The Author: Charles Carter, BS in Exercise Science is
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