So you’ve been working hard on your six pack exercises, been allowing adequate rest, but is that all you’re doing? No matter how hard we hope that training will be enough, with one misplaced meal all of that work could end up in the garbage. There’s a key concept embodied by the phrase I’ve heard a million times, “Eat for what you do, don’t do for what you eat.” It’s incredible the amount of work it takes to bounce back from one binge session. You can honestly flush a week’s worth of work down the toilet if you’re dieting, but, on the other side, if you already have a low body fat percentage and need the muscles, you may never even leave the starting line if you don’t get the correct nutritional intake.
The goal you’re looking to achieve by doing six pack exercises, which in this case I’m just talking about your abdominal workout, is to build muscle. You may understand the concept that for muscle gain you must generally take in more calories than you eat, but they have to be the right type of calories and at the right times!
Your body is in a constant state of breakdown, so unless you have fuel to combat that breakdown you’re fooling no one when trying for a “body transformation.” You need a significant, consistent intake of protein throughout the day. This helps to create an anabolic environment which is what you need if you’re going to get any results from your six pack exercises. I’ve heard a lot of conflicting stories about how much protein you should really take in and how much the body can absorb, but everyone who knows how to build muscle agrees that you need some intake about every three hours. Don’t worry about the muscle you’ll lose during sleep as it is insignificant due to the metabolic slow in that state.
The next point to address is one that is all too often overlooked. Protein does build muscle, but it’s a one-trick pony that needs some help so that it can do its job under the optimum conditions. For example, protein is a very poor energy source, so we use carbohydrates to help in that category. They also regulate insulin which allows more nutrients to be sent through the body and to the muscles. Focus your carbohydrate intake around the time you do your six pack exercises; eat complex carbs before and simple after. Simple carbohydrates are processed faster, refilling the glycogen stores you should have depleted or nearly depleted during your six pack exercises. Full glycogen stores help to create an anabolic environment as well.
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