Thursday, October 7, 2010

The Truth About Six Pack Abs



"The gimmicks of how to flatten your belly, such as abs in 30 days, one-minute abs training, or the ab machine of the future, all have two things in common. First, they all promise you the look of the six-pack abs. And second, they don't work!

The abdominals, the six pack, the washboard, whatever you want to call them, we all know they stand out! It is a look that brings envy worldwide. Abdominals are the first thing seen; their magic gives you the appearance of a fit, healthy, strong, and sexy body. And abdominal muscles are important in overall fitness and are one of the key components of this muscular network providing the strength to keep the body upright and give the strength for movement. Your abs are constantly at work, unlike other body parts that have days off from training. Your abdominals hardly rest and are exercised in everyday life.

Whether you're training or conducting any physical activity, you rely on a strong midsection for sustained intra abdominal pressure. The abdominal section is made up of fluids and tissue that are kept under pressure by your deep abdominal muscles where they are supporting the spinal column during any lifting movement."

This is priceless information for anyone wanting to gain a full six pack or even have them showing, read the full story over at BMWW

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

What do you eat for breakfast?

As we know breakfast is the most important meal of the day especially when you're going to the gym, exercising or even trying to lose weight.

But it all depends on what you eat, myself I require double the amount of the average persons daily intake of Calories/Carbs/Protein/etc.










For breakfast I usually have 4 Weet-Bix mixed with Rice/Oat/Soy Milk, a Protein Shake and a Banana.


NUTRITION INFORMATION (AVERAGE)
Serving Size - 30g (2 biscuits)
Serving Per Package - 8
Per Serving Per 100g
Energy (kJ) 444 1480
(Cal) 106 354
Protein (g) 3.6 12
Fat, total (g) 0.4 1.3
- Saturated fat (g) 0.1 0.3
Carbohydrate, total (g) 20 67
- Sugars (g) 0.8 2.8
Dietary Fibre (g) 3.3 11
Sodium (mg) 84 280
Potassium (mg) 102 340
Thiamin (mg) 0.55 (50%)* 1.83
Riboflavin (mg) 0.42 (25%)* 1.4
Niacin (mg) 2.5 (25%)* 8.3
Folate (ug)** 100 (50%)* 333
Iron (mg) 3.0 (25%)* 10
* Percentage of Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI).
** 1 serve provides 25% of the folate RDI for women of child bearing age.


Protein shake is just 20g along with a medium sized banana.

But like above, what do you guys have for breakfast?

Fat Loss Myths

 Here's a good use of information from BMWW
"Many ridiculous myths and misconceptions about exercise and dieting for weight loss have created widespread confusion, fat loss failures and a subsequent lack of true, long term fitness success in the mass population.

In this article, I will dispel these falsehoods to clear the way for a clean mental slate upon which we will place the foundation of your new belief system.

* Myth Number One: In order to be strong and fit, I must have good genetics from my parents.

Reality Check: Good genetics is a widely misused term. In short, your genetics are what you make of them. While it is not possible for all men to look like Mr. Universe or all women to look like Miss America, we all possess a vast range of genetic variations.

Which end of your genetic range you exist in is mostly a function of your nutrition, exercise and lifestyle habits."

Check out the rest of the six myths over at BMWW

Human Anatomy Diagram

I just thought I'd upload these pictures of various diagrams of muscle groups which will be useful for future posts that I'll make.

Front View


Rear View

Fat Loss for Idiots Review.

 Fairly good review for a fat loss method but check it out anyway.

"Hi there,

You may or may not have heard about a program called Fat Loss 4 Idiots. Here is a review of the plan to help you decide if it's right for you. If you are wanting to achieve fast fat loss, you will want to read this information.

First of all, with this program you never count calories, carbohydrates, or fat grams. This plan teaches you how to lose fat and burn calories without resorting to drastic diets, shakes and diet pills. This natural weight loss plan is healthy, and you will never be hungry. I thought this was the most fascinating thing I had ever seen when I started doing this Fat Loss 4 Idiots review."

To read the full review go check it out at BMWW