Your Six Pack Abs Need Protein

What is protein, and how important is it in building up your Six Pack Abs?  Without protein, or enough of it, your entire weight loss diet program will be a flop.  Protein is used by your body to repair, build, and maintain muscle tissue.

Protein is made up of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon.  One unique aspect of protein is that it also is made up of nitrogen, which none of the other nutrients contain.  Protein is the only nutrient that contains nitrogen, so it's very important to include this in your every meal. 

When you hear the term positive nitrogen balance, it refers to your muscles as being in an anabolic state, or being able to build muscle.  The term catabolic state, refers to the action of losing muscle, which of course, we want to avoid in your Abs Work Out program.

Your body is only able to make use of protein for building your Abs Of Steel if all the amino acids are available.  The body itself can produce some of these amino acids, but the others, called essential amino acids, must be obtained only from the foods you include in your diet program. 

Here are some foods to include in your healthy weight loss plan that provides all the amino acids necessary to produce usuable protein.  These foods are fish and meat, eggs and dairy products, especially cottage cheese, and most vegetables.  Even though these foods contain a certain amount of protein, your body still is only able to make use of a lesser percentage of this protein. 

Eggs are still by far the very best form of protein to include in your weight loss program.  Some people believe they should separate the egg yoke out, and only eat the egg white, because there is some fat in the yoke.  I would refrain from this practice because the yoke actually contains as much protein as the egg white, as well as all the vitamins and minerals.  If you think you should be limiting the fat in your diet, you should do so by eliminating other fat foods, and not by throwing away the egg yoke, which is the best part of the egg.

Getting enough protein from food without consuming too much fat is often a big problem.  If you are still concerned about eating food that has proper protein in them, but that same food choice also has a lot of fat in it, you could consider using protein supplements. 

The great exercise and diet program the I personally follow and recommend, called the Truth About Six Pack Abs, also teaches us all the proper strategies to use to obtain the correct protein and nutrient balance.

In my next blog post, I'll discuss the use of protein supplements in your diet programs.  I'll teach you the proper use of them, and how to include them in a healthy strategy in your weight loss program.   

Great Six Pack Abs Tips if You Are Underweight

When you find yourself in a rather unique situation where you are underweight, you may be wondering what you should do.  You would like to build up your Six Pack Abs and gain weight, but you don't want to increase your stomach fat.  You will need to concentrate your efforts on trying to gain muscle weight, and not fat, as you exercise. 

A great exercise and diet program that i am actively following called The Truth About Six Pack Abs, will show you many strategies that you can use to do this properly.  It doesn't matter what unique situation you may find yourself in, this program has an solution for you. 

You could be a guy who already is in reasonable good shape, and all you want to do is tone your body a little more, so you have a nice set of Six Pack Abs.  You could also be a lady, just trying to find good program plans to follow that show you how to stay in the good shape you already are in, or whatever your current situation is. 

That is why I like this plan so much, because it teaches you the proper diet programs and nutrition strategies to follow, and the best exercises to practice also.  

Being that you are under-weight though, you will need to focus on gaining some pounds back, without increasing fat.  Your foremost priority will therefore have to concentrate on your diet program and nutrition needs.  You will have to increase your protien consumption in order to build your muscles while you gain back some weight.  Consuming foods that are higher in protien, and lower in saturated fats, will ensure you healthy weight gain, and stronger muscles, and especially those Abs Of Steel you so desire. 

A good nutrition and diet program you could consider in conjunction with the exercise program you already follow, is called The Diet Solution Program.  It has many additional tips and suggestions to consider that would help you immensely with your over-all diet program. 

This plan will provide you additional help in choosing the right foods to eat, and the meals to plan.  It will give you numerous suggestions on how much you should be eating, and how many times a day to eat, as well as meal proportions and calorie counting. 

Those are two great exercise and diet programs that I personally follow and recommend that will provide you with all the answers you seek to stay in shape, and reward you with a beautiful set of Six Pack Abs.

Great Six Pack Abs Exercises

If you are still trying to decide what you want to do about your body because you may be a little over weight, or a lot over weight, this exercise and weight loss program will help you.  What ever your situation might happen to be, The Truth About Six Pack Abs program has a unique solution for each one.

This program that I'm actively following will show you many various diet programs.  It is also a complete abdominal workout program to assist you to get a great set of six pack abs.

Here is a great exercise that I personally use in my particular training program that could be incorporated into your routine as well.  It's called the Lying Leg Thrusts.

There is no special gym equipment needed for this exercise, and it's guaranteed to give you abs of steel in no time.  You can do it on your living room floor, or wherever there is enough room for you to lay on your back.  I suggested in your living room because usually there's a carpet on the floor, but if not, use a foam mat, or a thick blanket to lay on instead.  

This is a two-part exercise.  You start off by lying on your back with your head and shoulders raised off the floor.  You place your hands with palms down and tucked in tight beside your hips.  Raise your legs straight up in the air, and then slowly lower them down until they are at about halfway to the floor to about a 45 degree angle with your body.  Don't go down any further, because this will arch your back and put strain on it and the lumbar area of your spine. 

Now, in the second part of this exercise, you raise your legs straight back up to the ceiling to a 90 degree position, and at that point, you thrust your hips up off the floor, while pushing down with your arms and palms.  Do this motion slowly.  When you are at the top of the thrust, and can't force your hips any higher, hold this position for a second or two, and then let your hips back down in a smooth, slow movement, and then lower your legs to the 45 degree angle, and raise again from there.  Start by doing 6 to 10 repetitions, because believe me, you will be puffing when your're done. 

I especially like this one because it really gets your heart pumping, and makes your whole body core work.  You will feel the exertion to your legs and shoulders and tricepts, and particularly to your six pack abs.  You will also feel it behind the lower back, just above your hips as well.

You should only practice this one 3 times per week, and start off by doing about 6-10 repetitions, and slowly building up to maybe 15 or 20.  This is one great exercise to incorporate into your overall abdominal workout plan because it is so effective. 

Great Six Pack Abs Tips if You are Overweight

If you have decided to join The Truth About Six Pack Abs exercise program because you are over weight, and want to reduce belly fat, there are literally millions of choices out there. 

How you make your weight loss program choice depends on many things.  Are you wanting to lose belly fat  because you have just a few extra layers on your six packs?  Maybe you need to shed several pounds of fat from your entire body, like as many as 20, or 30 pounds, or even more.  Maybe it could be because you are a middle-aged lady, and you have that stubborn bulge of fat on your hips and thighs, that no matter what diet programs you follow, or what exercise programs you do, you can't seem to get rid of it. 

A good weight loss diet program that I stumbled on while searching the internet that would also provide you with more weightloss help is called The Fat Burning Furnace.  This is a weight loss program that I would recommend in conjunction with the great exercise program that we already follow.  It is a good weight loss diet program with many additional weight loss tips you could consider that would also help in your diet program.

Continue to follow The Truth About Six Pack Abs also, because it has all the great program plans for each and everyone of us.  It doesn't matter what your unique situation is, because there is a solution for every combination of circumstances that you or I may require to get our Six PackAbs.

In future blogs, I'll go over many of your unique requirements, and show you which diets program to consider, and what meals to plan.  We'll go over which sequence of abdominal workout routines would be best for your weight loss program.  It will also tell us how often we should be exercising, whether it be with weights in a fitness gym, or on the floor in your living room. There is a healthy weight loss plan designed for us all in this great exercise program that I personally follow and recommend.

Sis Pack Abs Measure-Up Time

You are done all the procrastinating, and have decided your're serious about proceeding with The Truth About Six Pack Abs exercise program, and it's now time to get on with the first step-which is weigh-in.  I've got my bathroom scale battery changed, and were done making excuses about why we should hold off just a little longer,--and here goes.

Well, let's see here, being that i'm of the slender build, and I stand at 5ft. 11in. tall, my weight shows in at 170 lbs; which for me, is probably about right for my height and age.  Being that I'm middle-aged, and my energy level, and metabolism have both slowed down, I'm going to have to watch my diet closely, and exercise more- in order to achieve those six pack abs.  Oops!  Almost forgot to measure that mid-section, my tape measure shows me at 35 inches around the belly. 

Let's be honest with ourselves folks, there's no one watching, so we don't have to suck in that gut while measuring.  You want an accurate reading, so you can record your progress on a chart.  This way, you can monitor how well, or how quickly your're going to see those abs of steel. 

So, what are your stats?  They might not be too impressive at this point, but that's why you have decided to follow The Truth About Six Pack Abs program in the first place.  This system will teach you what diet and nutrition plan you should be following, and the exercises you will be practicing as well.  This is the very reason-and abs workout program that will get you the results you expect.

In future posts, we'll discover in more detail the specific diet plan and various exercise proceedures to follow.  The different levels of physical fitness, and age factors, and gender, etc.-that we are all at any given time, will determine how we proceed.  This program will work for you, no matter what stage of the game you are at.

The Six Pack Abs Weigh- in and Measure Up Step

OK, so you've decided that your're going to take the plunge-and follow The Truth About Six Pack Abs program along with me.  Now what?  It's weigh- in and measure up time!

Yeah, we gotta pull out that dusty old bathroom scale from under the sink, or from behind the toilet, or where-ever the thing has been hiding.  We've been so scared to use it-(because it always lies anyway), that we forget where the all-elusive thing is.  Well, mine is under my clawfoot tub in the bathroom, covered in dust and who knows what else.  (I'll call it crud).  So, I drag it out to the middle of the bathroom floor and take a deep breath, and suck in my future abs of steel, and step on the thing--and nothing happens.  Oh yeah, it's electronic, I have to tap on the corner first-with my toe, and wait for it to turn itself on.  What a lucky break--it turns out that the battery's dead, from sitting so long, I guess.

Lucky for me, I have no batteries in the house, and I'm not going to town anytime soon.  So I'll procrastinate for a few more days, until i get the scale working.

Does all this sound familliar?  Many of us find that the hardest part of starting an abs workout program, is simply getting motivated in the first place.  We say things like, "I'll start after the weekend" (because we've got that party to attend),-or "I'll start after the holidays",-or "when I'm finished that big box of cookies",-or whatever the excuse may be. 

But once we actually get started with The Truth About Six Pack Abs exercise program, you'll wonder why you didn't begin sooner.  You simply have to stop procrastinating, and motivate yourself to get on with it, and you'll be well on your way to achieving a leaner body, and your own sexy set of six pack abs.

In my next blog post, I promiss to have my bathroom scale fixed, and we'll do the weigh-in (really)!  Be sure and have a tape measure handy also, because we're going to measure that belly as well.

Attaining those Six Pack Abs Of Steel

At some time in our lives, most of us have dreamed of having those perfect Six Pack Abs Of Steel. Well, maybe not perfect, but desireable. We all want to look great when it's hot outside-and we begin to shed more clothing. The less clothes we have on, the more we want our body and abs to look lean and mean and well toned.

For most of us though, we must be realistic about the matter and admit that we won't look like the body-builders that we see in all the magazine ads and on TV-with those sexy abdominal muscles and perfect body form.

But for those of you who do want your Six Pack Abs to look like an Arnie-"what's his name", The Truth AboutAbs program that I intend to follow and tell you about, will work just fine also.

Most of us likely won't end up looking perfect like the professional body builder-or even want to look like that, but we'd be more than happy with a nice looking-flat stomach, and maybe a hint of those rippled abs showing.

Believe me, it's not going to be easy by any stretch of the imagination, and I think you will agree with me there, or you wouldn't be reading this now. It's gonna take some serious dedication on our part and also a change to our diet and the way we eat. We can't just concentrate on those Six Packs alone, it will require exercising the entire body as well-in order to achieve what we expect from the abdominal exercise program.

Obviously, your're wanting some sort of improvement to your abs, and probably even your entire body, because really, you must exercise your whole body-if you want that great shape and toned Six Pack. We need to stop procrastinating and we need to put a reasonable amount of effort and determination into this program, and it's entirely possible to get those Six Pack Abs Of Steel into shape.

One way to building those abs up is by improving your core strength. The core is the entire mid-section of muscles that surround your waist, hips, and back. It is by strengthening this entire mid-section, that will also keep your back strong and pain free-which also contributes to a sturdy spine and all around good physical form. What do strong stomach muscles have to do with your back? you ask? It is your strong abdominal muscles that help to keep your back straight and firm, which in turn leads to less back pain and less injury.

Every one of our muscles are connected for a reason, and if we keep these all strong and in good shape, then our entire body feels great. We just have to know the proper ways and types of exercises to do in order to attain that.

Which brings me to the topic of my next blog that tells you the types of exercises we should be doing, and The Truth About Abs program we need to follow in order to get those Six Pack Abs Of Steel we so desire.