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Old 03-28-2008, 10:20 AM   #6 (permalink)
StuWard
Getting Younger
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Halifax, NS
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Completely change your diet. Drop the slimfast. You have way too many apples and bread. Both are spiking your insulin causing you to retain fat. You don't eat enough calories to maintain your metabolism and what you do eat is the wrong stuff.

Center your diet around protein from meat, eggs and fish. Eat 6 meals/day. Include 1-2 servings of veg in each meal. Eat at most 2 servings of fruit either in the morning or immediately after your workout. Grains, potatoes, beans and sugar should all be restricted except for immediately after workout. Post workout you should be having protein and sugar, preferrably in liquid form immediately after your workout. Other than that you should consume NO sugar.

Change your workout program. Cut back on the abs and arms. Concentrate on the money exercises: Squats, Deadlifts, Cleans, Snatches, Presses and Pulls. Do Either 3 whole body workouts/week or a 2 way split twice a week (4 days total). Instead of running, do 20 minutes of HIIT twice a week and do 1 long run on the weekend.

If you can't eat Salmon everyday, take fish oil capsules. Try to get about 3 grams total EPA + DHA. You can substitute ground flax or flax oil for about half of that.

This will give you more energy, probably build more muscle and will certainly help you lose the belly.

Stu
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