Muscle Building Routine

I’d like to introduce you to of one of the better fitness programs that I’ve encountered to date, by writing a review of the actual plan itself. You may have already heard about ‘The Truth About Abs’, and encountered a lot of sales pitches and ‘is this a scam?’ baiting ads. What I’d like to do is give you some actual information about the science behind the plan, because in my opinion this program is definately more than hype, and offers sound fitness and nutritional information that will help anyone who is trying to get fit and lean.

The e-book “The Truth About Abs” that Mike Geary has written is more than a guide to getting ripped abs - since the abs are only a small part of the whole picture. This is an easy to follow program that will help you change your eating habits and patterns, and give you exercise routines to boost your metabolism and build core strength and lean muscle. The book covers 3 main topics -

1. An introduction to the program, and general information on what it means to be lean, body fat percentage, what effective abs training is, metabolism, and lean body mass.

2. Effective workout plans, information about more efficient ways to exercise, what multi-joint vs single joint exercises mean, as well as a collection of total body work outs. An explanation of why your current cardio program IS NOT helping you lose weight the way you expected; and

3. Information on diet and nutrition, details about insulin and blood sugar, the Glycemic Index and how it affects your diet program, and food’s thermic effect - ie calorie burning properties.

The workout schedules are easy to follow and don’t take up much of your time. The Truth About Abs training program is broken down into two sections that include Interval training and Resistance and Weight training. Mike suggests that anything longer then 45-60 minutes per session is not a good use of your time. He breaks down his training program into 45-60 minute session, 3-4 times per week.

This amount of excercise should be easy to fit into your schedule if you are serious about drastically changing your body tone and getting in shape. The best thing about this program is that you don’t really need a gym or equipment, but the recommended set of equipment can be purchased for $30-40 - a set of dumbells and an exercise ball is all you need to do the programs set out in the Truth About Abs program.

This program advises eating 5-6 smaller meals per day. Mike suggests eating every 3 hours during waking hours. He also suggests that you plan your meals for an entire week, and once per week go shopping only for the items you need for those meals.

There is also a section which exlains how to determine your total calorie requirements - along with the more frequent smaller meals, this will help you figure out the total amount of food you should be consuming. This was a great help for me, to know that this is not a fad diet where you are will be hungry over half of the time.

In fact you should never feel hungry if you follow this plan. HOWEVER, this will probably be a change from your regular eating patterns, and so you need to be disciplined and make sure to follow the recommended diet plans. The book is quite clear that the nutrition part of the plan is a FULL 50% of your success - if you only train and still eat poorly, then you will not get the optimum results. Making sure to combine the exercise and nutrition plans described by Mike will ensure that you will progress towards your weight and fitness goals.

I hope that I’ve given you a better insight into the actual information behind all the hype. As you can see, there are no magic promises with this program, but rather a clearly laid out plan with plenty of information to support a fitness lifestyle change. If you truly commit yourself to making a change, having a guide with no-nonsense healthy advice is the best thing you can do to start on your path to physical change.

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