Ab's Diet Workout

[Shaw26]

Hi All,

I did the above diet and workout and had good results, my question is:

I want to start to cut now and was wondering if I can carry on doing the weight circuits but instead of doing 3 sets of 15, do 5 sets of 5 (heavy) or would it be best if I change my workout completely?

 

[Gazhole]

What diet and workout? There is nothing "above" that sentence?

 

[Shaw26]

The Ab's Diet workout from Mens Health,

Abs Diet Workout Plan - Men's Health

 

[Built]

Most of us probably aren't familiar with the specifics of that plan, shaw.

How do you eat on that plan?

 

[Shaw26]

They tell you eat 5-6 meals a day and to include what they call the powerfoods which are:

1) Almonds and Other Nuts eaten with skins intact.
2) Beans and Other Legumes
3) Spinach and Other Green Vegetables
4) Dairy: Fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese
5) Instant Oatmeal: Unsweetened, unflavored
6) Eggs
7) Turkey and other lean meats. Lean steak, chicken, fish
8) Peanut Butter - All-natural, sugar-free.
9) Olive Oil
10) Whole-Grain Breads and Cereals
11) Extra-Protein (Whey) Powder
12) Raspberries and Other Berries

 

[Built]

Why such a frequent eating pattern, I wonder?

What calorie reduction do they suggest?

 

[Shaw26]

No calorie reduction is mentioned, just eating good wholegrain foods.

 

[Built]

Sounds... um, random.

 

[Shaw26]

a lot of people have had good results from using their methods including me. basically you do 3 full body workouts a week and 2 hiit sessions. The downside was that I lost muscle as well as fat.

 

[T_man]

were you keeping your protein up??

You're bound to lose muscle on a cut anyways with the calorie reduction, or it could also be marbling which made your muscle look bigger.

 

[Shaw26]

No I never, I just wanted to drop the weight! If I carry on doing this workout but keep my protein high would it be ideal for a cut or should I give the full body workouts a miss and focus on a 3 day split?

Mon:chest+triceps+shoulders
wed: legs+abs
fri: back+biceps+traps