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 definitely more than hype, and offers sound fitness and nutritional information that will help anyone who is trying to get fit and lean.

What I’m talking about is what I’m about to review for you – giving you a solid understanding about what kind of information is really required to obtain success with a fitness plan. I’m talking about a well known book written by Certified Nutrition Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) Mike Geary, called “The Truth About Abs”. It is often seen as a program only designed to get six pack abs. While this is the goal, for sure, what you may not have realized is that the plan WAY exceeds that goal, by providing sound fitness and nutritional information required to achieving fitness results. You also find out the most effective exercises and routines that will boost your fitness into fat burning, core strengthening territory. This combination is what will burn the fat and create a flat stomach. The book contains the following 3 general sections:

1. Introduction, important information on what it means to be lean, factors affecting your metabolism, a review of body fat percentage, training your abs, and lean vs fat 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. Diet and Nutrition, explanation of how blood sugar and insulin affect your diet program, the Glycemic Index, and the calorie burning properties (thermic effect) of food.

The workouts are easy to follow and are suprisingly time effective. The exercise and fitness program is broken down into two sections: Interval training and Resistance and Weight training. Anything longer then 45-60 minutes is not required for an effective training session. The training program is broken down into 45-60 minute sessions, 3-4 times per week.

If you really want to get your body toned and in shape, then you should easily be able to find time for this schedule. The bonus is you don’t need a gym or a lot of equipment. However, Mike suggests having a set of dumb bells and an exercise ball to most effectively perform the workouts. This shouldn’t be a huge investment, $30-40 at the most – way cheaper than a gym, and it means you have created your own gym right at home.

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 explains 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.

Mike provides meal plans that are easy to shop for, easy to make and very satisfying. These meal plans provide you with more than enough food and you are unlikely to experience any hunger pains. However, you need to be disciplined with yourself and follow the recommended diet plans. One of the first things the book says is: “The nutrition section of this book is vitally important to your success. Let me state this loud and clear… if all you focus on is your training, and your diet is full of junk, you WILL NOT see results! You need to apply BOTH the training strategies as well as the nutrition strategies if you want to make this work.”

If you’ve been thinking of trying to lose weight for some time now, this is a great opportunity to make it happen. Mikes program contains so much information about how to really make your exercise and diet work together, it really is one of the most effective programs available today. You must put some effort in, but he tells you how to make it all work, in the most effective way possible.

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