Okay… so two and a half weeks have gone by since I got my second wind for the six pack abs. If you have followed me over the last 8 months or so, you would know about my goal to get six pack abs, and the efforts I have taken to get there.
I am still working towards the six pack abs, and I am definitely as close as I’ve been since I was probably 15 or 16.
My last post on this mentioned that I’d be keeping you updated with everything I’m doing each day, but I figured most people wouldn’t be interested in exactly what I’m doing so I haven’t been posting each day. But I will say this…
My diet is mostly healthy. I throw in a No Carb day every few days just to keep my body guessing (and to burn off extra fat those days…). I also try to eat as much green vegetables and chicken as I can. They are in my opinion one of the main secrets of healthy living and getting six pack abs. (French fries and other fried food, as well as simple carbohydrates are not going to help you or me get a six pack… unfortunately lol… cause I really do like all of those things 
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My workout varies a lot… I try to workout my abs three to four times a week. I’m also trying to get in four aerobic workouts and four resistance workouts (like weight training) each week. Sometimes I combine the workouts and make sure my heart rate is in the aerobic or fat burning zone during my weight lifting (thereby getting both workouts in at the same time), and sometimes I workout twice in a day. It just depends. I’m also not doing the traditional chest/tri, back/bi, legs workouts… Instead I’m switching it up completely and trying to keep my body guessing. My thought for doing that is that I will get healthy and strong–even though I may not build as much muscle as I might be able to if it were more structured.
Being healthy, fit, and in shape are my goals (and of course getting six pack abs )
Here are photos I took two weeks ago right after I started working out again. Remember that I try to flex as hard as I can to get the best picture possible, so I normally would not look like this if you saw me in person (unless I was trying to show you my six pack abs lol). I’ll have updated photos hopefully later this week…
Okay, and just for kicks I took a photo with different lighting, to see if I could make it look like I had a good six pack. I of course am close to getting one, but it is not really there yet. But with the right lighting, you can create the illusion that you are much more in shape than you actually are… or at least than you can normally see in regular light… enjoy.
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Nice progress – I really like your ideas about eating and working out: consistent inconsistency with the workout and veggies + lean meat for the diet. I regularly see those things in health and fitness articles I read.
thanks Lyle. I definitely am trying to do everything that feels right. It’s definitely hard to know what is going to make a difference and what will keep me where I’m at though. The one thing I know for sure is that I need to keep working at it or I will never get there.
Dude, you’re getting there. Keep it going. Look into introducing some high intensity interval training (HIIT) into your workout. Google it. I think it may help you get the rest of the way to where you want to go.
Thanks Brad. I will look into it.
Oh, Jon! You crack me up! I miss and love you!! And, btw… you’re little lighting trick worked wonders! lol!!!