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Dom815

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Hey guys
I know this question has been asked a lot but I want a six-pack by the summer. I currently lift weights 4 days a week and do hiit 2 days a week. I am 5'9 175-good shape but i have a little gut. I know all about the diet and what I need to do but I was wondering if I should add cardio to 2 of the days I weight train. I lift in the morning and I thought maybe running maybe 20-30 minutes at night would help with the abs. I do not want to lose too much muscle though so I thought 4 days of cardio may do that. Any suggestions?
 
if you doing HIIT there is no need for cardio it would just be a waste of time, if you want a little more just try increasing the number of times you do HIIT a week.
 
I'd just tighten up on my diet and increase the number of days you do HIT from 2 to 3.But, I hate traditional cardio, so I am fairly biased.
 
Breakfast-2 scrambled eggs-2 haardboiled egg whites-and grapefruit/melon
Post workout-protein shake
Lunch-ham and cheese on whole wheat or chicken breast and salad
4:00-apple
Dinner-chicken-salad some hard boiled whites-maybe a little pasta

ps im a college student so not a ton of healthy choices besides these
 
that looks pretty good to me doesnt look like you need many changes just maybe a complex carb like oatmeal in the morning, other than that nothing.
 
I agree w/ Ballast on increasing HIIT to 3 days per week, and definitely focus more on your diet. Six-packs are made in the kitchen.

Being in college is no excuse. You have a fridge and microwave in your dorm, and you probably have friends off-campus with grills and whatnot. You can't limit yourself to cafeteria food otherwise you won't make any gains.

Breakfast isn't too good - you have the protein, but you need more than fruit. Have a bowl of oatmeal (you can cook it in your microwave - but don't use the instant kind in packets).

PWO you need carbs - lots of them. You can steam a sweet potato in the microwave, or have another bowl of oatmeal w/ your protein shake.

Lunch is okay - just be sure the bread is 100% whole wheat and not just wheat - check the ingredients that the first one is 100% stone ground whole wheat flour.

You need protein w/ your afternoon snack. Have a can of tuna or a grilled chicken breast w/ the apple. You can grill up a bunch of chicken the beginning of the week and just keep it in your fridge as you need it.

Dinner looks okay, so long as you are making healthy choices. Try to avoid pasta as much as possible. The only time I'd recommend eating it is PWO.

And have an evening snack - maybe a protein shake w/ cottage cheese and some nuts.
 
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