Just a few questions i'd like to ask.

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I read somewhere that you should only work your abs every other day, is that true?

Also. I work out almost every day, differs from half an hour to one hour to two hours.

Would it be smart to do that, AND do a maybe one hour workout in the morning? So i would be working out in the morning and mid day. Doesnt the body need to rest longer than that to build the muscles?

thanks
 
Remember that you are not growing/getting stronger when you are lifting but when you are resting/recovering. The muscles need time to heal in order to grow or get stronger. I only train abbs once a week but they get work when I am doing other core exercises and exercises such as squats. Also try to keep your workouts under 45min or an hour tops. The most important thing is diet. Make sure you are getting plenty or raw foods (fruits and veggies), lean protein, and complex carbs. Get your info from reliable sorces not from fittness rags which tend to be big ads

HTH
 
I get plenty of raw food. My mom only eats raw food so ye.. I try to keep a good diet.

What's lean protein? and where do i get complex carbs?

45-60 min exercises tops? what about gymnasts? My friends a gymnast and he does 3 hour exercises

I asked specifically about the abs because i need better abs to do a gymnast move
I only do body-weight exercises, I dont use weights.
 
Ahhh, for gymnastics thats a different story. Growth and strenth are one thing but if you are training for a specific movement then thats another. I would very the exercise though and maybe train abdominals a few times a week but then do core exercises a few times a week also.


As for lean protein I like skinless chicken, lean red meat, skim milk, eggs, tuna etc. For complex carbs things like oats and brown rice are great. Look for unrefined things which will have a lower glycemic index.
 
Complex carbohydrates are not that hard to come by, but so many people eat junk that they don't get enough!
Some examples of healthy foods containing, complex carbohydrates are:

Spinach
Whole Barley
Grapefruit
Turnip Greens
Buckwheat
Apples
Lettuce
Buckwheat bread
Prunes
Water Cress
Oat bran bread
Apricots, Dried
Zucchini
Oatmeal
Pears
Asparagus
Oat bran cereal
Plums
Artichokes
Museli
Strawberries
Okra
Wild rice
Oranges
Cabbage
Brown rice
Yams
Celery
Multi-grain bread
Carrots
Cucumbers
Whole meal spelt bread
Potatoes (skin on!)
Dill Pickles
Pinto beans
Soybeans
Radishes
Yogurt, low fat
Lentils
Broccoli
Skim milk
Garbanzo beans
Brussels Sprouts
Kidney beans
Eggplant
Lentils
Onions
Split peas
Tomatoes
Soy milk
Cauliflower
Navy beans


If you already eat a lot of raw you are golden, as you can see, also, when going for the good carbs in breads etc, stear clear of refined/white flour. The breads available now are so much more than %100 whole wheat, and so much better. Multiple grains are important because of all the little parts, the phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals that make up different foods, so use 100% whole grain. Lots of these carbs also come with protein, so that is great too!

As for the exercises you want to do, you workout every day, and want to add a workout in the am too... but you don't say what you are already doing. You did mention body weight exercises, and doing things like planks, pushups, side crunches, maybe if you have the equipment leg lifts (hanging from a bar or otherwise suspended, not lieing on the floor), are great, but it would be hard for any of us to ADD to what you do without specifically knowing what you do. Obviously though the exercise you want to do is quite dynamic, and so a couple times a week aside from the regular routine you do (that we will all ASSume includes your stabilizing your spine and therefore working your abs and back a bit) you may want to be sure you do dynamic exercises for the muscles you will need to strengthen, first of all you will have to DO the move, and you will want to be sure you work the obliques in a powerful way, side-lying crunches, bycicle (don't move your arm to get your elbow to your knee, keep your hands on your head and elbows out to the side, your TORSO/ABS should get the elbow up to touch the knee)

Also, you may want to do Back extensions along with the rest of your core work.

Good luck, looks like fun!
 
bedfordfitness said:
Complex carbohydrates are not that hard to come by, but so many people eat junk that they don't get enough!
Some examples of healthy foods containing, complex carbohydrates are:

Spinach
Whole Barley
Grapefruit
Turnip Greens
Buckwheat
Apples
Lettuce
Buckwheat bread
Prunes
Water Cress
Oat bran bread
Apricots, Dried
Zucchini
Oatmeal
Pears
Asparagus
Oat bran cereal
Plums
Artichokes
Museli
Strawberries
Okra
Wild rice
Oranges
Cabbage
Brown rice
Yams
Celery
Multi-grain bread
Carrots
Cucumbers
Whole meal spelt bread
Potatoes (skin on!)
Dill Pickles Loads of sugar is usually added to these
Pinto beans
Soybeans
Radishes
Yogurt, low fat
Lentils
Broccoli
Skim milk
Garbanzo beans
Brussels Sprouts
Kidney beans
Eggplant
Lentils
Onions
Split peas
Tomatoes
Soy milk
Cauliflower
Navy beans
!
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All those in bold are Simple Carbs.
 
Sorry, thought I responded to this yesterday...

Fiber is a long chain sugar, and something most people do not get enough of...


Carbohydrates are divided into two groups-simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates, sometimes called simple sugars, include fructose (fruit sugar), sucrose (table sugar), and lactose (milk sugar), as well as several other sugars. Fruits are one of the richest natural sources of simple carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates are also made up of sugars, but the sugar molecules are strung together to form longer, more complex chains. Complex carbohydrates include fiber and starches. Foods rich in complex carbohydrates include vegetables, whole grains, peas, and beans.
 
how do you find fruit to be a complex carb? when they are not.

Fiber is made up of (for the most part) Hemicelluloses and celluloses)which are non Starch polysaccharides.

Just because a food contains fiber does not make it complex, Even white bread has fiber - so do you want to call white bread a complex carb?
 
bedfordfitness said:
Sorry, thought I responded to this yesterday...

Fiber is a long chain sugar, and something most people do not get enough of...


Carbohydrates are divided into two groups-simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. Simple carbohydrates, sometimes called simple sugars, include fructose (fruit sugar), sucrose (table sugar), and lactose (milk sugar), as well as several other sugars. Fruits are one of the richest natural sources of simple carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates are also made up of sugars, but the sugar molecules are strung together to form longer, more complex chains. Complex carbohydrates include fiber and starches. Foods rich in complex carbohydrates include vegetables, whole grains, peas, and beans.
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Ummm, you just proved how you were incorrect in your first post.

~Nicole
 
calcium said:
Ummm, you just proved how you were incorrect in your first post.

~Nicole
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@ Calcium Lol I just died laughing when i read his post. Ever hear the term "DoubleThink" or maybe even Sever "contradiction"


@ bedfordfitness
I think you should refrain from giving nutritional advise, this isn't the first time iv seen you give bad nutritional advise.
 
Complex carbohydrates, or polysaccharides, are made mostly of long strands of simple sugars. They are found in grains, fruits, legumes (peas and beans), and other vegetables. Complex carbohydrates include three types of dietary fiber - cellulose, hemicellulose and gums - and starches.

Fructose is a major carb in most fruits, yes, but many fruits also contain high fiber, I think you can both understand this because for the most part I have seen you as intelligent.

If this is not your definition of complex carbohydrate, please, let me know what is.

If you cannot at least agree with the fact that fiber is a complex carbohydrate I don't know what else to say on the subject. I think everyone has seen the food pyramid by now and knows we need more veggies than fruits and more grains than veggies. My main goal is to recommend to people to get a wide variety of foods and therefore all the stuff they need to remain healthy. Eating the exact same thing every day does not help the body much, and it is extremely boring.

The point was to show the variety of foods complex carbohydrates are in, illistrating that, considering that he eats mostly raw foods etc., he is likely getting plenty of them. I took him to be fairly intelligent as well and don't think he went out and created a diet based on the sweetest items on the list, say apples and pears for breakfast, yogurt for lunch, and apricots for dinner.


That being said, Silent you mentioned you have disagreed with my nutritional advice in the past. By all means, please let me know, either in the forum or a personal email. My goal is not to give out bad advice obviously, we are all here because we want to help people and educate people to be healthy. I am also on this forum to see the opinions of other professionals, after all, while the basics stay the same the ways we put it all together differ over time. Other peoples opinions can teach you a lot. Thanks for your help!
 
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