Jeff Cavaliere

You're still going to have defined shoulders and arms and Some veins popping out in other places. Is that good enough so that you experience the health benefits? You'd be there. Aesthetically, you're probably really happy with where you are now compared to where you came from. And you still get to live a life that's not as filled with sacrifice to get there.

And that's the battle people have to fight. and ask themselves, how worth it is it to me?

And that's the battle people have to fight. and ask themselves, how worth it is it to me?

Yes and no. So to lose weight, you're going to need to be in a calorie deficit. But if you took that approach and just ate whatever you wanted to, let's just say you ate Twinkies in a deficit, you're not going to get the same outcome because the type of weight loss

Yes and no. So to lose weight, you're going to need to be in a calorie deficit. But if you took that approach and just ate whatever you wanted to, let's just say you ate Twinkies in a deficit, you're not going to get the same outcome because the type of weight loss

is going to vary depending upon what you ingest so if you don't ingest enough protein you're just eating twinkies you might lose weight but you're also going to lose muscle in the process so if you want to deter the loss of muscle and maximize the retention of muscle, and maybe again, even slightly build in that deficit, then you're going to want to prioritize protein.

is going to vary depending upon what you ingest so if you don't ingest enough protein you're just eating twinkies you might lose weight but you're also going to lose muscle in the process so if you want to deter the loss of muscle and maximize the retention of muscle, and maybe again, even slightly build in that deficit, then you're going to want to prioritize protein.

So it's not just the calories in, calories out. That will get you to lose the weight. But when you ultimately, I think people aren't just talking about weight loss. They really want to make sure that they're maximizing lean muscle at the same time that they're losing weight. If they want to look a certain way, function a certain way, it's going to matter.

So it's not just the calories in, calories out. That will get you to lose the weight. But when you ultimately, I think people aren't just talking about weight loss. They really want to make sure that they're maximizing lean muscle at the same time that they're losing weight. If they want to look a certain way, function a certain way, it's going to matter.

What are the big misconceptions we have about abs? To get rid of the body fat by doing those crunches and stuff, that doesn't work. I think that's probably the biggest misconception. I always remember Laszlo. Laszlo was a guy who worked on my house as a contractor when we were building it. He would come up to me. He was like the typical male, right? He was in pretty decent shape.

What are the big misconceptions we have about abs? To get rid of the body fat by doing those crunches and stuff, that doesn't work. I think that's probably the biggest misconception. I always remember Laszlo. Laszlo was a guy who worked on my house as a contractor when we were building it. He would come up to me. He was like the typical male, right? He was in pretty decent shape.

He worked every day, active. He's like, I got to get in shape, man. And I was like, well, you know, how many days a week do you train? He said, well, I don't really train. I just, you know, do a couple of pushups and stuff. I said, well, you're gonna have to probably train. What do you do for your nutrition? I kind of eat what I want. And I was like, all right.

He worked every day, active. He's like, I got to get in shape, man. And I was like, well, you know, how many days a week do you train? He said, well, I don't really train. I just, you know, do a couple of pushups and stuff. I said, well, you're gonna have to probably train. What do you do for your nutrition? I kind of eat what I want. And I was like, all right.

But he wasn't really overweight, you know, but it's the typical. And he goes, just tell me what I could, I just want to know what I can do for this. What's a good exercise I could do for this? For his belly fat. For the belly fat. It's just pointing at his stomach. And it's like, there's still that belief that there's just an exercise or two that you need to do for that. That's not how it is.

But he wasn't really overweight, you know, but it's the typical. And he goes, just tell me what I could, I just want to know what I can do for this. What's a good exercise I could do for this? For his belly fat. For the belly fat. It's just pointing at his stomach. And it's like, there's still that belief that there's just an exercise or two that you need to do for that. That's not how it is.

Abs are not going to be

Abs are not going to be

gotten through just the exercise it's always about nutrition it's always nutrition determines body fat levels above everything else now when you get lean enough if you're not doing any type of uh ab training you'll probably have less defined abs because you won't have the development of that muscle there's nothing different about the abdominals and the biceps or the quads there's still muscles that can be developed and because of the anatomy of the abs

gotten through just the exercise it's always about nutrition it's always nutrition determines body fat levels above everything else now when you get lean enough if you're not doing any type of uh ab training you'll probably have less defined abs because you won't have the development of that muscle there's nothing different about the abdominals and the biceps or the quads there's still muscles that can be developed and because of the anatomy of the abs

there's that line down the middle in the tacks, right? That's just caused by a suturing down of something called the linea alba. It's just a tendinous sheath. When you develop the muscles themselves through either crunches or resistance training, right? Even weighted ab work is helpful in this case. The muscles are just growing just like a bicep would grow.