The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (Coach Series)
by David Zinczenko
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Author: David ZinczenkoEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Abridged, Audiobook, Unabridged
Published: 2006-01-04
ISBN: 1596590394
Publisher: Your Coach in a Box
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Book Review: Refreshingly for MEN
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm getting back in my fitness kick so I figured I'd add this book while I was at it. I'm going through the Abs Diet book right now, I read this several months ago and it has some pretty good stuff in it. Being the editor in chief of Men's Health magazine, he's seen a bunch of diets, seen a ton of different workouts, so David Zincsenko decided to put together things that work really well to make his own system: The Abs Diet.
The thing about diet books is that they don't really tell you much more than what you probably already know: eat less, more frequent meals. Stay away from high fat and high sugar food. Excercise frequently. Drink a lot of water, eat a lot of fiber and protein. You'll find these suggestions here too but the difference is in how this `plan' is presented and ultimately how likely you are to execute it.
`Abs' diet promises a 6-pack in 6 weeks... yet it's not all about the abs. Zinczenko correlates good looking abs with overall health, not only because we're judged by the size of our belly but more importantly because a strong midsection also gives you a stronger back, stronger core, and eliminates the risk of belly fat which is the most dangerous of all (because of it's proximity to organs).
The diet centers around the "12 Power Foods" of which your meals should be comprised of at least 3-5 of these. Almonds, peanut butter, oatmeal, etc. And with these "12 power foods" comes some of the more refreshing aspects of this book: The author encourages the use of a blender. Seriously, there's a bunch of recipes for shakes, protein shakes, breakfast shakes... Probably the best one I tried was one with milk, a 1/2 cup of cooked oatmeal, yogurt, chocolate protein powder, and a tablespoon of peanut butter. Damn that thing came out thick and was really good, I had it for breakfast and it kept me full over three hours.
The author admits that he's not a very good cook so it's cool that he provides recipes with his included 7 day meal plan. Each day is a comprised of three meals and three snacks, all of which is easy to make from stuff you probably have in your fridge (eggs, sandwich, grilled chicken, meatballs).
The other good aspect of the book is that he emphasizes exercise. Not no "walk for 30 minutes daily" BS you find in other books that sound like they're geared towards the elderly. Keep in mind this is the editor in chief of Men's Health Magazine, so he knows what workouts work and which one will get you ripped. He states that circuit training is the single best way to build muscle and lose fat in the process so that's what we get. One day has you doing 14 different exercises at about 12 reps each resting only 30 seconds in between. You can really go hardcore with it if you're serious about losing weight. There's a large section with just pictures showing you how to do each exercise so there's no excuses.
The rest of the book is filled with info on what food is good/bad for you and why which is cool to read but the more interesting stuff is the explanation of high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The book does a good job of explaining it and gives you a wider scope to trying to achieve health, not just slim down.
There's a section that pits the Abs Diet against other popular diets and the author rips on the low carb ones, namely Atkins. I feel he went a bit too far, almost as if he recognizes it's the most influential and has to "topple Goliath". Some of his reasoning makes sense but at times uses misguided information (whether he did it intentionally or not) to try to smear the diet. I would bet that he knows Atkins is far more than "eating greasy burgers without the buns and loads of bacon" but I guess you gotta do what you have to do to make your product stand out.
Aside from that low point The Abs diet is worth checking out if you need a book companion when trying to lose weight.
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Summary of The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (Coach Series)
For the first time on audio book, "Men's Health" editor-in-chief David Zinczenko presents his powerful plan to unearth listeners' stomach muscles in just six-weeks. "The Abs Diet" is an easy and effective program that has already helped hundreds of thousands of people lose weight, flatten their guts, banish post-pregnancy bellies, and become healthier than they ever thought possible without deprivation dieting, counting calories, measuring foods, worrying about confusing phases - or ever feeling hungry! Listeners will discover: the 12 metabolism-boosting "super foods" that strip away fat and build muscle; a full-body, 20-minute exercise program that can be done just three times a weeks; and the truth about low-carb diet.Weight Loss Books
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