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The six-pack diet is a long-term weight-loss solution that specifically targets problem areas like the abdominal region. This plan uses your body's natural components, such as hormones, to help you win the battle of the bulge and create an environment in your body that is fat-loss friendly.

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Nutrition

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Health

Diet

Weight Loss

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	15 avril 2005
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781591205944
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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The
S IX -P ACK
D IET P LAN
The Secret’s to Getting Lean Abs and a Rock-Hard Body Permanently
Rehan Jalali
The information contained in this book is based upon the research and personal and professional experiences of the author. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other healthcare provider. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should be done under the direction of a healthcare professional.
The publisher does not advocate the use of any particular healthcare protocol but believes the information in this book should be available to the public. The publisher and author are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of the suggestions, preparations, or procedures discussed in this book. Should the reader have any questions concerning the appropriateness of any procedures or preparation mentioned, the author and the publisher strongly suggest consulting a professional healthcare advisor.
Basic Health Publications, Inc.
8200 Boulevard East
North Bergen, NJ 07047
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jalali, Rehan.
The six-pack diet plan : the secrets to getting lean abs and a rock-hard body permanently / Rehan Jalali.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-59120-139-X
ISBN 978-1-59120-594-4
1. Weight loss. 2. Physical fitness. I. Title.
RM222.2.J34 2004
613.2’5—dc22
2004018680
Copyright © 2005 by Rehan Jalali
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the copyright owner.
Editor: John Anderson
Copyeditor: Dana Jacoby
Typesetting/Book design: Gary A. Rosenberg
Cover design: Mike Stromberg
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. How the Body Burns Fat
2. The Six-Pack Eating Plan
3. Fat-Loss Supplements
4. Hormone-Modifying Strategies
5. Vitamins and Minerals for Optimal Health
6. The Six-Pack Training Program
Putting It All Together
Appendix A
Sample Six-Pack Meal Plans
Appendix B
Information and Supplement Resources
Selected References
About the Author
Acknowledgments
I would like to first and foremost thank God, most gracious, most merciful. This project would have never been completed without the support of my loving wife, Sofia, and my children, Zakir and Jayda—you are the reason why I do this. I would also like to thank my amazing and supportive parents, Kazi and Farzana Jalali, my brother, Adnan, and sisters Afia, Aisha, and Sadia, my wonderful and helpful in-laws, and my extended family in Houston and Dallas. This book is dedicated to all those people who have tried to lose fat and failed: finally, there is a long-term fat loss solution!
I would like to thank all the members of The Supplement Research Foundation for their support. Thanks also to all my training partners, past and present, in Texas and Southern California, including big Ray and the OC boys! I would like to thank my business partner, training partner, and friend, Millard Baker, for all his support over the last ten years. I would like to thank John Balik and Ironman magazine for publishing my first article a long, long time ago. Thanks to Josh Shackman, Ph.D., for providing technical assistance with the book. My problem-solving lawyer and buddy, Omar Siddiqui, and close friends Riaz Surti and David Kennedy have been a great help to me over the years. And Dr. Karlis Ullis has always provided me with good insights. Thanks to all the magazines that publish my work and perpetuate my ultimate goal of helping people achieve fitness success. This book was written for all those people who want to lose fat permanently and get lean abs without resorting to extreme fad diets and/or painful surgery.
Introduction
S IX-PACK ABDOMINAL MUSCLES have long been viewed as the sign of ultimate physical fitness. The “washboard” stomach can be seen on bodybuilders, professional athletes, and advertising models. The phrase “nice six-pack” is heard echoing on beaches across the United States. But why do so many people have trouble getting lean abs and lowering their body fat? Can you get six-pack abs and maintain this level of fitness permanently?
MOST DIETS DON’T WORK
The problem is that most diets simply don’t work on a long-term basis. That is why so many dieters go through the “yo-yo” effect of on again/off again weight gain and loss. Many diets are simply metabolic tricks to boost weight loss and do not address the long-term, biochemical bodily processes that are necessary for creating a lean, healthy, mirror-friendly body.
The Six-Pack Diet Plan is different. It is more than a simple diet—it’s a mindset and lifestyle change. The Six-Pack Diet Plan is a long-term weight-loss solution that specifically targets problem areas like the abdominal region. This plan uses your body’s natural internal components, such as hormones and other biochemicals, to help you win the battle of the bulge and create an environment in your body that is fat-loss friendly.
Most individuals who train seriously are determined to get a six-pack and eliminate that wretched abdominal fat. But many of them will fail because of improper nutrition and supplementation. That stubborn abdominal fat is like those annoying relatives at a family barbecue—it’s the last thing to go!
What’s really important to know is that abdominal fat is not only detrimental to appearance but it can also be an indicator of many health risks. Research has shown that an increased amount of abdominal fat is specifically linked to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and high cholesterol. These risk factors associated with central body fat distribution are independent of overall obesity and can heighten its dangers even more. Scientists have also linked abdominal fat to depression, anxiety, and even social difficulties. So, getting a six-pack is not only good for looks but also beneficial for mental and physical health.
Obesity is becoming an epidemic in the United States. America may be the richest country in the world, but it is also the unhealthiest. According to recent findings by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 40 million adult Americans are obese and an estimated 61 percent are considered overweight. According to the U.S. Surgeon General’s office, approximately 300,000 deaths a year are associated with obesity. It’s no wonder that the top New Year’s resolution for the past twenty years has been to lose weight.
THE FAT-LOSS PUZZLE
Everyone seems to have a “magical” solution for losing excess weight, but it’s not magic that will help take the fat off. It is a combination of commitment, proper nutrition, optimal supplementation, and quality training. The Six-Pack Diet Plan offers research-based concepts to optimize each facet of the fat-loss puzzle. And like any puzzle, it takes all the pieces to make it complete. In other words, you can’t just follow the nutrition portion of the plan and ignore the training aspects. It takes proper nutrition, training, supplementation, and perseverance to create a long-term fat loss solution that you can live with—a comprehensive plan such as the one detailed in this book.
After working with people from all walks of life and with all sorts of body types, I have learned some important lessons about losing fat. One thing that clearly stands out is that it definitely takes a long-term commitment to achieve permanent results. Certainly, short-term weight loss can be achieved by using many metabolic tricks, such as depleting carbohydrates and losing water weight, but this can lead to weight regain and other health problems in the long run.
The Six-Pack Diet Plan creates a healthy lifestyle that enables you to continue losing fat and maintain your desired weight. Rather than relying on metabolic tricks, it is a science-based program that addresses every aspect of long-term fat loss for achieving a healthy body. This program makes your body work for, not against, you to maximize fat burning while minimizing fat storage.
It’s estimated that, after one year, over 90 percent of people who go on a diet end up a few pounds heavier than when they started. The problem is that you need to look at body fat, not body weight. People who are obsessed with overall weight tend to regain weight faster because they are using metabolic tricks to get the weight off—once your body adapts to the tricks, the results will diminish. Plus, if you lose lean muscle mass (as opposed to fat), you actually lower your metabolic rate and decrease the body’s ability to lose fat. The key is to preserve lean muscle mass, lose body fat, and be happy doing it!
The Six-Pack Diet Plan uses key techniques to maximize metabolism, optimize your fat-burning hormones, boost nutrient absorption, balance blood sugar and insulin, lower fat-causing cortisol levels, and target that dreaded abdominal fat. It provides “abdominal friendly” foods and supplements that can be used to effectively reduce body fat and maintain lean body mass over the long term. It teaches you that overeating is a major fat-loss obstacle and that eating small portions of healthy foods will frequently lead to appetite control and fat loss. Even though many people see good short-term results from this program, it is meant to be a permanent fat-loss solution. Anything that is worth achieving requires effort and dedication.
A LOOK AHEAD
It may sound like a slogan, but intensity is the key to achieving extraordinary results. I mean intensity in everything—intense mindset, intense training, intense dieting, and intense supplementation. That is what it takes to achieve amazing results on this program. As the saying goes, “Only those who see the invisible