How good is this diet for getting a 6 pack

amanonamission

9.00am breakfast- bowl of porridge and the white of 6 eggs scrambled with a yolk thrown in

10.30am 90 mins later do my workout in the gym which would either be a fullbody weightraining workout focusing on compound movements such as squats deadlifts and bench press or some intense interval cardio on alternate days. I aim not to spend more than an hour in the gym

11.30amPost-workout 2 or 3 bananas and 2 scoops of whey( I am looking for something quick to help replace the glycogen I have just used up and help with recovery

1.30 2 hours after my workout my body is still in recovery phase so it can still handle carbs so I go with a baked potato, baked chicken breast and some mixed veg

4.30 time to cut the carbs from staches to fibrous veg up the fats to a a few caps of fish oil or a a piece of salmon and keep the protein content high too so I go with baked salmon fillet and some spinach

7.30 similar to 4.30 meal lean steak some broccoli and 3 or 4 fish oil caps

10.00 before bed I want something light that will sit in my stomach and have a slow release effect so I go with a cup of cottage cheese and a few fish oil caps


I was wondering does one have to be 100% perfect to get a six pack , how liberal can one be with cheat meals, cheat days etc. what constitutes a cheat meal?

rccaulfield

-15% cals to lean out with good Macronutrient ratios!

cardio,shoot me

amanonamission wrote: »

9.00am breakfast- bowl of porridge and the white of 6 eggs scrambled with a yolk thrown in

10.30am 90 mins later do my workout in the gym which would either be a fullbody weightraining workout focusing on compound movements such as squats deadlifts and bench press or some intense interval cardio on alternate days. I aim not to spend more than an hour in the gym

11.30amPost-workout 2 or 3 bananas andId take out bananas 2 scoops of whey( I am looking for something quick to help replace the glycogen I have just used up and help with recovery

1.30 2 hours after my workout my body is still in recovery phase so it can still handle carbs so I go with a baked potatoRemove, no point having it there imo, baked chicken breast and some mixed veg

4.30 time to cut the carbs from staches to fibrous veg up the fats to a a few caps of fish oil or a a piece of salmon and keep the protein content high too so I go with baked salmon fillet and some spinachSeems good

7.30 similar to 4.30 meal lean steak some broccoli and 3 or 4 fish oil capsGood

10.00 before bed I want something light that will sit in my stomach and have a slow release effect so I go with a cup of cottage cheese and a few fish oil capsGood


I was wondering does one have to be 100% perfect to get a six pack , how liberal can one be with cheat meals, cheat days etc. what constitutes a cheat meal?

Overall its a pretty solid diet and would probably be able to get you a 6pack as is if your eating at a deficit, id just get rid of the potato and bananas because you really dont need em,im not sure what you like to eat so i didnt put anything to replace them but id say more veg.

Parsley

cardio,shoot me wrote: »

Overall its a pretty solid diet and would probably be able to get you a 6pack as is if your eating at a deficit, id just get rid of the potato and bananas because you really dont need em,im not sure what you like to eat so i didnt put anything to replace them but id say more veg.

He might be better off with one or two bananas post-training for an ole insulin spike to help the transportation of the protein. probably don't need 3 though.

cardio,shoot me

meh, i personally would consider that over analysing and that if hes cutting he could do without em for a few weeks

i mean realistically hes not looking to put on muscle on a cut.

amanonamission

cardio,shoot me wrote: »

Overall its a pretty solid diet and would probably be able to get you a 6pack as is if your eating at a deficit, id just get rid of the potato and bananas because you really dont need em,im not sure what you like to eat so i didnt put anything to replace them but id say more veg.

I know your reasoning but postworkout nutrition is important even during fatloss phases, carbs dont have the same effect on the body during and for a time after intense training as they do at other times, however your advice could be useful in breaking a pleateau

justsomebloke

cardio,shoot me wrote: »

i mean realistically hes not looking to put on muscle on a cut.

why not? I'm doing the same sort of thing at the moment and it is working quite well (well I'm more leaning out then cutting)

if anything I would drop the porridge in the morning and just stick to an omlette and some veg instead. As for cheats meals it depends I would try and limit them as much as possible and would try and limit them to the meal after your workouts

corkcomp

amanonamission wrote: »

9.00am breakfast- bowl of porridge and the white of 6 eggs scrambled with a yolk thrown in

10.30am 90 mins later do my workout in the gym which would either be a fullbody weightraining workout focusing on compound movements such as squats deadlifts and bench press or some intense interval cardio on alternate days. I aim not to spend more than an hour in the gym

11.30amPost-workout 2 or 3 bananas and 2 scoops of whey( I am looking for something quick to help replace the glycogen I have just used up and help with recovery

1.30 2 hours after my workout my body is still in recovery phase so it can still handle carbs so I go with a baked potato, baked chicken breast and some mixed veg

4.30 time to cut the carbs from staches to fibrous veg up the fats to a a few caps of fish oil or a a piece of salmon and keep the protein content high too so I go with baked salmon fillet and some spinach

7.30 similar to 4.30 meal lean steak some broccoli and 3 or 4 fish oil caps

10.00 before bed I want something light that will sit in my stomach and have a slow release effect so I go with a cup of cottage cheese and a few fish oil caps


I was wondering does one have to be 100% perfect to get a six pack , how liberal can one be with cheat meals, cheat days etc. what constitutes a cheat meal?

it looks like a typical copy and paste diet TBH, you didnt post your stats and goals or detailed exercise routine so its impossible to say how often you can get away with cheating because this would depend on those three variables! compound exercises and intense cardio are good but it depends how often you are doing them and the exact split etc - if you working out hard then you dont need to eat clean 100% of the time .. often the guys with six packs are the ones who eat cleanly most of the time and work hard all of the time and dont overthink things too much!