 How do you get abs? It is definitely one of the most common questions I get both from men and from women and the thing is people think that there has to be some magical formula or some Super restrictive thing that you do the reality is that yes, you do have to do something different But it might not be what you think now in this video today I want to share three of the mindset revelations I had as far as what it took to actually get abs and keep them year-round What's up guys? I'm Alec Tine author of the book master the day now The very first revelation I had was that I will need to become the next level version of myself So abs are a really good kind of micro experiment in becoming the next version of yourself or the next level The reason for that is that almost always it is a very tough thing for people to do people can gain muscle People can lose fat, but getting abs Basically by the definition that most people are impressed by is not easy It will take the next version of you now the next version of you could be more disciplined It may mean that you know what you have to cook every day instead of only two or three times a week It may mean that you know now you go to the gym two or three times a week Maybe you're gonna have to go five and you're gonna have to go at least 40 minutes each time And so the first mindset difference was that you have to think or I had to think What is the next level version of myself now some of the core habits? It took me was that I had to cook every day and I had to cook at least two meals a day Now that doesn't have to be laborious or laborious rather It just means you have to figure out a way to do it that works for you It also means for me I had to religiously go to the gym four days a week with weights without fail now at this point in my life at 30 I don't think I've missed a week in the gym besides on vacation in about seven years And that's because I love it and that's a core ritual for my energy It's kind of like hitting the purge button day to day with my emotions So if you ask yourself, what is the next level version of myself? What is it going to require? You're gonna come up with some interesting habits now mindset shift number two is that I will have to go 90% of the way. What does this mean? It means that you're gonna have to be more disciplined than you've ever been in your life You're gonna have to go all in on doing the workouts. You can't do it half-assed It's just not gonna get you there you're gonna have to go all in on Figuring out the kind of food that works for you whether it is adjusting your carb ratios or doing intermittent fasting and only having Two larger meals per day or trying whatever it is that works for you But it's gonna have to become for most people a primary focus a primary goal it's not like you're just gonna eat what you want go to the gym a few times a week and You know wham-bam. You suddenly have abs all day Usually it's not gonna work like that for most people depending where you are You know already on the body fat spectrum and so if you think I'm gonna have to be way more focused than I already am You're gonna have to come up with the daily rituals that maybe you haven't done before You're gonna have to be religious about it. This is a primary goal for me. This is something I have to think about every day It's not gonna be something that comes secondary to watching Netflix or to going out with my friends It's gonna have to be a primary focus and many of us are not willing to make that sacrifice Are you willing to make the sacrifice on Friday night where it's Buffalo Wild Wings and beer? Are you gonna not go are you gonna get a chicken salad instead and not have beer or have one margarita instead? I don't know. That's a big sacrifice for a lot of people for others That's a piece of cake in terms of getting the kind of body and getting the kind of life that they want So when you think I'm gonna have to go nine tenths of the way it it's a metaphor for you can't half-ass it You can't it's gonna have to be all the food that goes in my mouth day to day I have to be conscious of just track it if you aren't conscious of it all the workouts I do I have to track and measure my progress every week or every day and then use before and after pictures every week Every month to make sure that the rituals I thought would work to get there Actually are working to help me get there and mindset shift number three is that abs are made in the kitchen I know this is a super cliche saying but but I've been in the gym for over ten years and at every gym I go to whatever I've been in the country There's always like the same 40 or 50 people I see at my workout block Which is six to seven p.m. At night and you know, it's funny most of those people do not change year to year Right, I see them every week every year and then year by year they don't look much different and most of them 90% don't have abs male and female So the question is if they're religious about going to the gym, but they don't have abs Then the gym is not the most important factor in having abs So when you think of it like that, you know the tendency for people when they're don't look good and when they don't feel good is to think that two hours a Day in the gym is just what it takes that it's the volume of time It's the volume the magnitude of effort that's required, but it's not really true It's more about focusing on the right habits being disciplined and being consistent with the daily rituals that you need to work on And then just letting time work her magic don't think that you've got to be spending the hours in the gym every day Because it's not true. It's an integral part and it's a very important piece However, it's not the most important piece the most important piece is food And I've shared in previous videos on abs what I think tends to work for most people based on my experience Which is either doing something like Cycling their carbs or adjusting their carbs some people are comfortable going full paleo basically just meat and plants Others they hate it and it sucks not having any carbs. What I recommend is something in between Maybe you only have carbs one meal of the day or you have it around your workout times and on your days off when you're not in The gym you dramatically drop that carb load. The fact is Cycling or reducing your carbs does work. It works dramatically or intermittent fasting where you wait until Maybe one in the afternoon you have your first meal and your second meals around seven o'clock For a lot of people they have no problems feeling full They don't feel like they're deprived and they end up losing weight because they're usually eating one last meal a day For some people that really works But if you think about the fundamental philosophy that this is going to come from food more than anything That's going to be reflected in your habits and in your actions So it's going to be reflected if you eat out three times a day It's going to be reflected in the fact that Having that Buffalo Wild Wings are those burgers Friday Saturday and Sunday and the beer is not going to work They are those two habits and goals are incongruent So when you think it's made in the kitchen you begin to think what do I have to do in the kitchen and in relation to my eating In order to see these results So I hope that helps it's your tiny daily habit for today is to think carefully about number one that these abs are made in the kitchen To it's going to require the next level version of yourself and three you're going to have to go 90% of the way However, you want to interpret that effort you're going to have to just do more and be better about what you do So I hope that helps I want you to let me know there below for you What's been the biggest barrier to getting lean and toned and having abs? 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