Project Spartan

[Cogwirrel]

I've got a Roman themed party 11 days from now, and I want to go as a Spartan (I know they're not Romans, but close enough right?).

This basically means I want to get six pack abs in 11 days, otherwise I'm resorting to drawing them on with a marker pen .

I'm 6 ft 1 tall and weigh 165lb. I used one of the body fat percentage calculators and I think it's around 13%.

Is this possible?

I'm willing to follow any workout program and eat any foods... what are your tips?

[Boss Man]

You're cutting it fine fella.

What do you eat and what times do you eat?

[Cogwirrel]

Very much so! Not sure it's possible or not...

I try to eat about 4 times a day if I can... A couple of days ago I've started to follow this sort of plan:

10:00 - Chicken and Walnuts
13:00 - More chicken, fishsticks, spinach or other salad and maybe an apple
16:00 - Either chicken or fish - maybe cook a salmon fillet or something, raw carrots/broccoli
19:00 - Again something chickeny or fishy... with a good bit of salad or veg.

Is this what I should be eating? I've been trying to eliminate the carbs (besides what you get in veg) and keep fats and saturates down to a minimum.

I'm trying to do this ab workout each day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tDZRogS ... r_embedded

I go to a spin class once or twice a week (so could probably get a max of 4 in before the deadline).

[Boss Man]

I've amended some of the eating times as well.

10:00 - Chicken and Walnuts

(Fine).

12:00 - More chicken, fishsticks, spinach or other salad and maybe an apple

(Keep the Chicken but give the Apple around 10-15 minutes to start digesting if you eat it, so it's less impeded by other foods).

14:00 - Either chicken or fish - maybe cook a salmon fillet or something, raw carrots/broccoli

(Try something else like Turkey or Ham, so you're not eating Chicken all the time as it may get a bit boring. Also boiling and blending the Carrots will make more of the Beta-carotene content.)

16:00 - Again something chickeny or fishy... with a good bit of salad or veg.

(That;'s fine, but be careful with Fish, due to the heavy metal content. I'd go with something like Salmon as opposed to something like Tuna, as then you could have a sensible sized portion daily if you wished, without any serious, (if any), heavy metal risk.)

19:00 - Have something like some Scrambled Egg Whites and some Nuts, or some Peanuts and a bit of Ham or Turkey, or some Baked Beans with maybe some Grilled mushrooms as examples.)

I go to a spin class once or twice a week (so could probably get a max of 4 in before the deadline).

(Do the spin class 4 times a week and do the Abs stuff every other day. I don't think you need it every single day.)

[Cogwirrel]

Thank you! That looks like a much better regime! Also thanks for giving me some more meal ideas - hopefully now I won't get bored of chicken!

I'll try and get the 4 spin classes in a week

Thanks again for the advice!