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We’re gonna go ahead and estimate that the average gym-going dude probably has about 15% body fat. That’s well within healthy levels, but it’s not going to turn many heads on the beach. To look that good, you need to get below 10%—the point at which most guys can see some definition—and ideally as low as 7%. That seems to be the magic number, the body fat percentage when guys become “shredded,” “diced,” and even “genetically gifted” (haters always gonna hate).
The plan is simple: six-pack, 7%, eight weeks. Let’s go. Wait, first—learn how to calculate your body fat
And second—you need a solid fat-loss plan to supplement the diet—we suggest one of the 21-day programs from The 21-Day Shred Series, or the original itself.
THE PLAN
If you’re already working out and in decent shape, you’re probably halfway to 7% body fat—hovering at around 15%. We’re going to take you through the other half of the journey. (If your body fat is currently higher, that’s Ok. We can’t promise you’ll get to 7% in eight weeks, but you may cut your number in half.) The strategy is to gradually increase your weight training and cardio while cutting calories and carbs. The last few weeks will be challenging, but remind yourself that it’s only for a short time. Follow the meal plan we’ve outlined for all eight weeks. We’ve given you parameters for your workouts, but the specific exercises, sets, and reps are up to you. Since nutrition is the most important aspect of getting lean, you need to hit the macronutrient numbers we’ve listed. You can adjust the meals you eat a bit to suit your palate, but try to replicate the numbers as best you can. To help make your diet more enjoyable, we’ve provided recipes for three delicious meals that won’t derail your progress.
WEEK ONE:
NUTRITION
On TRAINING DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 1 serving Egg Frittata (see recipe here)
Meal 2: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, or any lean white fish; 1/2 cup oats (dry measure)
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables, 1/2 cup (cooked) brown rice
Meal 4 (Pre-Workout): 50g whey isolate; 1/4 cup cream of rice (dry measure), prepared with water; 1 tbsp almond butter*
Intra-Workout: 90g carbs from highly branched cyclic dextrin, 40g casein hydrolysate, mixed in 1,500ml water
Meal 5 (Post-Workout): 2 Yam-Apple-Almond Pancakes** (see recipe here)
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) cod, or any lean white fish; 1 cup veggies; 1 serving Protein Berry Crisp
>>TOTALS: 3,652 calories, 311g protein, 233g carbs, 164g fat.
*Mix the nut butter into the cream of rice. Consume this meal about an hour before your workout.
**Because you got plenty of nutrition in your intra-workout shake, you don’t neeed to rush to eat your post-workout meal. Take your time, and enjoy it.
On OFF DAYS (NO TRAINING), eat:
Meal 1: 6 whole eggs, 1/2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, 1 cup spinach, 1 oz avocado
Meal 2: 50g whey isolate, 2 tbsp almond butter, 2 slices ezekiel toast, 1/2 tbsp organic butter
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables, 8 oz (cooked) sweet potato
Meal 4: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, 1 cup berries, 2 slices ezekiel toast, 1/2 tbsp organic butter
Meal 5: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 8 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
Meal 6: 6oz (cooked) chicken, 8 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
>>TOTALS: 2,881 calories, 277g protein, 252 carbs, 85g fat
WEIGHT TRAINING
Work out four days per week, splitting up your routine as follows: legs, chest and shoulders, back, arms.
CARDIO
Perform 45 minutes of brisk walking six days per week upon waking. (Do not do cardio on leg day.) Mix a shake containing 10g BCAAs and consume it gradually throughout the session.
WEEK 2
NUTRITION
On TRAINING DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 1 serving Egg Frittata
Meal 2: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, or any lean white fish
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables, 1/2 cup (cooked) brown rice
Meal 4 (Pre-Workout): 50g whey isolate; 1/4 cup cream of rice (dry measure), prepared with water; 1 tbsp almond butter*
Intra-Workout: 90g carbs from highly branched cyclic dextrin, 40g casein hydrolysate, mixed in 1,500ml water
Meal 5: (Post-Workout): 2 Yam-Apple-Almond Pancakes**
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) cod, or any lean white fish; 1 cup veggies; 1 serving Protein Berry Crisp
>>TOTALS: 3,497 calories, 306g protein, 206g carbs, 161g fat
*Mix the nut butter into the cream of rice. Consume this meal about an hour before your workout.
**Because you got plenty of nutrition in your intra-workout shake, you don’t neeed to rush to eat your post-workout meal. Take your time, and enjoy it.
On OFF DAYS (NO TRAINING), eat:
Meal 1: 6 whole eggs, 1/2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, 1 cup spinach, 1 oz avocado
Meal 2: 50g whey isolate, 2 tbsp almond butter
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables, 8 oz (cooked) sweet potato
Meal 4: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, 1 cup dark-colored berries, 2 slices ezekiel toast, 1/2 tbsp organic butter
Meal 5: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 8 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 8 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
>>TOTALS: 2,682 calories, 271g protein, 224g carbs, 78g fat
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WEIGHT TRAINING
Work out four days per week, splitting up your routine as follows: legs, chest and shoulders, back, arms.
CARDIO
Increase walk duration to 50 minutes. Mix a shake containing 10g BCAAs and consume it gradually throughout the session.
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Slapping on some peanut butter or almond butter is a good way to give your toast a boost: “The nut butters are great because they offer quite a bit of relatively healthy fat and fiber,” says Richer. Almond butter has unsaturated fat that can help with your blood cholesterol, while peanut butter has protein, potassium, as well as fiber, healthy fats, and vitamin E.
WEEK 3
NUTRITION
On TRAINING DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 1 serving Egg Frittata
Meal 2: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, or any lean white fish
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4(Pre-Workout): 50g whey isolate; 1/4 cup cream of rice (dry measure), prepared with water; 1 tbsp almond butter
Intra-Workout: 90g carbs from highly branched cyclic dextrin, 40g casein hydrolysate, mixed in 1,500ml water
Meal 5 (Post-Workout): 2 Yam-Apple-Almond Pancakes
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) cod, or any lean white fish; 1 cup veggies; 1 serving Protein Berry Crisp
>>TOTALS: 3,389 calories, 303g protein, 183g carbs, 160g fat
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On OFF DAYS (NO LIFTING) AND PUMP DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 6 whole eggs, 1/2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, 1 cup spinach, 1 oz avocado
Meal 2: 50g whey isolate, 2 tbsp almond butter
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables, 4 oz (cooked) sweet potato
Meal 4: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, 1 cup dark-colored berries, 2 slices Ezekiel toast, 1/2 tbsp organic butter
Meal 5: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 8 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 8 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
>>TOTALS: 2,566 calories, 270g protein, 196g carbs, 78g fat
WEIGHT TRAINING
Work out five days per week, splitting up your routine as follows: legs, chest and shoulders, back, arms, and one additional leg day. The second leg day should be lighter than the first—use less weight and perform more sets of higher reps (for example, 12 and above). This is called a “pump day.”
CARDIO
Perform 50 minutes of brisk walking five days per week upon waking. (Do not do cardio on either leg day.) Mix a shake containing 10g BCAAs and consume it gradually throughout the session.
DOWNLOAD The 21-Day Shred app for iOS to get the full training program, diet, and more. No iOS? No problem. Get a COPY of the PDF
WEEK 4
Nutrition
TRAINING DAYS
Meal 1: 1 serving Egg Frittata
Meal 2: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, or any lean white fish
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4(Pre-Workout): 50g whey isolate; 1/4 cup cream of rice (dry measure), prepared with water; 1 tbsp almond butter
Intra-Workout: 90g carbs from highly branched cyclic dextrin, 40g casein hydrolysate, mixed in 1,500ml water
Meal 5 (Post-Workout): 2 Yam-Apple-Almond Pancakes
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) cod, or any lean white fish; 1 cup veggies; 1 serving Protein Berry Crisp
>>TOTALS: 3,389 calories, 303g protein, 183g carbs, 160g fat
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On OFF DAYS (NO LIFTING) and PUMP DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 6 whole eggs, ½ tbsp virgin coconut oil, 1 cup spinach, 1 oz avocado
Meal 2: 50g whey isolate, 2 tbsp almond butter
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, 1 cup dark-colored berries, 2 slices Ezekiel toast, ½ tbsp organic butter
Meal 5: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 1 cup vegetables
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 4 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
>>TOTALS : 2,102 calories, 266g protein, 84g carbs, 78g fat
WEIGHT TRAINING
Work out five days per week, splitting up your routine as follows: legs, chest and shoulders, back, arms, and one additional leg day.
CARDIO
Perform 50 minutes of brisk walking five days per week upon waking. (Do not do cardio on your first leg day or your back day.) Mix a shake containing 10g of BCAAs and consume it gradually throughout the session
DOWNLOAD The 21-Day Shred app for iOS to get the full training program, diet, and more. No iOS? No problem. Get a COPY of the PDF.
WEEK 5
NUTRITION
On TRAINING DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 1 serving Egg Frittata
Meal 2: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, or any lean white fish
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4(Pre-Workout): 50g whey isolate; 1/4 cup cream of rice (dry measure), prepared with water; 1 tbsp almond butter
Intra-Workout: 90g carbs from highly branched cyclic dextrin, 40g casein hydrolysate, mixed in 1,500ml water
Meal 5 (Post-Workout): 2 Yam-Apple-Almond Pancakes
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) cod, or any lean white fish; 1 cup veggies; 1 serving Protein Berry Crisp
>>TOTALS: 3,389 calories, 303g protein, 183g carbs, 160g fat
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On OFF DAYS (NO LIFTING) and PUMP DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 6 whole eggs, 1/2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, 1 cup spinach, 1 oz avocado
Meal 2: 50g whey isolate, 2 tbsp almond butter
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, 1 cup dark-colored berries, 2 slices Ezekiel toast, 1/2 tbsp organic butter
Meal 5: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 4 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 8 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
>>TOTALS: 2,334 calories, 268g protein, 140 carbs, 78g fat
WEIGHT TRAINING
Work out six days per week, splitting up your routine as follows: legs, chest and shoulders, back, arms, one additional leg day, and one additional back day. Perform the second back day with more volume and less weight as you have been for the second leg day.
CARDIO
Perform 50 minutes of brisk walking four days per week upon waking. (Do not do cardio on your heavy leg day, your heavy back day, or chest and shoulder day.) Mix a shake containing 10g BCAAs and consume it gradually throughout the session.
DOWNLOAD The 21-Day Shred app for iOS to get the full training program, diet, and more. No iOS? No problem. Get a COPY of the PDF.
WEEK 6
NUTRITION
On TRAINING DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 1 serving Egg Frittata
Meal 2:6 oz (cooked) tilapia, or any lean white fish
Meal 3:6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4(Pre-Workout):50g whey isolate; 1/4 cup cream of rice (dry measure), prepared with water; 1 tbsp almond butter
Intra-Workout:90g carbs from highly branched cyclic dextrin, 40g casein hydrolysate, mixed in 1,500ml water
Meal 5: (Post-Workout): 2 Yam-Apple-Almond Pancakes
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) cod, or any lean white fish; 1 cup veggies; 1 serving Protien Berry Crisp
>>TOTALS: 3,389 calories, 303g protein, 183g carbs, 160g fat
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On OFF DAYS (NO LIFTING) and PUMP DAYS, eat:
Meal 1:6 whole eggs, 1/2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, 1 cup spinach, 1 oz avocado
Meal 2:50g whey isolate, 2 tbsp almond butter
Meal 3:6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4:6 oz (cooked) tilapia, 1 cup dark-colored berries, 2 slices Ezekiel toast, 1/2 tbsp organic butter
Meal 5:6 oz (cooked) chicken, 4 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
Meal 6:6 oz (cooked) chicken, 4 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
>>TOTALS: 2,218 calories, 267g protein, 112g carbs, 78g fat
WEIGHT TRAINING
Work out seven days per week, splitting up your routine as follows: legs, chest and shoulders, back, arms, one additional leg day, one additional back day, and one additional chest and shoulder day (done in the same fashion as described in previous weeks).
CARDIO
Perform 50 minutes of brisk walking four days per week upon waking. (Do not do cardio on your heavy leg day, your heavy chest and shoulder day, or your heavy back day.) Mix a shake containing 10g BCAAs and consume it gradually throughout the session.
DOWNLOAD The 21-Day Shred app for iOS to get the full training program, diet, and more. No iOS? No problem. Get a COPY of the PDF.
WEEK 7
NUTRITION
On TRAINING DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 1 serving Egg Frittata
Meal 2: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, or any lean white fish
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4 (Pre-Workout): 50g whey isolate; 1/4 cup cream of rice (dry measure), prepared with water; 1 tbsp almond butter
Intra-Workout: 90g carbs from highly branched cyclic dextrin, 40g casein hydrolysate, mixed in 1,500ml water
Meal 5 (Post-Workout): 2 Yam-Apple-Almond Pancakes
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) cod, or any lean white fish; 1 cup veggies; 1 serving Protein Berry Crisp
>>TOTALS: 3,389 calories, 303g protein, 183g carbs, 160g fat
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OFF DAYS (NO LIFTING) AND PUMP DAYS
Meal 1: 6 whole eggs, 1/2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, 1 cup spinach, 1 oz avocado
Meal 2: 50g whey isolate, 2 tbsp almond butter
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, 1 cup dark-colored berries, 2 slices Ezekiel toast, 1/2 tbsp organic butter
Meal 5: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 1 cup vegetables
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 4 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
>>TOTALS: 2,102 calories, 266g protein, 84g carbs, 78g fat
WEIGHT TRAINING
Work out seven days per week, splitting up your routine as follows: legs, chest and shoulders, back, arms, one additional leg day, one additional back day, and one additional chest and shoulder day.
CARDIO
Perform 50 minutes of brisk walking three days per week. (Do cardio only on pump days.) Mix a shake containing 10g BCAAs and consume it throughout the session.
DOWNLOAD The 21-Day Shred app for iOS to get the full training program, diet, and more. No iOS? No problem. Get a COPY of the PDF.
WEEK 8
NUTRITION
On TRAINING DAYS, eat:
Meal 1: 1 serving Egg Frittata
Meal 2: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, or any lean white fish
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4 (Pre-Workout): 50g whey isolate; 1/4 cup cream of rice (dry measure), prepared with water; 1 tbsp almond butter
Intra-Workout: 90g carbs from highly branched cyclic dextrin, 40g casein hydrolysate, mixed in 1,500ml water
Meal 5 (Post-Workout): 2 Yam-Apple-Almond Pancakes
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) cod, or any lean white fish; 1 cup veggies; 1 serving Protein Berry Crisp
>>TOTALS: 3,389 calories, 303g protein, 183g carbs, 160g fat
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OFF DAYS (NO LIFTING) AND PUMP DAYS
Meal 1: 6 whole eggs, 1/2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, 1 cup spinach, 1 oz avocado
Meal 2: 50g whey isolate, 2 tbsp almond butter
Meal 3: 6 oz (cooked) grass-fed beef, 1 cup green vegetables
Meal 4: 6 oz (cooked) tilapia, 1 cup dark-colored berries
Meal 5: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 1 cup vegetables
Meal 6: 6 oz (cooked) chicken, 4 oz (cooked) sweet potato, 1 cup vegetables
>>TOTALS: 1,903 calories, 260g protein, 56g carbs, 71g fat
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WEIGHT TRAINING
Work out seven days per week, splitting up your routine as follows: legs, chest and shoulders, back, arms, one additional leg day, one additional back day, and one additional chest and shoulder day.
CARDIO
Perform 55 minutes of brisk walking three days per week. (Do cardio only on your pump days.)
DOWNLOAD The 21-Day Shred app for iOS to get the full training program, diet, and more. No iOS? No problem. Get a COPY of the PDF.
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