Nutrition and Abs: Mike Geary’s Means to an End

One of the most overlooked things in the fitness industry is the very real importance of diet. Exercise can do only two things: it can burn calories and it can build muscle. Burning calories can lead to a reduction in overall body fat, but the unfortunate truth is that so many of the exercise programs online-even the popular ones rely on old myths. In truth, there is much more to body sculpting than just proper exercise.

While exercise, even as two functions, is still nuanced and must be done correctly for any proper result, diet is a crucial factor. Diets include any number of possible factors that can change with every single individual looking to improve their health and body, and shamefully enough, almost all of the available workout guides, even if they tout themselves as ‘complete’, say absolutely nothing about diet. Some deign to go so far as to say that individuals trying to lose weight should consume fewer calories than they ingest.

Obvious much? Mike Geary breaks this mold. I picked up his Truth About Abs on a recommendation from a friend and skimmed it and was immediately impressed. Turns out Mike Geary is a nutritionist by trade. I went through some back issues of Men’s Fitness and Oxygen and found some of his older articles there. His program doesn’t overlook diet at all; it is, in fact, a core element of his Truth About Abs program. It presents a realistic timeline, too; so many programs promise they’ll make you a god or goddess overnight and anyone with a brain knows that’s not true, but it’s easy to forget when you’re caught up in advertising.