When you are trying to get ripped, the most important thing you can do is reduce the amount of fat that you
take in. I know this sounds obvious but I do not think it is. Very many body builders that I have met are very
much more interested in how much protein they can consume. And while I agree this is very important also, the
amount and the quality of the fat that you consume will determine how much of the muscle can actually be
seen.
It is one thing to just be big and bulky, but to be big and bulky and ripped, is something else.
Fat builds in layers just under the skin, so you can see that if you have too much, the muscle, which is
attached to the bone would be obscured.
But fat is still important. It is time for us to learn the difference between the good and the bad fat.
There are three kinds of fat: Saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated. For our illustration, we are not
interested in monounsaturated fat but just so that you know, it is fat that is neither good nor bad.
Polyunsaturated fat is fat that is good fat. So good that if you do not get enough in your diet, you should
take it in pill form. It is especially important when cooking to know that it is okay to fry your foods as long
as you fry with good quality oils: Safflower oil, sunflower oil, canola oil and peanut oil are some best ones.
The challenge is that the good oils are not always the best ones to cooks with.
The answer, Pam cooking spray. It uses the best oils and is very good to cook with and make your food nice
and crispy instead of limp and soggy.