Gal Yates is giving her followers a glimpse into her life – in her workout gear. In a new social media post the WBFF champion shows off her amazingly fit figure in exercise clothes and bathing suits, highlighting the many activities that fill up her time in Marbella, Spain. “Best parts of my day 🙏❤️😍,” she captioned the Instagram post. “Perfect,” commented one. “Champion🥇,” added another. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
1. Upper Body Work
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Gal works on growing her upper body. "I don't count reps for my upper body because I always try to go to failure and beyond," she told Body Building.
2. Heavy Lower Body Training
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She also trains heavy on her legs with a focus on trying to make her upper and lower halves symmetrical. "I do go to failure when I train my claves and hamstrings, though," she told the publication."My calves could be bigger, and I'm always trying to keep the fat off my hamstrings."
3. Eating 5 to 6 Meals a Day
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Gal has a thyroid condition, which translates to a slower metabolism. She tries to eat 5-6 meals per day, spread three hours apart. She also takes supplements.
4. Cheat Meals
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Gal is a proponent of cheat meals. "I don't believe in ‘healthy’ cheat meals. To keep the metabolism working fast, I give it something totally different than it's accustomed to having. If you have ‘healthy’ cheat meals on your ‘break day,’ your body is just going to continue to act like it's on a diet. Your metabolism may slow and you may start to plateau." Hers include ice cream, pizza, pasta, bread, or cheese fries, and sticks to just one cheat meal per week. "It's important to keep the balance," says Gal. "If you've really followed your training and diet 100 percent during theweek, there's no need to feel guilty or scared about having a cheat meal."
5. Focusing on Carbs, Protein, and Fat Sources
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"Competition and modeling require different looks. Sometimes, I need to be skinnier, other times more muscular. Some shoots I need to be softer, and for some, harder,” she told Body Building. "For pre-contest, I have fewer carbs, of course, and don't vary too much in my protein, carbs, and fat sources. I try to eat food that is low on the Glycemic Index and try to get my body to use fat instead of carbs for fuel."
