How do Vietnamese fitness models keep six-pack abs during the epidemic season?

Dat Kyo maintains home workouts 2.5 hours/day and builds a scientific diet to keep fit.

Dat Kyo (living and working in Hanoi) is currently known as a model and actor. He won the championship Vietnam Fitness Model 2019 . The complicated epidemic situation caused Dat’s work to be disturbed. However, the male model born in 1996 has an additional business, so it is not affected much financially. Journey from 57 kg to 75 kg “When I was a student at a technical school, I participated in many extracurricular activities as well as went to the gym. After a long time of training, my body changed a lot, so I gradually looked for more opportunities to express myself. self. Dat Kyo currently keeps a stable weight of 75 kg. Just like that, I fell in love with the modeling career. Up to now, I have been working in this industry for more than 3 years. Surely people can’t imagine before coming to the modeling profession that I have a ‘stork’ body. At that time, I was 1.83 m tall and weighed only 57 kg”, Dat Kyo confided to Zing . Thanks to his perseverance in the gym and participating in modeling activities, he gained 18 kg. He has always kept his weight 75 kg since then. The journey to get the desired body shape is not easy. Initially, Dat had to hear a lot of criticism from friends and relatives. The muscle aches when he first started training made him feel discouraged. Many times he wanted to give up. Gradually, he told himself to form a habit and see everything as a challenge. Every day, he spends about 2.5 hours to practice combined with a strict diet, a scientific activity time according to a self-made schedule. Build your own diet and exercise for the epidemic season Dat Kyo shared: “The epidemic situation is still complicated. The gym is closed, so I consult and practice according to my own lesson plan at home.” 6 exercises Dat often practice at home: Squats This is a relatively simple exercise that effectively develops and tones the glutes and thighs. – Stand up straight holding dumbbells, eyes straight, chest slightly raised and back straight. – Slowly lower your body weight so that your thighs are parallel to the ground and take a deep breath. – Exhale and slowly return to the starting position of the exercise. Repeat the entire movement to continue this exercise. – Perform 3 sets, each set 15-20 reps. Rest time between sets is 30 seconds. Abdominal twisting exercises It helps to tighten the bust and arms. Sit on a yoga mat, back up so that it forms an angle of about 45 degrees with the mat. Legs raised off the floor, knees slightly bent, hands holding warm dumbbells. – Slowly inhale, turn to the right and exhale. At this time, fix the buttocks and tighten the abdominal muscles. – Do the same with the left side and then return to the original position. Do this about 20 times on each side. Dat’s long training period paid off with the fact that he won the first place at Vietnam Fitness Model 2019. Shoulder exercise with dumbbells There are tools to help develop shoulder muscles and strengthen arm muscles. Place your feet shoulder-width apart, your body straight, your chest up, your hands at shoulder height, and look straight ahead. Inhale and push the dumbbells overhead, then exhale. – Remember to perform the movement slowly to avoid injury. Thigh muscle exercises It helps to remove excess fat in the thighs, buttocks and helps toning the lower abdominal muscles. – Create a supine position on a yoga mat, put your hands behind your neck, close your legs and raise your legs to a height of 60 degrees with the floor. – Keeping the right leg, lower the left foot but not touching the floor, then switch sides and raise the right leg. – Repeat 20 times for both left and right legs. Push-up is considered an exercise to help develop the upper body synchronously. Not only on the biceps, shoulders, chest, it also works on the lower abs and upper abs. – Hands on the ground, shoulder-width apart, keep your body straight and focus on your front arms. – Slowly lower the body so that the weight puts the arms so that the chest muscles are fully stretched. – Take a deep breath, then push your body back to your head position and exhale. – Try to stay straight and repeat the movement to continue the exercise. Breathe soap – First, you need to grasp the rule of breathing, breathing heavily out, gently inhaling. Heavy is when you get on the bar (pull up), light is when you get off the bar (drop down). – Next is to perform the movement of holding the bar with the palm facing the body (can be turned out as you like) and pay attention to the narrow width of the shoulder. – In the starting position of the exercise, you keep your body straight (especially the right spine) and slightly raise your chest. The more straight the torso is, the more this stimulates the triceps and minimizes the impact on the back. Dat Kyo’s one-day diet: Waking up in the morning: – Drink a glass of water. – Take a multivitamin + a fish oil tablet. 7 o’clock: – 200 g of blanched beef or chicken breast. – 50 g of boiled sweet potato. – A cucumber. Snack at 10:30: – 150 g of fruit + 3 egg whites. (Can be substituted with fruit and a tablespoon of whey powder) Lunch at 12:30: – 200-250 g salmon (shrimp or squid is fine). – A bowl of brown rice (can be replaced with 100 g of sweet potatoes or a bowl of oats). – 150 g of green vegetables. Snacks at 15:50-16:00: – 100-150 g of fruit (one orange, 1/4 grapefruit) + a box of yogurt. (Can be replaced with one tablespoon of whey powder + 5 egg whites + one yolk). Finish eating this snack and then go to practice. Dinner at 7pm: – 100g sweet potato. – 250-300 g chicken breast or seafood. – 100 g of green vegetables. Before sleep: – A cup of unsweetened milk or a cup of fruit juice. Note: – Food is prepared by boiling, steaming, grilling. – Limit stimulants such as beer, wine, fast food, soft drinks. – Eat 50% lighter than usual. – Do not eat too much in one meal. – Sleep early for muscle development. “The above diet helps me stay in shape during the epidemic season as well as tighten my body so that I’m ready to participate in an upcoming contest or project,” Dat said. “Six pack men are attractive” “Many people say that a man must have muscles or abs. To me, men who have those elements will be attractive. Then, their health or physiology will be good. However, this depends on on each person’s job, time, and situation. To have a toned 6-pack body, you need to maintain a strict diet as well as exercise. It requires the practitioner to have high perseverance”, the male model frankly. At work, Dat Kyo can meet many styles, from youthful, personality to elegant, thorny. In addition to the body, Dat said that the appearance, especially the face, plays an important role for the model. Regularly having to wear makeup as well as a closed working schedule makes facial skin prone to damage. Therefore, he often takes care of his skin by drinking enough 2 liters of water a day, thoroughly removing makeup, and exfoliating twice a week. He always remembers to moisturize his skin before sleeping and apply a mask regularly. In terms of casual style, he prefers simple combinations such as jeans combined with plain T-shirts, thin outerwear shirts and white sneakers. He said: “My style changes depending on where I go. However, I always aim for youthfulness and dynamism. In addition to the simple element, I also coordinate clothes to respect my body.”