{"id":13677,"date":"2025-03-18T21:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13677"},"modified":"2025-03-18T21:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:57:28","slug":"john-jewetts-3-food-swaps-to-avoid-abdominal-distension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13677","title":{"rendered":"John Jewett&#8217;s 3 Food Swaps to Avoid Abdominal Distension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bodybuilders are forever told to enjoy the process, but those who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/nutrition\/healthy-eating\/beginner-bodybuilder-s-4-week-meal-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partake in a competitor\u2019s diet<\/a> (and their families!) will know that along with the journey often comes gas and significant bloating caused by abdominal distension. Fortunately, bodybuilder John Jewett has shared some of his food swaps to appease our stomachs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome bodybuilding staples are filling, but if you stay distended all offseason, it can lead to less waist control and gradual stretching of the abdomen over time,\u201d explained the IFBB Pro in a recent post for his Instagram followers. Abdominal distension is the cause of an overly swollen outward appearance and often occurs as a result of gas or digestive contents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis recommendation is not around actual gut dysbiosis (bacterial balance) and GI issues, as food elimination is not a long term strategy to fix an issue, but more just the concept of controlling food volume when in the offseason,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/30604832\/john-jewett-bodybuilder-mr-olympia-2024-powerlifter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained the exercise science and nutrition academic<\/a>. Jewett was a record-breaking powerlifter before switching to bodybuilding, where he has completed at the Olympia, and as such he\u2019s consumed his fair share of food in order to fuel such a massive frame.<\/p>\n<h2>John Jewett\u2019s 3 Swaps for Avoiding a Distended Stomach<\/h2>\n<h3>Swap Egg Whites for Chicken Breast<\/h3>\n<p>Jewett points out that egg whites have a high sulfur content. \u201cTry lean meats like chicken breast or turkey for better digestion,\u201d he suggests.<\/p>\n<h3>Swap Potatoes for Rice<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHigh in resistant starch, can ferment in the gut,\u201d says the colossal coach. \u201cSwap for rice-based foods or fruit for a lighter digesting carb source.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Swap Broccoli for Spinach or Zucchini<\/h3>\n<p>Bodybuilder\u2019s favorite, broccoli, is also in the bin. \u201cContains raffinose,\u201d he says. \u201cA fiber that ferments and causes bloating. Opt for spinach and zucchini for similar nutrients without the gut distress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we tend to tolerate foods differently as individuals. So be sure to gauge your own susceptibility to bloating while digesting your favorite foods. \u201cHow about sweet potatoes?\u201d asked one appreciative IG follower. \u201cIf they digest well and don\u2019t distend your belly, go for it,\u201d responded Jewett. Avoiding bloating and gas is the kind of advice that our stomachs, and our loved ones, will thank you for, Mr Jewett!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johnjewett3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To follow John Jewett on Instagram, click here.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/flex-news\/john-jewetts-3-food-swaps-to-avoid-abdominal-distension\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bodybuilders are forever told to enjoy the process, but those who partake in a competitor\u2019s diet (and their families!) will know that along with the journey often comes gas and significant bloating caused by abdominal distension. Fortunately, bodybuilder John Jewett has shared some of his food swaps to appease our stomachs. \u201cSome bodybuilding staples are &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}