okay i workout everyday with dumbells,situps,pushups, n i jog.
i do like 100 crunches/situps everday... trying 2 get abs... my parents wont by me those ab things... will some plz give me tips /help on getting abs THANKS

100 a day only? Thats weaksauce. Do 500. 10 intervals x 50. Or if you can 1000.

500? wil that actualy gimme abs?

Yes, in about a month or something.

o ok

th5418 @ Aug 20 2004, 10:11 AM



what do u mean by 10 intervals x 50

just keep what youre doing, it's extremely hard to get abs, some times
and those ab machine things? they dont work. I have one

hmmm.. I have never heard of anybody getting abs in one month. if it was that easy, I think everybody would be walking around with six pacs. like said many times before.. when you do alot of reps, you build your endurance. the most important part of getting your abs to show is your diet. what are you eating? how often are you eating? are you counting your calories?

you say that you workout everyday. how do you expect to see gains like that? you're most likely overtraining, and losing whatever gains that you might have gotten when you first started. you should give yourself rest days so your body could recover and rebuild your muscles.

don't worry about your parents not buying you those ab things. they don't work anyways. when people that use them get results, it's from the extra diet information that it gives you when you buy the product. when I work out my abs I use an ab wheel. it works wonders. it looks like this. nothing fancy, it's just a wheel with a stick through the middle. I hope that helped a little.

It isn't that hard. I'll assume he jogs 3-4 miles a day. Burn off calories wicked fast. Add 500 situps/crunchs everyday. Vuala.

ya, dun forget to eat to keep up ur energy

OK this should help you alot..
Sit ups tone your abs but they dont make them bigger
You should try this..

Hollow Holds- lay down flat on the ground and elavate your feet 2-3 inches off the ground. Make sure your hands and arms arent touching the ground. Put your hands by your sides but DONT TOUCH YOUR BODY!!

btw, abs are made in the kitchen not the gym

http://www.musclemedia.com/training/BootCamp.asp
http://grove.ufl.edu/~locutus/Fitness/abs2000.html

both good excercises. =]

haha i use the ab boot camp routine haha, yea those sites are helpful ^

then what lol do i go up as if im doing situps

lol i jus got the 6 second abs...it actually works...u feel the burn and all and after i used it a few days i saw my abs look a lil more defined...but mayb thats jus me

it's called hollow holds...hold it--don't move...just sit there in that kind of position. it's one way to work your abs..

o ok.. u like like 1 of my friends lol.

500 sit ups are a waste, unless yer gonna be using stomach muscles ALOT, they're not gonna get u abs for awhile....hollow holds are ok, my team uses them but i dont recommend them cuz they kill yer back...yer abs are just like any muscle in yer body, use weight resistance to build it...put like a 25lb weight on yer chest and do sit ups, maybe like 3 sets of 40-50 a day and you'll get them faster than all the other techniques

and i dont think anyone here really jogs 3-4 miles a day

it isn't all about excercise. keep in mind your diet also.

ok i took jujitsu for a year...i got refined abs...they were all perfect my body was great..then i stopped and ate junk food for just a short while and i lost my good body!!! haha...well,, what i am trying to say is watch you diet and join a self defence class the discipline is what you need.

do wut i do... run 5 miles a day 2 times a day. n then do 500 situps. n yes u must watch wut u eat..

yeah, if he only wants ab endurance

abs are a muscle like any other...they need resistance training to grow...do 3-4 sets of 10-15 reps, holding something as weight when they get too easy

do them NO MORE than 3x a week, muscles grow when resting

and abs will obnly show in most people <12% bf

alright kool i ll try them out

thanx everyone im just readin all this and its helpin me out. keep up da good work.

huh?

same here. what did they say??

lol yep samehere... i use the abbootcamp thing which is pretty helpful sinec i just started n i put weight on my chest which usualy works

lift weights? go down to the ymca...

i have like a 4 pack...only cuz im really athletic i guess


and whne ever i watch tv i do crunches thorugh the commercials =P

100 a day should get you there...patience helps..

i think he meant that u look like one of his friends lol

yeahh thats waht i meant

haha ok seriously this is kinda funny....after like 7th grade during the summer i looked down one day and saw a 6pack! haha so i started toning it...jus situps and stuff like everyonce and a while (mayb once a week) iono how it even got toner XD



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its looks a lil more defined now...after i been using the 6sec abs thingy

Seeing your abs is really about your diet and not about how many times a week you work them. Besides, squats and deadlifts and those movements work abs and core muscles hard. For each ab exercise do 15 - 25 reps. Take three secods on the way up and four on the way down. If you don't think this is harder than doing 50 reps try it once. I never use added resistance when I train abs because I dont want a big blocky look. I also like to think of being a boxer. Breathe out all your air at the peak contraction and hold it at the top, tightening everything like your going to get hit in the gut, before inhaling and coming back to the start. Make sure to add variety to your ab exercises. A lot of people dont realize that just one exercise for most body parts simply won't cut it, unless you want a simple looking body with simple look muscles. Aerobic training also help your abs become more visible.

ill try that

i'd say....... 1,000 sit ups a day 4 ½ a year would give u a freakin 6 pack, but i wouldn't no...... i have none, lol

mY xAnGa...

^noob

Also, remember that you have to have low body fat for your abs to show. If you're flabby, no matter how much muscle there is underneath it won't be visible.

Do crunches/situps, start at 200 a day, then increase by 100 a day.

woah thats alot... ill stick with abbootcamp n see if it works after a month

abs. what are abs? i only have Flabs...

u want abs? do situps till u can see the muscles forming.. then go on a diet..
no fasting diets... just a diet.

thanks everyone for the tips. they are helping so much right now.

wait does it matter if i actualy do my abworkouts in a certain time of day... i heard morning is goood but i do mine at night??

where should i put the weightplate when i do situps... abs(near stomach) or on chest

either hold it out in front of u wit ur arms straight, have it on ur chest or behind ur head...

Blah..Do what he says..

Untill yooh get abs like this guy .

ok... is 20-25lbs good?

I've had a flat stomach for over 6 years, and you wanna know my secret?

Do ya....?

DO YA?!?!?!?!

Okees! I do 'bout 500 - 1000 different ab exercises bout 5-6 days a week.

But since you are probably not at that stage yet here are some tips to getting started.

1) Focus on the form and breathing, not how many you do. I need to do so many because my stomach is so strong, it takes that many to start feeling a burn. So the trick to getting the burn soon is to exhale and hold when you're flexing your abs. 20 properly done crunches are more effective than 150 sloppy crunches. Trust me.

2) Regular sit-ups, crunches, will only target specific areas of your stomach. So you need to have a variety of exercises to target the entire abdominal area and get the stomach you want. Here I've included a couple of the exercises that target the hardest-to-get-toned areas of your stomach.

A) Oblique crunches - Targets: Sides of your stomach. Start by laying on your side. Prop your head up with your hand, your elbow touching the floor. Put your other arm with the hand touching the top of your head, so it makes a ->- shape. Now, take your outermost leg and raise it up to about a 60 degree angle, raising your arms and head up with it. MAKE SURE YOU EXHALE WHEN YOU DO THAT! Hold it for about 3 seconds, then slowly lower back down to resting position. Do that 10 times for that side, then switch sides. Do that move for 2 reps each side.

B) Forgot-The-Name-Of-The-Move-But-Oh-Well - Targets: Lower Abs. This is the hardest area to target, and this is the only move I do that really tones your abs in this area. Lay down on the floor. Raise your legs about 6 inches off the ground, and flex your stomach. Slowly raise your legs up to form a 90 degree angle. Exhale, and slowly lower your legs back down to the resting position (6 inches above the ground.) Yeah, it sounds killer. And it is. Which is why you need to start off with 1 rep of 20 a day.

Start off doing these about 4 times a week. Remember, you can do as many crunches as you want, but if you have no cardio in your work-out, your effort will go to waste. So make sure you're doing some sort of cardio 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week, to see minimal results. Also, make sure you're drinking PLENTY of water! You'd be surprised how much faster you get abs when you drink water

Hopefully that will help you out a bit. If you got anymore questions, please feel free to ask me. Good luck!

Im going to be honest...some guys are just born with good shaped abs! You don't need abs to inpress girls, if thats what you want them for. Because if you work out like you say you do then your in shape and thats all that matters... The person has to like you for you not what you look like...remember that