Six Pack

[BustAGroove]

What exercises should I do for the lower 2? I just cant get them in. I think drinking alcohol has to do a lot with it.

[WonderBread]

Leg raises, hanging leg raises, lying leg raises- anything leg raises lol :)

[TheHipHopBillGates]

or do inclined situps, pulldowns and flex those muscles while your doing them, also a good amount of cardio.

[joeyjoey]

Reverse crunches, hanging leg raises, good diet and a shitload of cardio.

[BustAGroove]

Originally posted by joeyjoey
Reverse crunches, hanging leg raises, good diet and a shitload of cardio.

Thanks, I run like 1-2 miles a day, I eat pretty good but I drink on the weekends which i know isnt good.

[mikey77]

Pull ups always help me! like gates said, make sure you flex your stomach!

[BustAGroove]

Originally posted by MiKeY77
Pull ups always help me! like gates said, make sure you flex your stomach!

Like squeez it when im coming up right ???

[TheHipHopBillGates]

Originally posted by BustAGroove
Like squeez it when im coming up right ???

yeah, sometimes its not really important how many or how quick you do your cruches as long as your squeeze them ie flex them in the process. I believe the abs are fast twitch muscles and anything you don't hit in the first 45 seconds doesnt have as much of an effect, I may have this backwards though.

[TaeK]

cardio and diet .. its all fat storage, all the leg raises in the world will do you shit if youre not running a calorie deficit and burning fat.

[joeyjoey]

Originally posted by TheHipHopBillGates
yeah, sometimes its not really important how many or how quick you do your cruches as long as your squeeze them ie flex them in the process. I believe the abs are fast twitch muscles and anything you don't hit in the first 45 seconds doesnt have as much of an effect, I may have this backwards though.

I feel that if you're doing more than 25 reps per set fo abs you're doing it wrong. If you're doing it slow-enough and concentrated you shouldn't be able to do 50.

[mikey77]

Originally posted by BustAGroove
Like squeez it when im coming up right ??? i keep my stomach tight at all times. try it, see how it works out.

[woooood]

cardio what that? lol
waste of time if u ask me

[SLAVE2THEMUZIK]

I just started running 3 miles a day on the treadmill with half the run on an incline of 10, the rest between 4.5-7....i figured by the year 2012 ill have a 6 pack lol

[kroms]

for the majority of people fat deposits covering the abdomen are the last to go....hence the elusive 6 pack....

[KeLe.GirL]

roman chair sit ups, crunches, leg lifts, pulley crunches

[BustAGroove]

Originally posted by joeyjoey
I feel that if you're doing more than 25 reps per set fo abs you're doing it wrong. If you're doing it slow-enough and concentrated you shouldn't be able to do 50.

Im def doing it wrong then i do sets of 50 on the biggest incline
:hitting

[BustAGroove]

Originally posted by SLAVE2THEMUZIK
I just started running 3 miles a day on the treadmill with half the run on an incline of 10, the rest between 4.5-7....i figured by the year 2012 ill have a 6 pack lol

The treadmill is sooo boering... i would prob. run more but i get boerd real fast.

[SLAVE2THEMUZIK]

Originally posted by BustAGroove
The treadmill is sooo boering... i would prob. run more but i get boerd real fast.

I have always hated running, especially since i get shin splints but as of late i havent been getting them...the only way i get through a good workout on the treadmill is with headphones on with the right music...without the right music its boring as helllll ..and if u set it to a program rather than manually controlling the speed/incline it goes by alot faster, for me anyways

[joeyjoey]

Originally posted by BustAGroove
Im def doing it wrong then i do sets of 50 on the biggest incline
:hitting

You have to make sure to go slow and squeeze. Fifty reps seems more like cardio, lol.

[BustAGroove]

Originally posted by SLAVE2THEMUZIK
I have always hated running, especially since i get shin splints but as of late i havent been getting them...the only way i get through a good workout on the treadmill is with headphones on with the right music...without the right music its boring as helllll ..and if u set it to a program rather than manually controlling the speed/incline it goes by alot faster, for me anyways

I'll Def try that Tomorrow:)

[Doge]

u should treat ur abs like any other muscle on your body... e.g. do you do sets of 50 when u bench? no. throw some light resistance on there and drop ur sets down to a range of 10-25 and ur ab muscles, like everything else, will grow. that's step 1.

step 2 is to get that layer of fat outta the way so u can see the ab muscles coming thru. that's ALLLLLLLLLLLLL diet kid.

[joeyjoey]

Originally posted by dogekid
u should treat ur abs like any other muscle on your body... e.g. do you do sets of 50 when u bench? no. throw some light resistance on there and drop ur sets down to a range of 10-25 and ur ab muscles, like everything else, will grow. that's step 1.

step 2 is to get that layer of fat outta the way so u can see the ab muscles coming thru. that's ALLLLLLLLLLLLL diet kid.

You don't have to treat abs like every other muscle because they do not consist of skeletal muscle like all of your other parts; they consist of soft muscle tissue. For this reason you can work abs every day. Girls usually go for 50 reps because they want to tone, unlike guys who usually want bulging abs.

Removing the layer of fat has a lot to do with diet, but it also has a lot to do with cardio.

[TaeK]

weight training helps too .. 1lb muscle = 50 calories that your body burns at rest.

Six packs are indirect, ab exercises to help to define them, but its all body fat percentage.

To lower body fat, you gotta build muscle, eat right, and do cardio.

[Piccola2002]

all of those exercises are great.. and yes alcohol does have some towith it..alot of it all sugar/carbs.. However, what really helps those cuts is cardio, cardio, cardio...

[BustAGroove]

Originally posted by joeyjoey
You don't have to treat abs like every other muscle because they do not consist of skeletal muscle like all of your other parts; they consist of soft muscle tissue. For this reason you can work abs every day. Girls usually go for 50 reps because they want to tone, unlike guys who usually want bulging abs.

Removing the layer of fat has a lot to do with diet, but it also has a lot to do with cardio.

How Many Crunches should i do ?

[joeyjoey]

Originally posted by BustAGroove
How Many Crunches should i do ?

Are you a guy or a girl?

[WonderBread]

You can burn more fat by walking on an incline then actually running. Your overall calories will be more expended with running but fat is burned at a slower rate of speed over a longer period of time.

The higher intensity, the more carbs are used as fuel instead of fat.

[BustAGroove]

Originally posted by joeyjoey
Are you a guy or a girl?

Guy

[joeyjoey]

Originally posted by BustAGroove
How Many Crunches should i do ?

I think you shouldn't be able to do more than 30 crunches, especially on the incline sit-up bench. If you go slow and crunch your abs together really hard it is very tough to go over 20 reps. This goes for reverse crunches and hanging leg raises as well.

[BustAGroove]

Originally posted by joeyjoey
I think you shouldn't be able to do more than 30 crunches, especially on the incline sit-up bench. If you go slow and crunch your abs together really hard it is very tough to go over 20 reps. This goes for reverse crunches and hanging leg raises as well.

Holy Shit ....you are so right my abs are killing me i only could do like 20 in a set, i was gonna run to but the treadmills were taken.
thanks alot i really appreaciate it

[James Maxx]

Originally posted by BustAGroove
Thanks, I run like 1-2 miles a day, I eat pretty good but I drink on the weekends which i know isnt good.

During the weekend I just drink a lot of water and eat a very low amount of calories (under 900-1000). I have like 2 meals on Saturday (very low-carb high protein, low calorie) early in the day. When its time to drink....my stomach is empty and I get drunk faster. Since your food calories are low you dont have to worry too much about taking in too many calories. Cheers!