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Ab workout with pictures

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  • 20-12-2010 9:40pm
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    Package
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭


    ok guys, there are many abs workouts here. but im looking for one that actually works.

    so heres the plan. for those of you with actual 6 packs, post your pictures and tell us what workout you used to get them.

    i dont have one, but im after one, i usually do a couple of hundred sit ups per day coupled with 12 one minute reps of burpees.

    so whatcha got?
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    Magic Eight Ball
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    'Abs are made in the kitchen'

    ..with a little help from..
    Squat
    squat.jpg

    Deadlift
    deadlift1.jpg


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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,024 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Everyone has abs. Everyone. most people also have them covered in a layer of fat. contary to want most people believe, sit-ups crunches etc don't reduce stomach fat. Your body decides where to store and lose fat from, to to make you abs visable, you'll need to get to about 10% body fat (via diet and excercise).
    Depending on how skinny you are, some general all-over work to put on mass should inprove the look of your abs further once visable.


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    itsallaboutheL
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    Here's my ab

    lol

    high intensity pizza eating 3x/week, can't go wrong


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    i57dwun4yb1pt8
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    sounds like some randomer with a male 6 pack fetish to me ....;-)


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    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    DaDumTish wrote: »
    sounds like some randomer with a male 6 pack fetish to me ....;-)

    i'd like to meet the person that manages to crack one out to that


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    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    itsallaboutheL wrote: »
    i'd like to meet the person that manages to crack one out to that

    You've met him ;)


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    Just Contribute
    Closed Accounts Posts: 347 ✭✭Just Contribute


    How can you calculate your body fat %?


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    Amtmann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,093 ✭✭✭Amtmann


    This is a great website, about fitness and muscle-building in general. Here is the section on abs. He also has a youtube channel with plenty of home workout techniques.


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    mgmt
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    Do lots of cardio to get rid of bodyfat. Read this website:

    http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises.htm


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    G86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,660 ✭✭✭G86


    This thread looked oh so promising...

    but I see no pictures:(


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    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    G86 wrote: »
    This thread looked oh so promising...

    but I see no pictures:(

    I had one, but i can't leave it up for more than 2 hours or the intertubes explode.


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    Amtmann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,093 ✭✭✭Amtmann


    G86 wrote: »
    This thread looked oh so promising...

    but I see no pictures:(

    Video any good?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxLCNiEXywo


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPKQdboezNk


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    G86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,660 ✭✭✭G86


    itsallaboutheL wrote: »
    I had one, but i can't leave it up for more than 2 hours or the intertubes explode.

    You mean you can't suck it in for more than 2 seconds or you'll explode:pac:


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    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    G86 wrote: »
    You mean you can't suck it in for more than 2 seconds or you'll explode:pac:

    *Durty*


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    G86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,660 ✭✭✭G86


    Furet wrote: »
    Video any good?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxLCNiEXywo


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPKQdboezNk

    Jesus Christ hi, are you trying to give me nightmares?!


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    #17
    Package
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Package


    thanks guys. ill get my 6 pack if it kills me, tryin so much,, . is there anywhere that does body fat testing? like a walk in place?


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    Magic Eight Ball
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭Magic Eight Ball


    Package wrote: »
    thanks guys. ill get my 6 pack if it kills me, tryin so much,, . is there anywhere that does body fat testing? like a walk in place?

    Abs are are pretty redundant unless your trying to snag a 16 year old justin bieber fanatic.
    A mammoth back is where it's at... :D


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    Package
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Package


    ha, thanks magic8ball.


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    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 20,771 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Magic Eight Ball wrote: »
    Abs are are pretty redundant unless your trying to snag a 16 year old justin bieber fanatic.
    A mammoth back is where it's at... :D

    Assuming by mammoth you mean densely covered in ginger hair, I agree.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    Lantus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,027 ✭✭✭Lantus


    Package wrote: »
    thanks guys. ill get my 6 pack if it kills me, tryin so much,, . is there anywhere that does body fat testing? like a walk in place?

    You can pick up some pretty cheap calipers made by accumeasure on the wonder web for 10quid or so. pretty damm accurate. Remember, what's important is the rate of change and the users accuracy in getting consistent readings. Testing every 1 to 2 weeks istypical to determine whats happening to your body. However, it will take a month to lose 1-2& BF so it's a patient process (and you wont lose 1% every month!)

    Use an excel spreadsheet to easily record weight and from your BF% workout lean mass. That way you can determine muscle loss/gain as well as fat% and chart it over time. I did it and it's really good to spu you on or identify what isn't working and change it.


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    Package
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    great advice lantus.

    i think at the moment, im about 18% . so trying to get down to 10%, although i think at 32 it MAY be a bit too much to ask no???????????

    so tell me this , which is better

    65 mins on an exercise bike at between 25-30kph to a total of 28.5 km.

    or shorter distances at alternate speeds?


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    discus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭discus


    Magic Eight Ball wrote: »
    Abs are are pretty redundant unless your trying to snag a 16 year old justin bieber fanatic.

    I don't know which I'm meant to question, the fact she's 16 or that she listens to Justin Beiber...


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    Carl Sagan
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    Package wrote: »
    great advice lantus.

    i think at the moment, im about 18% . so trying to get down to 10%, although i think at 32 it MAY be a bit too much to ask no???????????

    so tell me this , which is better

    65 mins on an exercise bike at between 25-30kph to a total of 28.5 km.

    or shorter distances at alternate speeds?

    I've seen photos of 50+ year olds going from overweight to having visible abs, so it's definitely possible.

    I'm not really sure what's better there but I'll just give my opinion (which in turn was made from other peoples opinions online). Doing shorter and more intense workouts will contribute to losing more bodyfat as opposed to weight. At the end of the day though, being at a calorie deficit is more important than anything.


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    #25
    SIX PACK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,007 ✭✭✭SIX PACK


    Where's the pictures ?


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    #26
    Transform
    Registered Users Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    <snip> less of that thanks </snip>


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    Magic Eight Ball
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭Magic Eight Ball


    discus wrote: »
    I don't know which I'm meant to question, the fact she's 16 or that she listens to Justin Beiber...

    Question how fruitless chasing a 'six pack' really is!!


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    thebiggestjim
    Registered Users Posts: 345 ✭✭thebiggestjim


    Toes to bars, throwers and medicine ball sit-ups are really good exercises

    toes to bars
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCoJSJsS3J0

    throwers, can also be done on the ground with someone standing on your feet
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_yzMoyyI-s

    medicine ball sits ups
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyEypsFivtw


    six pack is a two stage processes.

    1) Build up your ab strength, these exercises will help a lot. Like any muscle you need to weight train your abs for them to get bigger.
    2) Get your bodyfat % down to about 10% - 12% for men, its a bit more for women.

    Jim


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