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gee · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 8

hey guys

im 16 year old,

I want a six pack, and thouhgt this is the right place to ask for help,

I have some belly fat, its really annoying, Ive been doing cardio ( running) for the last 2 weeks + crunches and situps.. I dont see any results yet, is that normal?

one mroe thing, are push-ups enough to form a well defined chest instead of ugly boobs? I cant go to gym ..

thanks

jd12 · Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 133

From what i ahve heard (and personla experience) it takes at least 6-8weeks to see results so i suppose that yes it is normal. And pushups use your muscles only if you spread your hands far apart, adn even then i don't know if they are enough to achieve the results you know...

jd12 · Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 133

sry when i said muscles i meant chest muscles....

bigiz123 · Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 121

i actually think you can get some nice results from pushups/situps and crunches.. try doing 3 sets of 10 pushups/ 3 sets of 15 crunches or situps. do these every other day and also do your running every day for around 25 minutes

swanso5 · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:38 am Post subject:

search inverted rows and body rows and try and do them as well if you can

Sportsman4920 · Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 29

For shaping the chest muscles, try doing pushups with your feet slightly elevated on something like a chair. This will target the upper chest better than a flat pushup.

Anoby · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 27

if you havent notice alot of skinny ppl who dont work out have abs.....

u gotta keep doing cardio and loss weight!

Boss Man · Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject:

Yes, but the body already has Abs, the building of Abs makes them more solid.

People who have low bf%, and low muscle mass, will still have Abs, but that doesn't mean they will have good posture, or indeed the kind of conditioning in their Middle secations, that will protect them from the rigours of life and old age.

6pacs don't just occur becasue of Cardio, you need a good Abs regime, and a good diet, as your diet builds Abs, the same as it does other muscles.

Frankly, it's always better to have good solid Abs, and no definition, than it is to have flat, weak Abs, and a cut look. That's why a lot of guys who are over 80, walk real slowly or have a stoop / bent Back, because they had weak Abs when young, which got weaker in old age, although other factors play a part, like other weak muscle groups, reduction of bone density, etc etc, it's not just about the Abs.

ratman1 · Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 9

how do you improve bottom abbs?

swanso5 · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:

leg / knee raise variations, basically anyhting where the pelvis comes TOWARDS the chest and vacuums

Young J · Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 25

what i did 2 get my 8 pack is just did sit ups like 50 then started increasin
dont do them everyday
oh and run alot alot and it should work because it did for me

jd12 · Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 133

How long did it take you to get that 8pack? because i have been doing more than 50 (sometimes even a 100) and i used to run all the time for like 30 mintues slow speed of 6-7mph I stopped with the running although i am probably going to start again soon i just didn't have time, i have been doing ab work for over 6 months and i don't have a 6pack, and definetly not an 8pack i am pretty skinny but i still have a little skin (don't have a clue anymore about my bf% since every internet tests i did gave me a different answer from 5%-13%), so do u have a clue why i might not have that 6 pack (considering i have a much better than average diet although not perfect because i sometimes go for junk food like 1-2 times a month or some other unhealthy choice and i started eating more veggies and fruits because of the advice that was given to me by some of you ppl) and how long did it take you to get your 8pack?

Young J · Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 25

Young J · Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 25

oh and i dont know if the rate at which ur running matters or not
i always ran my school mile in like 6 min i run pretty fast

jd12 · Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 133

Ok thanks, i used to be chubby too so i am not completely disappointed with my results just think i could make them better, and i tried to get an estimate of how fast you were going to run a mile in 6 minutes and you had to be going at about 16km/h or 10mi/h. By the way posts about getting a 6pack keep on popping up and almost every single one of them has some success story or advice about running to get a 6pack, why and is runnning a great way to get a 6pack?