MY STRENGTH TRAINING AND WEIGHTLIFTING

psuLemon

artluv22 wrote: »

psuLemon wrote: »

bbell1985 wrote: »

It's completely unbalanced and there is no reason to be doing that many sit ups and crunches. It's like each workout is based on the sit ups or crunches. Look at my tummy in my profile pic. Not perfect but I haven't done a SINGLE sit up or crunch through my weight loss.

You need a program that works the entire body. Do something like Strong Curves, Strong Lifts 5x5, All Pros Beginner Routine, New Rules of Lifting for Women.

I agree with this. You definitely don't get a flat tummy by doing sit ups. You get it through diet. I also think the programming is severely lacking. Half the moves are abs, very little compound lifts. It's completely lacking any shoulder exercise (like overhead press). What reps/sets are we even talking about here? What are the goals?

OP, do yourself a favor and get onto something well established, like one of the programs in the below link.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

Thank you. I'll take a look at it. And i know you can't get a flat tummy on just crunches or sit ups alone; you need cardio and diet to go with it. I posted my cardio and strength training plan in the posts below.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10518783/my-weight-loss-plan#latest

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10518856/my-strength-training-and-weightlifting#latest

Do me a favor and don't recreate a new thread. I combined the two strength threads as we can discuss everything you need in this one thread. Posting multiple threads is actually a violation.


Second, you do not need cardio to get a flat stomach. You need a calorie deficit. To get a defined stomach, you need a moderate deficit, adequate protein (probably 120-140g for you), and a good resistance program; a resistance program that is focused on compound movements.

Lizarking

the correct number of situps to do in any program is: 0