how to get your abs and arm muscles to start showing!!!!

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  • Larommi
    Larommi Posts: 25
    A) Why are you yelling at us?

    B) I started to see definition once my bf% got to 19.




    YOU KNOW I REALLY ENJOYED SEEING ALL THE GREAT COMMENTS GOING TO TAKE THEM ALL IN, BUT YOU AOMILIA I DONT APRRICIATE THE RUDE FACT OF SAYING Y ARE U YELLING AT ME, MY JOB IS TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS I AM A MEDICAL CLAIMS,BILLING AND CODING SPECIALIST SO BEFORE YOU JUMP DOWN SOMEONES THROAT, YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF YOUR PICS YOU LOOK LIKE A TOTAL *kitten* TRYING TO SELL YOUR BODY !!!!!!!

    THANKS TO EVERYONE ELSE FOR THE GREAT ADVICE :flowerforyou:

    says the duckface in her avatar.


    BANG!
  • purplegoboom
    purplegoboom Posts: 400 Member
    Hasn't anyone ever heard the phrase "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all,"?

    Just saying.
  • purplegoboom
    purplegoboom Posts: 400 Member
    A) Why are you yelling at us?

    B) I started to see definition once my bf% got to 19.




    YOU KNOW I REALLY ENJOYED SEEING ALL THE GREAT COMMENTS GOING TO TAKE THEM ALL IN, BUT YOU AOMILIA I DONT APRRICIATE THE RUDE FACT OF SAYING Y ARE U YELLING AT ME, MY JOB IS TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS I AM A MEDICAL CLAIMS,BILLING AND CODING SPECIALIST SO BEFORE YOU JUMP DOWN SOMEONES THROAT, YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF YOUR PICS YOU LOOK LIKE A TOTAL *kitten* TRYING TO SELL YOUR BODY !!!!!!!

    THANKS TO EVERYONE ELSE FOR THE GREAT ADVICE :flowerforyou:

    says the duckface in her avatar.


    BANG!

    LOL
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    Wow.....I have nothing after that.
  • purplegoboom
    purplegoboom Posts: 400 Member
    I second (or third, or whatever) the heavy lifting. You aren't going to get "ripped" just doing cardio.
  • SinIsIn
    SinIsIn Posts: 1,865 Member
    A) Why are you yelling at us?

    B) I started to see definition once my bf% got to 19.




    YOU KNOW I REALLY ENJOYED SEEING ALL THE GREAT COMMENTS GOING TO TAKE THEM ALL IN, BUT YOU AOMILIA I DONT APRRICIATE THE RUDE FACT OF SAYING Y ARE U YELLING AT ME, MY JOB IS TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS I AM A MEDICAL CLAIMS,BILLING AND CODING SPECIALIST SO BEFORE YOU JUMP DOWN SOMEONES THROAT, YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF YOUR PICS YOU LOOK LIKE A TOTAL *kitten* TRYING TO SELL YOUR BODY !!!!!!!

    THANKS TO EVERYONE ELSE FOR THE GREAT ADVICE :flowerforyou:


    Reading posts in all caps is annoying. I type in caps for work sometimes too but it only takes 2 seconds to turn OFF the caps lock.

    This!
  • perfect_storm
    perfect_storm Posts: 326 Member
    Ok, this is interesting because I am having this issue as well. I am at my goal weight and lifting and doing cardio. BUT if I drop my body fat percentage won't that mean more weight loss? I do not want to look like a rail. I know it sounds stupid, but honestly this does confuse me.
  • Fitwam
    Fitwam Posts: 275 Member
    Wow....good advice in here. Unfortunate to have to read through all the "other" stuff...:tongue:
  • Anomalia
    Anomalia Posts: 506 Member
    Yeah...I just got a pm from the OP. I wasn't trying to be hurtful with my remark about caps lock...I was kidding. I tried to give her information as to when I started seeing definition, which was what her question was. I do not think that women in sports bras and spandex shorts are *kitten*, despite the OP's comments. This is a fitness website and pictures in fitness attire seems appropriate to me.
  • gdunn55
    gdunn55 Posts: 363
    I haven't a clue. I still have a gut.
  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 682 Member
    wow OP needs to learn how to turn off the caps lock and work on writing sentences that make sense.
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    Yeah...I just got a pm from the OP. I wasn't trying to be hurtful with my remark about caps lock...I was kidding. I tried to give her information as to when I started seeing definition, which was what her question was. I do not think that women in sports bras and spandex shorts are *kitten*, despite the OP's comments. This is a fitness website and pictures in fitness attire seems appropriate to me.

    Don't take her total overreaction to heart....you do not look like a *kitten* in your pictures at all. I think she has some serious issues to flip out on you like that. Everyone knows that typing in a chat room in all caps is considered yelling and I don't give a rat's *kitten* what her day job is....she had no right whatsoever to speak to you like that. It was super low class and out of line.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Spray tan. You have to be really good at it, though, and make sure just spray the lines you want to show up. Or use a sharpie for noticeable definition or some watercolor paint for more subtle results, although that would probably wash off too easily.

    Otherwise? Just work hard and be patient.
  • HealthyHappy120
    HealthyHappy120 Posts: 262
    BUMP
  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
    When most of the fat is gone, then they show.......
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    When your bodyfat levels are low enough. I'll tell you first hand I've never met anyone who had a 6 pack or chisled arms who DIDN'T do some serious weight training along with cardio. If you're concentrating mostly on cardio based exercise, it's going to be really hard to get that 6 pack and the arms. Cardio based exercise programs have a tendency to burn lean muscle tissue which is why it's good to have a combination of both a good strength and cardio exercise program together. And I'm not talking the "pink dumbells" for doing squats with!!! Lift some heavy *kitten* weights!


    A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    YES 10000000000%.
  • KeishaK89
    KeishaK89 Posts: 40
    I think using a sharpie is the best advice of all LOL:laugh:
  • tataliciousd89
    tataliciousd89 Posts: 465
    WELL CURRENTLY I AM 22.1 PERCENT BODY FAT AND I AM 5'3 WHEN I STARTED I WAS 25.4 BODY FAT AND I AM USING 5 LBS STEEL WEIGHTS BUT I HAVE 10 LBS STEEL WEIGHTS

    FOR MY BIRTHDAY IM GETTING A WEIGHT SYSTEM, SO THEN WILL I TELL AND PROTEIN ?

    SHOULD I BE DRINKING PROTEIN SHAKES OR WHAT?
    Go heavier. 10s are the lightest I use and I have very weak arms. I use 15 and 20s also and I just started 2 weeks ago.
    Protein comes in many forms so it really doesn't matter how you get it in, just some form of lean protein and lots of it.
  • fieldsy4life
    fieldsy4life Posts: 155
    before you do every Fitness DVD under the sun think about this.

    I LOL'd. Just join a gym - doing jumping jacks in your living room isn't going to get you "ripped" ;) If money is an issue, join a no-frills gym for 20-30/month; you don't need to pay $150 for Equinox to get results.

    Tons of great responses, advice, and articles BTW!
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    I think using a sharpie is the best advice of all LOL:laugh:
    Thanks :)
  • Victoria2448
    Victoria2448 Posts: 559 Member
    Spray tan. You have to be really good at it, though, and make sure just spray the lines you want to show up. Or use a sharpie for noticeable definition or some watercolor paint for more subtle results, although that would probably wash off too easily.

    Otherwise? Just work hard and be patient.

    <running to get a sharpie> :laugh:
  • Tadpole666
    Tadpole666 Posts: 4 Member
    Be careful of the advice offered here. Most people don't know what they are talking about and only regurgitate what they've read somewhere.

    Few are qualified to start giving massive advice on specific exercises or nutritional plans and what you should or shouldn't be eating.

    It all depends on your goals. Ripped for you might mean looking nice, toned and slim in a evening dress to someone else it could mean body builder style.

    In general though to look ripped you need a low body fat percentage, which it seems you have. 1% is very low indeed. Be sure that you are not too low. Only you can tell that one. Secondly for muscle to show muscle needs to be there in the first place. To achieve muscle you need to do some kind of resistance training that is right for you and support that demand with a tweak in your diet to give your body the protein it needs to build a bit more muscle and repair effectively.

    Be very careful about 'lifting big' and drowning yourself in whey protein etc. Many people that would advise that do so to make themselves sound macho.

    Lastly be careful not to obsess. There doesn't appear to be anything wrong with you as you are.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    before you do every Fitness DVD under the sun think about this.

    like the posters say. 80% diet 20% gym

    get down to 10% BF or under will show.

    Eat in a moderate deficit
    1g protein per lb LBM
    .35 - .45 g fat per lb of Body weight
    Work out 3 x per week - lifting heavy

    Start lifting HEAVY. Deadlifts and squats.

    check this clip out look at the physique of a women deadlifting heavy (2xBW) http://youtu.be/gujO4xYSAdo

    good luck.

    FYI: a woman should not go below 10% BF%, women have a higher fat content and have between 10 and 13% essential fat. A woman at 15% fat will be like a guy at 8%ish.
  • irenephillip824
    irenephillip824 Posts: 42
    You have to have muscles in order for them to show, which means lifting heavy and eating protein.
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    I second this.
  • Dan112358
    Dan112358 Posts: 525 Member
    ..and don't call other women *kitten*..

    Does that lower bf%? I guess I can skip the gym today then!:laugh:
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    Spray tan. You have to be really good at it, though, and make sure just spray the lines you want to show up. Or use a sharpie for noticeable definition or some watercolor paint for more subtle results, although that would probably wash off too easily.

    Otherwise? Just work hard and be patient.

    <running to get a sharpie> :laugh:
    <--- See? I'm getting pretty good with a sharpie.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Spray tan. You have to be really good at it, though, and make sure just spray the lines you want to show up. Or use a sharpie for noticeable definition or some watercolor paint for more subtle results, although that would probably wash off too easily.

    Otherwise? Just work hard and be patient.

    <running to get a sharpie> :laugh:
    <--- See? I'm getting pretty good with a sharpie.

    Wow... great job with the shading!
  • r1ghtpath
    r1ghtpath Posts: 701 Member
    OP, if you're still reading this, the gym on eglin used to be half way decent. i was there years ago and that's where my ex and i worked out.

    starting lifting heavier weights. and not 10 lbs.

    good luck!!
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