Ladies who went from squishy stomachs to six packs...

justjenny

Everything that has been said and sounds like you have a clear path now.

I was totally, 1000% skinny fat. Abs are created from your diet, proper rest, and compound/heavy lifting. To see abs, a person must be lean enough. You asked for pics so thought I'd share so you can see progress with lifting and proper nutrition.

Pics:

8/11/11 - around 130ish - so I put on some weight because I started eating more. If you read my profile I was kind of bad at that before... anyway I was doing mostly cardio and some weight machine work.

10/12/11 - still around 130 but you can see I leaned out a little more. I started lifting with dumbbells and didn't do nearly as much cardio. Read up more on nutrition and macros as well.

12/30/11 & 5/19/12 - I think I was doing a 4-day split routine by this point, with one day of cardio. Typically the cardio is sprint intervals.

9/21/12 - a little bit before starting Stronglifts 5x5 routine. I did that for a couple of months and now I still do the compound movements but do a push/pull routine instead. I typically do Spin class 1x/week and maybe sprint intervals if I'm antsy.

Thank you! This is very helpful! You look great!

jla891

thank you for posting your question..im in the same boat as you...

justjenny

thank you for posting your question..im in the same boat as you...

If you want to, send me a friend request and we can keep each other motivated!

Cindym82

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crunch173

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Burlesque12

May seem strange, but the most effective thing for my abs has been more squats.

Do you do the squats with any weights?

Yes and no. I do many variations of squats. I usually use weights in the form of dumbells, barbells, and kettlbells unless I am doing jumping squats.

Thanks! I looked into this more & I tried it ...what a difference! I felt a burn in my abs area and back of legs.


Please master proper form before adding heavy weights (or jumping).

Blinx99

Good thread

ewhsweets

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Tennolina

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makeitallsue

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justjenny

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