thin with stomach fat. plz help!

They weren't beating you up. If anything, Reality's post looked like he was looking for clarification, while Lishie offered YOU clarification. Some people do think things like Chaelean Extreme are heavy lifting, and come back disappointed when they don't get the results they were looking for!

If you know it isn't heavy lifting, it was odd to share it in a thread that has become essentially about strength training, hence their posts, I assume! It'd be like if I went into a running thread and said, "Wow, great results! I'm going to start swimming now because I'm inspired!" Sure, it's great to be inspired to a physical activity, but if it's out of place, it's going to look kind of irrelevant, haha!

If it gets you started, great! But if you really want to achieve results from heavy lifting, try programs like Stronglifts 5x5 or New Rules of Lifting for Women.

Good luck! :flowerforyou:

I see your point. Perhaps I am simply being overly sensitive, come to think of it, my husband might have mentioned that recently...:laugh:

I guess I was just kinda surprised by how the post was taken. Was just trying to give her a thumbs up and show she is an inspiration, even if it inspired something a bit different than what she was doing to achieve those results. Kinda weird I guess, but I am weird by nature so it kinda fits.

If weight lifting is not an option, try looking into a bodyweight routine. Some of the more common ones are Convict Conditioning, You Are Your Own Gym, Nerd Fitness, etc.

Jillian Michaels Killer Abs

I see your point. Perhaps I am simply being overly sensitive, come to think of it, my husband might have mentioned that recently...:laugh:

I guess I was just kinda surprised by how the post was taken. Was just trying to give her a thumbs up and show she is an inspiration, even if it inspired something a bit different than what she was doing to achieve those results. Kinda weird I guess, but I am weird by nature so it kinda fits.

:flowerforyou:

Thanks for the recommendations. I will bookmark them for a later date when I am needing a change. Not really looking for a different program at the moment though. Like I said, I actually had awesome results with Chalean Extreme but got pregnant half way into the program and was forced to stop because my doctor put me on bed rest. I personally saw great gains in strength (I was pretty weak before though) and lost a lot of inches in all the places I needed to (stomach etc).

I also just recovered from what my doc said was a dislocated pelvis from giving birth. My doc cleared me for a couple of my previous workouts and so for now I am sticking with those until I am feeling stronger. I think it is awesome that so many women are lifting heavy and hope to be there some day, but for now what I have is working. Like I said before, I was just trying to give her a thumbs up in my own weird way.

Jillian Michaels Killer Abs

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QFT.
Jeepers

LOL, and then ten people respond saying the same thing increasing the possible perception of ganging up. All true though.

lol i was busy thinking about what i wanted to say with the quote box open and had not seen the other posts while i was writing my response.

I do that all the time, always late to the party :sad:

Thanks for the recommendations. I will bookmark them for a later date when I am needing a change. Not really looking for a different program at the moment though. Like I said, I actually had awesome results with Chalean Extreme but got pregnant half way into the program and was forced to stop because my doctor put me on bed rest. I personally saw great gains in strength (I was pretty weak before though) and lost a lot of inches in all the places I needed to (stomach etc).

I also just recovered from what my doc said was a dislocated pelvis from giving birth. My doc cleared me for a couple of my previous workouts and so for now I am sticking with those until I am feeling stronger. I think it is awesome that so many women are lifting heavy and hope to be there some day, but for now what I have is working. Like I said before, I was just trying to give her a thumbs up in my own weird way.

CLX is a great program for someone who has weight to lose. Unfortunately, it's a terrible program for someone who needs to gain mass like the OP does. I will say, I like the program because depending on which phase you are in, reps are either 8-12 or 6-8 and many of the moves are compound lifts. So you will get strong, but probably not a strong as other programs.

Thanks for the recommendations. I will bookmark them for a later date when I am needing a change. Not really looking for a different program at the moment though. Like I said, I actually had awesome results with Chalean Extreme but got pregnant half way into the program and was forced to stop because my doctor put me on bed rest. I personally saw great gains in strength (I was pretty weak before though) and lost a lot of inches in all the places I needed to (stomach etc).

I also just recovered from what my doc said was a dislocated pelvis from giving birth. My doc cleared me for a couple of my previous workouts and so for now I am sticking with those until I am feeling stronger. I think it is awesome that so many women are lifting heavy and hope to be there some day, but for now what I have is working. Like I said before, I was just trying to give her a thumbs up in my own weird way.

CLX is a great program for someone who has weight to lose. Unfortunately, it's a terrible program for someone who needs to gain mass like the OP does. I will say, I like the program because depending on which phase you are in, reps are either 8-12 or 6-8 and many of the moves are compound lifts. So you will get strong, but probably not a strong as other programs.

Great point. I wasn't really thinking about the OP when I posted. Was kinda spastically posting cause I was so excited. oops :ohwell:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161603-so-you-want-a-nice-stomach

I lift heavy and have gotten great results.

Great abs!

With people who are underweight, it's extremely common for them to still have higher amounts of body fat. So if you want to get a flat stomach, there is a strong chance you will need to build the muscle back up that you lost. You can do this with a bulk phased followed by a cut. This means you would need to eat a surplus to gain weight (mass) and then after 8-12 weeks, drop calories to just below maintenance to lose any new fat you gained.


The alternate option is eating at maintenance and try strength training to lose body fat and maintain muscle, but this is definitely the long approach. I worked with a woman where she ate 2100 calories on lifting days and 1800 on non lifting days, and it took a year to go from 26% body fat down to 18% body fat. So it can be done, but it's definitely long.

Would you mind sharing what program she followed, Psulemon?

Also, good luck OP! You've gotten some good advice in here, especially from Cranq and Psulemon. I've been in your place (same height, lower weight), and just keep going down, never being happy with my stomach.

I'm 139 right now and with a flatter stomach than when I was 100, so weight training does wonders (to self-esteem, too!).

Sorry I wasn't ignoring your question, but reconfirming details. The person I worked with ate 2200 calories on exercise days and 1800 on rest days. She did crossfit 5 days a week and rested two days. Overall, she lots 3 lbs during the whole process, so it was more of a recomp. Her body was actually went from 26% to start, down to 16% currently. This was confirmed using a hydrostatic body fat tester.

Ah, I saw you responded and hoped it was to me! Wow, I'm still sitting here pouting because of what amazing recomp that was. Perhaps I really need to let myself hit "maintenance" for once.

Crossfit, though... (jk)