Toned six pack
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sunshine630813
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what do you do if you have bad knees ? What kind of weight training is safe?
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i suggest consulting a physical therapist, or orthopedic about your specific condition and not a bunch of random internet people….
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You don't need weight training for a "toned six pack".
Low body fat percentage is all you need.
No exercise necessary.
Keep losing fat and they will get "toned".0 -
If you do a few sessions of physical therapy they will give you a whole regiment of things to do which will tone your abs. and it is not just exercise, posture, how you sit and how you stand up will all improve your abs.0
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SergeantSausage wrote: »You don't need weight training for a "toned six pack".
Low body fat percentage is all you need.
No exercise necessary.
Keep losing fat and they will get "toned".
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sunshine630813 wrote: »SergeantSausage wrote: »You don't need weight training for a "toned six pack".
Low body fat percentage is all you need.
No exercise necessary.
Keep losing fat and they will get "toned".
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I wish it was that easy my weight hasn't moved and in eating every three hrs healthy eating and walking everyday
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sunshine630813 wrote: »I wish it was that easy my weight hasn't moved and in eating every three hrs healthy eating and walking everyday
All that is required for weight loss, is a caloric deficit. Why are you eating every three hours? What does healthy eating mean? Can you open your diary?0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »sunshine630813 wrote: »I wish it was that easy my weight hasn't moved and in eating every three hrs healthy eating and walking everyday
All that is required for weight loss, is a caloric deficit. Why are you eating every three hours? What does healthy eating mean? Can you open your diary?
Before doing 21 Day Fix I only ate 3 times a day, now I'm eating about 6 times a day, I always feel full BUT I hear that in order for your body to keep burning fat, you have to fuel it every few hours....0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »sunshine630813 wrote: »I wish it was that easy my weight hasn't moved and in eating every three hrs healthy eating and walking everyday
All that is required for weight loss, is a caloric deficit. Why are you eating every three hours? What does healthy eating mean? Can you open your diary?
Before doing 21 Day Fix I only ate 3 times a day, now I'm eating about 6 times a day, I always feel full BUT I hear that in order for your body to keep burning fat, you have to fuel it every few hours....
You heard wrong0 -
Multi meals a day is not what will get you abs. What will get you abs is eating in a defict.
Most people eat way more than they think, because they are not weighing their food.
Make sure you are eating protein as well! Many people "diet" but then really lack in protein.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »sunshine630813 wrote: »I wish it was that easy my weight hasn't moved and in eating every three hrs healthy eating and walking everyday
All that is required for weight loss, is a caloric deficit. Why are you eating every three hours? What does healthy eating mean? Can you open your diary?
Before doing 21 Day Fix I only ate 3 times a day, now I'm eating about 6 times a day, I always feel full BUT I hear that in order for your body to keep burning fat, you have to fuel it every few hours....
You heard wrong
I am only 10lbs from my goal weight and was only eating 1200 calories a day while doing P90X & BEAST Hybrid, I've started the 21 Day Fix Meal plan only trying to increase my calories but they say eat LESS but more often. So, I would be interested in knowing what has worked for the rest of you. I am also adding a Caesin protein shake after my workouts and another just before bed. I stick to clean eating, nothing from a box (other than my protein powder)0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »sunshine630813 wrote: »I wish it was that easy my weight hasn't moved and in eating every three hrs healthy eating and walking everyday
All that is required for weight loss, is a caloric deficit. Why are you eating every three hours? What does healthy eating mean? Can you open your diary?
Before doing 21 Day Fix I only ate 3 times a day, now I'm eating about 6 times a day, I always feel full BUT I hear that in order for your body to keep burning fat, you have to fuel it every few hours....
You heard wrong
I am only 10lbs from my goal weight and was only eating 1200 calories a day while doing P90X & BEAST Hybrid, I've started the 21 Day Fix Meal plan only trying to increase my calories but they say eat LESS but more often. So, I would be interested in knowing what has worked for the rest of you. I am also adding a Caesin protein shake after my workouts and another just before bed. I stick to clean eating, nothing from a box (other than my protein powder)
Meal timing has no effect on weight loss. It has a performance effect on your P90X program which if you had more energy from eat smaller frequent portions= you burn more calories upping your intensity during the workout.
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sunshine630813 wrote: »I wish it was that easy my weight hasn't moved and in eating every three hrs healthy eating and walking everyday
It's not that it's "that easy", it's that it's the only way.
The. Only. Way.
There is no other.
Your search for another, so-called "easy" way is guaranteed to fail.
Guaranteed.
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What if I want an un-toned 6 pack? Perhaps we could get a sticky on the topic...0
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OK, serious question. I see you say things like this. Then in other threads you'll see people swear there's something special going on. "You have no idea how hard it is. The body holds on to vital stores, etc etc." So which is it? Does the body hold on to vital stores or is it just as simple as dieting down to some low number? And did you have to keep reducing your calories or were your losses steady?SergeantSausage wrote: »You don't need weight training for a "toned six pack".
Low body fat percentage is all you need.
No exercise necessary.
Keep losing fat and they will get "toned".
During my contest prep, I do 3 sets of abs once a week. That just goes to show you it comes down to diet and body fat percentage.
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »sunshine630813 wrote: »I wish it was that easy my weight hasn't moved and in eating every three hrs healthy eating and walking everyday
All that is required for weight loss, is a caloric deficit. Why are you eating every three hours? What does healthy eating mean? Can you open your diary?
Before doing 21 Day Fix I only ate 3 times a day, now I'm eating about 6 times a day, I always feel full BUT I hear that in order for your body to keep burning fat, you have to fuel it every few hours....
No. That's a myth.
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As someone who has always wanted a six pack, at 17% BF and weightlifting for over a year, I still didn't have it. As a woman, we have to dip lower, typically then men to achieve it and even then, it may not be sustained (some women can but there is a genetic component to it as well). I've even seen very fit, muscular men who were bodybuilding competition ready who did not have one. For me, I lost interest when I learned achieving it may mean losing muscle. I was not willing to sacrifice that for physique and I actually am pretty satisfied with what I've achieved. Would I like to achieve more? Sure. But nothing so specific. Whatever happens, happens.
Take weight loss slow, do suggested exercises within your limitations. Get a good amount of protein and don't get impatient. Typically, if a BF% is too low to maintain you might be able to achieve it after bulking and cutting and utilizing the muscle group you want to build but again, I found peace with, "I'll improve myself and if it happens, it happens. "
sorry ramble lol 0
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