Getting a nice set of Abs
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000WhiteRose000
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Ok, so I'm down to 19% fat and quite happy with my body, but one part I really want to improve is my abs. I know you can't target zone your abs, and I know I'll have to lose more fat to show more abs (which is annoying as I've seen plenty of people with 19% fat or more that have defined abs).
So I have 2 questions:
1. What do you recommend I do to get rock hard abs?
2. How long (on average) does it take to develop defined abs from scratch?
Here's a quick pic of me to show you where I'm at ( the latest one on the right was taken 3 weeks ago, so I have slightly more muscle now)
Thanks guys, I really appreciate your advice :-)
So I have 2 questions:
1. What do you recommend I do to get rock hard abs?
2. How long (on average) does it take to develop defined abs from scratch?
Here's a quick pic of me to show you where I'm at ( the latest one on the right was taken 3 weeks ago, so I have slightly more muscle now)
Thanks guys, I really appreciate your advice :-)
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I may be wrong and I have no idea what turbo fire is, but maybe you need to up your strength training and build more muscle? Again *I am not 100%*
Good luck =D You look great =D0 -
To be perfectly honest...Your abs look GREAT to me AND I do not think you have anymore fat to lose!!!!! If you are doing Turbo Fire, Chalene works your abs in every workout you do. You could try Jillian Micheals 6 week/6 Pack. She does include cardio with the ab work. It's about 30 minute workout.0
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Jillian Micheals 30 Day Shred will give you nice abs and tone you all over really. Make you muscular and defined. Check it out.
BTW: You look great. hun!0 -
Try yoga or Pilates. They are actually a lot harder than they look and really focus on the core.0
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Thanks guys :-)
Turbo Fire is 4 days cardio with 2 days cardio and strength. I also have changed the resistance bands to a harder level.
You might be right maybe I should be doing even more resistance workouts. Wonder if it matters if I just do abs or all around strength?
My stomach is better than it use to be, but I want it ripped! That has always been my dream and I find a flat, strong, ripped stomach very sexy on men and girls :-)0 -
I know Yoga is really good for you, and I have done about 40 classes. But it's just not for me. I don't enjoy it. I don't mind it once in a while when I'm in the mood, but I much prefer cardio and resistance...0
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Do you do any weight training for your abdominals?0
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1. Squats, and deadlifts.
2. It depends.0 -
Getting abs is all about dropping body fat.
So having the proper diet is first priority.
Cardio is second priority.
Then....
Squats and deadlifts!
=D
Open your diary and i'll tell you how long it could take.0 -
I really like ab ripperx from p90x . I did that 3 days a week for 5 weeks and had better definition in my abs then I ever did.0
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I do prob 100 or more crunches a day, with cardio and other things, I think my stomach muchles are just naturally huge0
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Diet also plays a huge role in ripped abs0
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Yeah I do a bit of ab work. I do some resistance work on my abs with resistance bands, probably about twice a week. My diary is open btw. I don't want to lose much more fat as I do not want to lose my chest. I've gone from a DD to a C and i'm not going down to a B...0
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Diet also plays a huge role in ripped abs0
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I love me some planks, and as the others said, squats and deadlifts.0
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Hey, I know you said you didn't like Yoga but have you tried pilates? Someone recommended POP Pilates - on youtube, to me. Honestly, I have NEVER hurt so much after a work out in my life. She does all different ones, some that are cardio based too. I've copied a link for one of them but there are tonnes more. PS, the girl's voice can be a bit annoying so someone recommended turning the sound off and playing your own workout music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93e5RP8Wd5I&feature=related (I've not actually doen this one, looks a bit scary )0 -
I have no expertise on the subject. But there is one question for the trainers and more experienced folk. I have read that if you have been in calorie deficite you don't build muscle. This we have all heard. The question would be about a "Bulk-Cut" cycle. Are most people's abs already large enough to be visible simply through losing weight? Or could any, or most of us benefit from increasing the ab muscle size through a bulk-cut cycle of sorts? I don't remember which magazine it was, "Men's health" or "Muscular Development" probably. Down time magazine browsing.0
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I have no expertise on the subject. But there is one question for the trainers and more experienced folk. I have read that if you have been in calorie deficite you don't build muscle. This we have all heard. The question would be about a "Bulk-Cut" cycle. Are most people's abs already large enough to be visible simply through losing weight? Or could any, or most of us benefit from increasing the ab muscle size through a bulk-cut cycle of sorts? I don't remember which magazine it was, "Men's health" or "Muscular Development" probably. Down time magazine browsing.
This is a great question that I have wondered often.0 -
You look soooooooo great!!0
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