 |
|
|
|
Next: Squat record
|
| Author |
Message |
External
Since: Dec 30, 2007
Posts: 2
|
(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:22 pm
Post subject: Six-pack abs possible?
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights (more info?)
|
|
|
I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.
Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me? I still have a long
way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
see the abs is too big a goal.
BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
the outside of my arms is about 25". I haven't had my body-fat
checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
Thanks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 | |
External
Since: Apr 20, 2007
Posts: 104
|
(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:57 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
On Dec 30, 11:32 pm, rev wrote:
> Aftermath Fan wrote:
> > I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
> > earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
> > cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.
I cut from August to November, lifting 3 times a week and doing cardio
5 times per week. How many calories are you taking in per day?
> Good work, just keep doing what you are doing. At some point in the
> future you can switch around the weighs/cardio ratio.
True.
> > Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
>
> Yes, but not for some time and keep in mind abs are made in the kitchen,
> not the gym
heh  I never heard that one before. Also true, obviously. You won't
see your abs if they're covered by a layer of fat.
> > I still have a long
> > way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
> > changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
> > accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
> > see the abs is too big a goal.
>
> You can achieve your goal but it may take a bit longer than you want.
> Slow and steady is the way.
Agreed 100%. I cut, but made sure that I lost no more than two pounds
per week during the months I was cutting. The one week I lost five
pounds and immediately added some calories to my daily food intake. I
wanted to maintain as much muscle as possible while losing the fat.
> > BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> > the outside of my arms is about 25".
>
> 25" puzzles me. Oh well
Maybe it's a transposition? 52"?
> > I haven't had my body-fat
> > checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> Good luck
Ditto! And start counting your calories. I realize or expect my count
was ballpark at best, but maintaining a (again, ballpark) 1500 kcals
per day routine along with the aforementioned cardio and weight
training enabled me to drop to 149 lbs. losing at least 5" (closer to
6") off my waistline and my % bodyfat, though unmeasured, was visibly
less than when I began the cut.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/photo/showphoto.php?photo=1203033&size=b...cat=&pp
aka http://tinyurl.com/2wd5gp
Yes, good luck. You can do this. You can have six-pack abs.
>
> Bob Volkmer
--
Curt |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: May 18, 2007
Posts: 98
|
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:52 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights, others (more info?)
|
|
|
On Dec 30, 11:22 pm, Aftermath Fan wrote:
> I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
> earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
> cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.
>
> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me? I still have a long
> way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
> changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
> accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
> see the abs is too big a goal.
Your biggest challenge would probably be in keeping the six-pack.
For a real quest, try for an eight-pack!
> BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> the outside of my arms is about 25". I haven't had my body-fat
> checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
>
> Thanks.
Haven't you ever seen that TV show "The Biggest Loser"? These things
can definitely be done, but the real problem is staying in tip-top
condition.
BTW, just as an FYI, I'm also 240 pounds right now and have a four-
pack at somewhere around 20% bodyfat, give or take a little. There
are people who weigh 50 pounds less than me but look a good roly-poly
hundred pounds more! I suspect bodyfat percentage, while a much
better figure than a simple bathroom scale number, could also be
deceptive like that somehow.... >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Dec 31, 2007
Posts: 2
|
(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:28 am
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights (more info?)
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Feb 18, 2006
Posts: 45
|
(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:02 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
Aftermath Fan wrote:
> I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
> earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
> cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.
Good work, just keep doing what you are doing. At some point in the
future you can switch around the weighs/cardio ratio.
>
> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
Yes, but not for some time and keep in mind abs are made in the kitchen,
not the gym
> I still have a long
> way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
> changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
> accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
> see the abs is too big a goal.
You can achieve your goal but it may take a bit longer than you want.
Slow and steady is the way.
>
> BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> the outside of my arms is about 25".
25" puzzles me. Oh well
> I haven't had my body-fat
> checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Good luck
--
Bob Volkmer >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Dec 31, 2007
Posts: 1
|
(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:11 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights, others (more info?)
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Dec 31, 2007
Posts: 1
|
(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:42 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights, others (more info?)
|
|
|
Mitch@... wrote:
>
>>> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
>
> Six pack abs is a question of body-fat. You need <10% for them to be
> visible.
>
Haven't you heard from Peyton???? Unless you're under the age of 23 or a
professional football player, it's probably not gonna happen....best you
just buy some bigger shirts...
--
We must change the way we live,
or the climate will do it for us. >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Dec 31, 2007
Posts: 8
|
(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:03 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights (more info?)
|
|
|
Aftermath Fan" wrote in message
> I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
> earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
> cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.
>
> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me? I still have a long
> way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
> changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
> accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
> see the abs is too big a goal.
>
> BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> the outside of my arms is about 25". I haven't had my body-fat
> checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
You will need to be under 10% to have good looking abs. 90% of this is
genetic, so without seeing you and how your skin will bounce back, it's next
to impossible to tell if you will ever have good abs. The key is to just
keep training hard and eating well. The results will be worth your time and
effort.
--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche
http://www.hardbopdrums.com/ >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Dec 31, 2007
Posts: 8
|
(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:06 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights, others (more info?)
|
|
|
wrote in message
>
>
>>> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
>
> Six pack abs is a question of body-fat. You need <10% for them to be
> visible.
>
> I'm just starting week 4 of this:
> http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/my_video_journal.html
>
> I don't expect to get ripped because it requires a bodybuilder's diet,
> which isn't worth it to me. But after only 3 weeks of the program, I
> feel every muscle in my body tightening up, and that IS worth the
> effort.
You can do all the wild exercise in the world, but it you don't eat
correctly, you will never look good. Diet plays a FAR bigger role in all of
this.
--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche
http://www.hardbopdrums.com/ >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Apr 20, 2007
Posts: 104
|
(Msg. 10) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights (more info?)
|
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Dec 30, 2007
Posts: 2
|
(Msg. 11) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
On Dec 30, 8:32 pm, rev wrote:
> > BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> > the outside of my arms is about 25".
>
> 25" puzzles me. Oh well
Sorry, that was retarded. I have no idea what I was typing there. If
you put a tape measure around my upper body at my shoulders, it's
59". That's what I meant by large-framed for my size.
Alas, it's presently 49" at my belly button and I wear a 40" waist. >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Dec 31, 2007
Posts: 2
|
(Msg. 12) Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights, others (more info?)
|
|
|
"Rob Schuh" wrote in message
>
>
> wrote in message
>
>>
>>
>>>> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
>>
>> Six pack abs is a question of body-fat. You need <10% for them to be
>> visible.
>>
>> I'm just starting week 4 of this:
>> http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/my_video_journal.html
>>
>> I don't expect to get ripped because it requires a bodybuilder's diet,
>> which isn't worth it to me. But after only 3 weeks of the program, I
>> feel every muscle in my body tightening up, and that IS worth the
>> effort.
>
>
> You can do all the wild exercise in the world, but it you don't eat
> correctly, you will never look good. Diet plays a FAR bigger role in all
> of this.
Not exactly true, at least not for everyone. I lift regularly *and* eat
like an idiot. Sure, I have a pretty puffy mid-section but my enormous ass
(in a good way), thighs, shoulders, biceps, and chest help detract from
that...somewhat.
As I tell to the ladies, I have a six pack, I just keep it in the mini
fridge. >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Jan 01, 2008
Posts: 1
|
(Msg. 13) Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:07 am
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
"Victor Velazquez" wrote in
>
>
> eat like an idiot.
A lifelong dream fulfilled...
> Sure, I have a pretty puffy mid-section
It's called a "pot belly".
>but my
> enormous ass (in a good way),
The last time I heard those words in the same sentance it was From
Oprah's mouth after she had just gained 200lbs.
>thighs, shoulders, biceps, and chest
> help detract from that...somewhat.
>
SOMEWHAT? You are a lardass.
> As I tell to the ladies, I have a six pack, I just keep it in the mini
> fridge.
>
And as they reply "I have a pussy, I just keep it away from fat guys
like you".
--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Dec 31, 2007
Posts: 2
|
(Msg. 14) Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:52 am
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights, others (more info?)
|
|
|
"humm" wrote in message
> "Victor Velazquez" wrote in
>
>> As I tell to the ladies, I have a six pack, I just keep it in the mini
>> fridge.
>>
>
> And as they reply "I have a pussy, I just keep it away from fat guys
> like you".
Hey douchebag, I was trying to keep it light. What are you so bitter about? >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Jan 01, 2008
Posts: 1
|
(Msg. 15) Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:30 pm
Post subject: Re: Six-pack abs possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: misc>fitness>weights, others (more info?)
|
|
|
On Dec 31 2007, 11:12 am, cloud dreamer wrote:
> Mitch@... wrote:
>
> >>> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
>
> > Six pack abs is a question of body-fat. You need <10% for them to be
> > visible.
>
> Haven't you heard from Peyton???? Unless you're under the age of 23 or a
> professional football player, it's probably not gonna happen....best you
> just buy some bigger shirts...
>
>
>
> --
>
> We must change the way we live,
> or the climate will do it for us.
I'm 73 and I just tell all those guys at the gym
Six Packs are nothing ..... I have a Keg...
Jake >> Stay informed about: Six-pack abs possible? |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
| Related Topics: | Six Pack Abs - Hello everyone. I am still new to this group, but have been doing bodybuilding for the last 3 years. I mostly focus on building six pack abs and maintaining them. I felt that it could be useful for other people who want to get some brilliant six packs..
THE TRUTH ABOUT SIX PACK ABS - THE TRUTH ABOUT SIX PACK ABS Ab belts, ab-rockers, ab-loungers, and other infomercial ab- gimmicks... they're all a complete waste of your time and money. Despite the misleading infomercials, the perfectly chiseled fitness models in the commercials did....
How To Get Six Pack Abs Fast - Your abdominal muscles, also known as your abs, are a crucial part of your physical health. Studies have shown that those with a "love handles" around their waistline are more liable to develop serious health related medical illnesses such as ...
The Truth about Six Pack Abs -
Six Pack Abs Are Only Possible When You Know These 3 Insid.. - Getting 6 pack abs is like trying to win the lottery just so that you can "be rich". In other words, there's no point in wanting to be rich if you have no idea how to control your money, what to spend it on or how to live the lifestyle of the r... |
|
You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Profile
Private Messages
Log in
