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Sep 4, 2008. 8:53 PMwolf555hound
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and natalie teeger, Captian Stottlemeyer, and that other dude..
Jul 10, 2008. 5:33 PMkillarowa
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ADDED POINT.... Do not add weight to your ab workout, well not excessive weight. reason being, you can have a beer belly like adrianmonk, but have the six pack still show!--this is caused from keeping the fat on, and using weights to get the 6 pack out. Either buy sitting in a machine, or doing decline situps with weight on your chest. but hey, a nice 6packed beer belly aint to shabby!
...that's not my belly...and no, it's not possible to have such belly fat and still have a six pack.
Jul 16, 2008. 4:06 PMkillarowa
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I can only say you can..... If a fat guy wants abs to show, he has 2 options: do ab workouts with heavy weights, (like decline situps while holding weight) and pump up some muscle under all that fat till it shows - OR - cardio, cardio, cardio..... emphasis on the cardio, not just ab workouts, and BLAM, abs!
Well, if you have seen it, I guess I was wrong...IMO, that's a little gross though, to have humongous muscles under tons of fat...:/
Jun 7, 2008. 10:45 PMold_bass_masta
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havent crunches been scientifically proven to be ineffective? i have difficulty with them cuz of my longer torso :\ thats why floor wipers are crazy fun im toying with the spartan workout instructable
Jun 16, 2008. 4:17 PMtheburn7
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you must be watching those incorrect commercials like Total Gym
Thank you! I cannot believe all the people who are saying crunches are not safe or don't work or are the wrong way of going about getting a six pack!
Jun 18, 2008. 8:37 PMold_bass_masta
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well, it depends, they can be harmful, they may not work if you arent doing them right either, so id just do it another way that doesnt require to as much knowledge (lazy teenager) i said they were ineffective,i should have said ineffecient, you can get more muscle doing other exercises. Dont forget to leave a day inbetween hard workouts for body recoup
Thank you for clarifying that. Crunches are inefficient, compared to some exercises, but they are still a legitimate exercise.
Good point on leaving a day between workouts.
Good point on leaving a day between workouts.
No, they haven't. I look forward to your instructable.
Jun 8, 2008. 11:19 AMold_bass_masta
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My friend. i published it today. :D there are like no pictures so it sucks
Oh...I just saw the other six pack ible by sheich...after I posted. I didn't even see it! Never read it! Didn't copy from it! Just FYI...
Apr 24, 2008. 10:09 PMsheich
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No problem at all! We're all just trying to better one another.... I suppose anyways......
May 10, 2008. 7:15 AMMatrixEagle15
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lol i love reading repeat instructalbes 1:for the comic relief 2:provides variety of ideas
No one mentioned the form that you recommend: It's not a good idea to put your hands behind your head. When you're trying to do the crunch, you want pure abdominal muscles to be worked; with your hands behind your head, you'll subconsciously pull up. It's not good for your neck to be pulling like that. Instead, try keeping your arms on your chest. Two other good exercises for abs are keeping your body in a U shape for as long as you can. (Legs in the air, bend your torso up to be parallel. The other is bicycles. For that, lay on your back and pretend like your pedaling a bike.
Thanks for the correction! I forgot, you are suposed to put your arms on your chest. Thanks again!
Apr 23, 2008. 1:33 PMoliverjenks
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This is an introduction to the abdominal crunch exercise. This completely misses the target on obtaining a six pack. A six pack is a result of low body fat, not muscle mass. A six pack appears when you have a low percentage of body fat, not well exercised abdominal muscles. It is a myth that crunches (or any ab-focused exercises) alone will result in a six-pack. Studies have shown that there is no such thing as spot reduction in fat loss. Exercising a particular muscle group does not magically cause nearby fat to effervesce away. I suggest a consultation with a professional trainer who understands physiology and possibly bio-chemistry. Also be sure to find a reputable trainer, just because they work at your local gym does not make them an expert. For the record I would suggest requesting an appropriate weight training regime. The more muscle mass you can build, the more energy you will burn, and the less fat you will carry.
Apr 24, 2008. 10:07 PMsheich
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This is the best response I've read to anything in a while and completely agree. kudos to you!
The thing is, your instructable says about the same things as mine! I just looked at it, and while yours is longer, you are advocating first losing weight and then doing crunches to get six pack abs. I do not really understand why you do not like mine...however if my instructable is not accepted into the contest in a couple of days, I will still vote for yours as it is a very nice instructable. :)
Depend on just how many crunches you do lol but then again at as little as a calorie a go you could be there a while... Building muscles however increases metabolic rate, you consume more calories doing nothing and increases weight loss as well as making it easier to lose initial wieght, until you hit the walls, basically where calorie intake and usage are in almost equilibrium, then you either have to train harder to lose more fat or eat less to lose it...
nevermind, I didn't see the bottom bit before, just ignore my repeating you...
No no, I appreciate having someone back me up. :) Thank you!
Hello! Thank you for your feedback on my instructable. I completely agree that low body fat is necessary to show muscles, hence step one: lose weight. I also completely agree that spot reduction is a myth. The point of the crunches is not to reduce fat at the belly area, but rather to build up the muscles underneath. While it is true that you can see the muscles with low body fat, surely you will agree that to get a "ripped six pack" or "washboard abs" such as is shown in the first picture(well, it's a statue, but...), you must substantially build up the muscles.
Apr 24, 2008. 8:33 PMduck-lemon
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i got a siz pack and i'm 12 and weigh 35kg it's not that hard just do crunches and stay slim
Oh! I was going to refer them to you, I remember you said in an ible that you got a six pack from doing crunches. Way to go!
Apr 24, 2008. 9:14 PMduck-lemon
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thanks and also since you have an instructable on how to get a six pack do you?
Apr 24, 2008. 12:37 PMladiesman247
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how do you get a 6-pack if you weigh a 120 lbs. and are 13 years old........
Same exact way. Age dosen't really change anything, except that you may gain weight in the normal course of maturation. Make sure that you are not flabby, and to get a really defined six pack do these exercises. But oliverjenks is right in that low body fat is necessary in order to observe the underlying muscles.
Apr 25, 2008. 5:00 PMmulder
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a 13 year old should not be trying to gain muscle. Not only will it be very difficult to do so, 'forcing' the body to expend its energy producing muscle instead of growing will stunt growth.
It's perfectly fine for an adolescent to work out and gain muscle mass. As a matter of fact is is encouraged by doctors, dieticians, and other health care professionals.
May 2, 2008. 4:31 PMXCabooseO
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I'm now 14, and a level 10 gymnast... I work out 4 hours a day every day... and obviously have a six-pack otherwise commenting would just be silly... and I'd have to say the easily the hardest ab workout would be a hold, (where you lay on your back and lift your legs and chest off the ground and keep your arms straight and in front of you)... it is dangerous and can stunt your growth, but it is necessary to remain healthy by at least staying in shape... (and btw, i do one two minute hold on my back, roll onto my stomach and hold for two more minutes, and repeat them both one more time)
May 22, 2008. 10:10 PMCat on my Lap
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Anything that's 'dangerous and can stunt your growth' shouldn't be considered necessary...By that logic, a great deal of chemical abuse falls into that category as well as oppressive-compulsive lifestyles. The only reason adolescent work-outs are suddenly being encourages is because a startling (depending on your awareness) number of them are out of shape and borderline obese--much like the rest of the US (based on that nationality assumption). Keep in mind that force should not be applied from the hands or arms during these exercises, as you can seriously injure your neck. Don't forget planks, they're quite grueling as well.
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