help me win a deal i've made...

[Fishbrain]

The deal is, if I can get a six pack (no time limit) then my girlfriend will give me something that I've wanted for quite a while...

I'm not really that fat but do have a bit of a beer belly. I just wanna know what the quickest way to lose the fat and tone up is? I've already stopped eating as many snacks, I've cut out McDonalds, KFC etc. What other foods should I stay away from/steer towards?

Also I've heard that situps aren't the best way too go about it, what exercises are best for this?

Thanks in advance!

[ElectrAcoustic]

1: Go to a gym
2: SWEAT
3: Eat right: veggies, low-carbs, fruits, protein
4: REPEAT...

[Barfly]

What's she gonna give you?

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Situps dont work your abs, do crunchs.

Also, go to the gym.

Also start doing some HIIT, like this:

http://www.cs.unm.edu/~wneumann/file...lla_cardio.pdf


And dude, your 20, it better be something nice like a bass , if its anything in kind, then she's ripping you off


Also, try and build up everything, nothing looks stupider than a weasily little guy with no muscle tone, other than a 6-pack

[Fishbrain]

maybe "giving me" is the wrong term, shall i say, "letting me do something" to her instead lol. i'll leave it at that for now :P

if i'm hittin the gym is it just runnin and bikes that i need to be on really?

also, whats the difference between a sit up and a crunch? thanks again

[meev992]

Originally Posted by Fishbrain

The deal is, if I can get a six pack (no time limit) then my girlfriend will give me something that I've wanted for quite a while...

lol, my mistake, I thought that you were talking about beer

Originally Posted by Fishbrain

I'm not really that fat but do have a bit of a beer belly. I just wanna know what the quickest way to lose the fat and tone up is?

The quickest way to tone up is to run and burn fat: In fact, most muscles are already pretty decent, it's the matter of burning the fat around them, that is the challenge.

Originally Posted by Fishbrain

Also I've heard that situps aren't the best way too go about it, what exercises are best for this?

This is where a knowledge of human physiology helps. Leg-lifts are good for lower abs. But again, the real challenge is burning the fat around your muscles. So you should probably be focused on running first.

[meev992]

Originally Posted by Fishbrain

maybe "giving me" is the wrong term, shall i say, "letting me do something" to her instead lol. i'll leave it at that for now :P

well isn't that wonderful, I have a six pack and my girlfriend doesn't even care, or offer "treats".

Originally Posted by Fishbrain

if i'm hittin the gym is it just runnin and bikes that i need to be on really?

in short, yes

[Tony G]

Originally Posted by Fishbrain

maybe "giving me" is the wrong term, shall i say, "letting me do something" to her instead lol. i'll leave it at that for now :P

So, it sounds like this Girl doesn't want to be with you intimately unless you get ripped.....is that what I'm to understand?

[santucci218]

Originally Posted by Barfly

What's she gonna give you?

sex!

[Fishbrain]

Originally Posted by santucci218

sex!

well we've been together for 2 years so not quite, but around that region hahah

[Fishbrain]

Originally Posted by meev992

well isn't that wonderful, I have a six pack and my girlfriend doesn't even care, or offer "treats".



in short, yes

thats where you're going wrong, if you set the standard too high its harder to impress! start off low and work your way up hahah

[meev992]

Originally Posted by Fishbrain

thats where you're going wrong, if you set the standard too high its harder to impress! start off low and work your way up hahah

oh wow

so that's my problem

And to Tony G, I believe it's every man's responsibility to be ripped. If the girl has a good physique worth playing mattress tag with, then one ought to earn it. I certainly do my part to stay in good shape.

Nobody wants a flabby tire...well, unless ur into more cushion for the pushin.

[Gumby4]

Originally Posted by Fishbrain

if i'm hittin the gym is it just runnin and bikes that i need to be on really?

No. Cycling or running gets you warmed up and gets the blood flowing. You also need to do some weight lifting or other non-impact muscle exercises to help stimulate fat burn.

also, whats the difference between a sit up and a crunch? thanks again

A normal sit up uses more than just the ab muscles. It's not a bad exercise but it is not a target exercise.

A crunch, when properly executed, uses only the ab muscles. Therefore the body movement is much less than the sit up. I'm sure you will be able to find one or to websites that can demonstrate a good crunch and some other similar exercises that will tone up ab muscles.

Remember a good exercise plan works the total body not just the target. It should look something like this:

1) Warm up - 20-30 minutes cycling or running
2) Stretch out - now that the muscle are warm properly stretch them - greatest way to prevent injury
3) Weightlifting/resistance training - 30 minutes min (use all muscle groups)
4) Target training - in your case the abs
5) Stretch out and cool down

[Tony G]

Originally Posted by meev992

oh wow

so that's my problem

And to Tony G, I believe it's every man's responsibility to be ripped. If the girl has a good physique worth playing mattress tag with, then one ought to earn it. I certainly do my part to stay in good shape.

Nobody wants a flabby tire...well, unless ur into more cushion for the pushin.

Try being a middle class white guy pushing 30, working 7am-5pm sitting in front of a computer all day, every day. The last time I was in shape was when I was about your age. College and career make it very hard to stay in shape, as well as marriage, having my first kid soon, so that brings stress on so many more levels. Don't try telling me to get off my ass and do something. I've heard it all before. It is a lot easier said than done. I've got a lot to do when I get home from work, and I have a lot to do when on the weekends as well. Finding the time, as well as the initiative to get to the gym isn't easy. Hopefully I can get a good routine going eventually, but trying to start working out on a regular basis is like trying to quit smoking after doing it for 20 years. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm just making excuses.

[Fishbrain]

Originally Posted by Gumby4

No. Cycling or running gets you warmed up and gets the blood flowing. You also need to do some weight lifting or other non-impact muscle exercises to help stimulate fat burn.



A normal sit up uses more than just the ab muscles. It's not a bad exercise but it is not a target exercise.

A crunch, when properly executed, uses only the ab muscles. Therefore the body movement is much less than the sit up. I'm sure you will be able to find one or to websites that can demonstrate a good crunch and some other similar exercises that will tone up ab muscles.

Remember a good exercise plan works the total body not just the target. It should look something like this:

1) Warm up - 20-30 minutes cycling or running
2) Stretch out - now that the muscle are warm properly stretch them - greatest way to prevent injury
3) Weightlifting/resistance training - 30 minutes min (use all muscle groups)
4) Target training - in your case the abs
5) Stretch out and cool down

thanks for that

[meev992]

Originally Posted by Tony G

\ Hopefully I can get a good routine going eventually, but trying to start working out on a regular basis is like trying to quit smoking after doing it for 20 years. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm just making excuses.

been smoking for a year, currently quitting, and if I keep up this new exercise regimen then I should be smoke free

I had no idea it was so simple, either choose to lose my six-pack, or stay on expensive cancer sticks.

and if I give the impression of being high and mighty, I apoligize.

But certainly, if the bowflex bass player can be in good shape, so can I

[casualmadness]

Originally Posted by Tony G

Try being a middle class white guy pushing 30, working 7am-5pm sitting in front of a computer all day, every day. The last time I was in shape was when I was about your age. College and career make it very hard to stay in shape, as well as marriage, having my first kid soon, so that brings stress on so many more levels. Don't try telling me to get off my ass and do something. I've heard it all before. It is a lot easier said than done. I've got a lot to do when I get home from work, and I have a lot to do when on the weekends as well. Finding the time, as well as the initiative to get to the gym isn't easy. Hopefully I can get a good routine going eventually, but trying to start working out on a regular basis is like trying to quit smoking after doing it for 20 years. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm just making excuses.

+ a billion...
I was in awesome shape in my early 20's. Then after college I joined the military and stayed in great shape...until I came out and found myself with a wife and a job that put me in front of a computer everyday, all day. Then throw full time graduate school in the mix and "staying ripped" just isn't posslbe. I still excercise. I excercise everyday; even if it's just a walk around my neighborhood. But spending a few hours a day in the gym so that I can get a sixpack...ain't gonna happen.

[casualmadness]

Originally Posted by meev992

if the bowflex bass player can be in good shape, so can I

That guy sucks...

[Asa Samuel]

Originally Posted by Gumby4

1) Warm up - 20-30 minutes cycling or running
2) Stretch out - now that the muscle are warm properly stretch them - greatest way to prevent injury
3) Weightlifting/resistance training - 30 minutes min (use all muscle groups)
4) Target training - in your case the abs
5) Stretch out and cool down

Any tips on finding out a weightlifting/resistance training guide at use with this regimen?

Also what about target area? (abs)

EDIT: For the target area should i equal out exercises with obliques and the rectus abdominis or should i do one after the other or what?

Thanks.

[meev992]

Originally Posted by casualmadness

That guy sucks...

I hear he sports Eden gear