Question:
Realistic goal or not? Suggestions, comments, etc. appreciated?
2008-12-24 09:31:53 UTC
My goal is to nicely tone my abs by late Feb or early March. I am 16 (going to be 17 in March), and 115 lbs or so (give or take) but not more than 120, and I'm 5'1''. My abs are a little bit toned and I can see the obliques pretty good. The gym is going to be closed these couple of days due to the holidays, but I'll try to go if it's open and I am not busy with the holiday planning etc. However, I plan to getting back on it as soon as it's all over. I have a pretty intense cardio workout and do abs 4-5 days a week. Also, I watch what I eat. Do you think it is a realistic goal to have my abs at their best in late Feb or early March? If not, what is more realistic? Also, any suggestions, comments, etc. are appreciated. Thanks!
Four answers:
2008-12-24 09:40:46 UTC
Depends on how smartly you go about it.



You have to eat cleanly - abs are made in the kitchen basically. Here is what you need to know:



Nutrition (80% of the deal):



Get your carbs mainly from leafy vegetables and some fruit, get your protein from lean meat and egg whites etc, and make sure you eat enough (good) fat - like almonds.



Do not eat bad carbs like pasta, bread, cereal, rice or any type of grain food. This may come as a surprise but these kind of foods have a nutritional value close to zero and they make you store bodyfat. Simply put, humans aren't designed to eat these artificial foods so it's no wonder people are so obese nowadays.



I (highly) recommend "Mastering the Zone" by Barry Sears.



Exercise:



You can't spot-reduce, so forget about crunches etc for now. You have to reduce overall bodyfat to get definition, so concentrate on doing that.



High intensity, short duration, non-machine is what you should be thinking. An hour on the exercise bike maybe the norm, but you would be much better off doing simple interval training (go to your local football field and sprint around half the field and walk around the other half. Repeat ten times without rest. Scale according to ability. Do this twice a week at most). There is no-one about at 7:00a.m. so there's no excuse!



Twice a week of 20 minutes running may not sound very much, but it you do it properly (i.e. you're very out of breath at the end) then it will work at least ten times better than medium intensity work (no exaggeration). Interval training is just so simple, but wildly effective.



Edit: Okay, you do interval training. That's great. But how's your eating?



I still think that ab work is a waste of time. You are slowly strengthening them but it's not doing anything to remove the fat that surrounds them.
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Zzzzz
2008-12-24 09:41:08 UTC
That's not out of perportion, i could see that happening, if you have a goal, go for it. You may be suprised what your capable of doing, I don't think that's inrealistic at all, you'll do just fine i know it :)

-Karlie
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2008-12-24 09:41:46 UTC
i dont know, ull have to find out. BUT anything is possible.


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