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Old 12-06-2006, 07:19 AM
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I want more defined abs! Give me the best workout EVAR!
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Old 12-06-2006, 08:48 AM
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yes me too, something i'll remember to do, because after enough crunches my back hurts and i forget to do them for a few weeks :(
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Old 12-06-2006, 03:39 PM
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i like using the frame thing... i don't know wtf its called.
has armrests and no floor. hold yourself up with your arms, and then you can do the abs with your legs instead of your back.

have a partner 'fight' you. you push your legs up, he throws them back, and you fight it with negative resitance.

go side to side to hit the obliques too
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Old 12-06-2006, 03:53 PM
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all i do right now is situps on a ball and some weird ass oblique things... they work fairly well though.
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Old 12-06-2006, 05:40 PM
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A Swedish Ball? I think that's what those are called? Anyways, using those are great. Helps your stability too. I get so bored of doing crunches and such, so when I'm working out with someone else I like to do medicine ball work outs.
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Old 12-06-2006, 07:15 PM
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i don't know what it's called... it's one of those that is like 1/3 ball with a plastic platform on the other side... i don't know if you know what i'm talking about by that description, if not i'll find a picture of it. and medicine ball workouts are bad ass.
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Incline abs with weight on your chest.
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Here is one of my work outs that really has helped me out: The only thing that changes after a set of 25 crunches is the position of your legs. Hope this makes sense:

Start with your entire body flat on the ground. Do 25 crunches.

Once you finish those 25, immediately bend your needs up so that your tail bone and feet remain on the floor but your knees maked approximately a 30-45 degree angel. Do another 25 crunches.

Following this set drop those bent knees to the right side and do 25 crunches.

Then take the knees to the left and do 25.

Bring the knees back up but this time feet off the floor and the knees make a 90 degree angel. Do 25 crunches.

Fllowing this set, straighten out your knees so that only your head neck back and tail bone are still on the ground, BUT your feet are up towards the sky. Do another set of 25 crunches with the goal of touching your nose to your knees.

Following this set, with the feet still up towards the sky, lift your butt and SQUEEZ it. 25 times.

End with the bicycle style crunches (25) in which your right and left knee alternate getting closer to you and further away, basically pedal a bike while doing a sit up.



Try this work out every other day for a week or so and you will see some results!
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Here is one of my work outs that really has helped me out: The only thing that changes after a set of 25 crunches is the position of your legs. Hope this makes sense:

Start with your entire body flat on the ground. Do 25 crunches.

Once you finish those 25, immediately bend your needs up so that your tail bone and feet remain on the floor but your knees maked approximately a 30-45 degree angel. Do another 25 crunches.

Following this set drop those bent knees to the right side and do 25 crunches.

Then take the knees to the left and do 25.

Bring the knees back up but this time feet off the floor and the knees make a 90 degree angel. Do 25 crunches.

Fllowing this set, straighten out your knees so that only your head neck back and tail bone are still on the ground, BUT your feet are up towards the sky. Do another set of 25 crunches with the goal of touching your nose to your knees.

Following this set, with the feet still up towards the sky, lift your butt and SQUEEZ it. 25 times.

End with the bicycle style crunches (25) in which your right and left knee alternate getting closer to you and further away, basically pedal a bike while doing a sit up.



Try this work out every other day for a week or so and you will see some results!


jesus, you should make a video or something, i don't think even if i wrote all those down i could remember to do it all while working out haha.
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Old 12-09-2006, 12:34 AM
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Here is one of my work outs that really has helped me out: The only thing that changes after a set of 25 crunches is the position of your legs. Hope this makes sense:

Start with your entire body flat on the ground. Do 25 crunches.

Once you finish those 25, immediately bend your needs up so that your tail bone and feet remain on the floor but your knees maked approximately a 30-45 degree angel. Do another 25 crunches.

Following this set drop those bent knees to the right side and do 25 crunches.

Then take the knees to the left and do 25.

Bring the knees back up but this time feet off the floor and the knees make a 90 degree angel. Do 25 crunches.

Fllowing this set, straighten out your knees so that only your head neck back and tail bone are still on the ground, BUT your feet are up towards the sky. Do another set of 25 crunches with the goal of touching your nose to your knees.

Following this set, with the feet still up towards the sky, lift your butt and SQUEEZ it. 25 times.

End with the bicycle style crunches (25) in which your right and left knee alternate getting closer to you and further away, basically pedal a bike while doing a sit up.



Try this work out every other day for a week or so and you will see some results!
weren't you the one that said your boyfriend said you were putting on weight? i could only WISH to do that workout right now
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Old 12-13-2006, 02:14 AM
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yep, he does tell me I am fat when he gets mad at me. BUT doing that workout really does help with the abs, and it takes only about 5min.
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For everyone lookin for great abs. I'll tell you right now its 95% to do with bodyfat, not the actual muscles. everyone has abs its just a matter of how much fat is on top of them... and losing fat is about 80% diet and 20% exercise... so... if you want abs start looking at your diet! (which is why unless you naturally have a metabolism through the roof they are hard to get :P)
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yeah I really need to lose the fat so you can actually see my abs.
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damn and i tried cindy's routine like 4 times, but my neck was really hurting the next day haha.
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(which is why unless you naturally have a metabolism through the roof they are hard to get :P)
i hate those people...
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