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Mostly do sit ups and crunches and try to be really active. I play basketball and football and also have a job so I'm pretty active and I got a 6 pack.
I would say just stay active, do a lot of sit ups, and don't eat to much junk food.
I would say just stay active, do a lot of sit ups, and don't eat to much junk food.
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Eli wrote Mostly do sit ups and crunches and try to be really active. I play basketball and football and also have a job so I'm pretty active and I got a 6 pack.
I would say just stay active, do a lot of sit ups, and don't eat to much junk food.
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I'm pretty much exactly 10 stone and I have the opposite problem. I'm quite skinny and I really don't know how to put on weight. I eat so much and stay the same, I also work out a lot but nothing happens haha.
9 stone is nothing really. 57 kg is not a lot.
As for actually gaining muscle try doing lots of ab workouts, you don't need to go to a gym. Just do sit-ups and legs raises. Or you could try this if you want to do home workouts.
9 stone is nothing really. 57 kg is not a lot.
As for actually gaining muscle try doing lots of ab workouts, you don't need to go to a gym. Just do sit-ups and legs raises. Or you could try this if you want to do home workouts.
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Sempiternal wrote I'm pretty much exactly 10 stone and I have the opposite problem. I'm quite skinny and I really don't know how to put on weight. I eat so much and stay the same, I also work out a lot but nothing happens haha.Lol, i'm skinny i would say, like arms are skinny, legs are fine just my belly, just want to get rid of belly fat xD. I'll take those points into consideration, thanks for the reply my friend. Sent you some +REP for your response.
9 stone is nothing really. 57 kg is not a lot.
As for actually gaining muscle try doing lots of ab workouts, you don't need to go to a gym. Just do sit-ups and legs raises. Or you could try this if you want to do home workouts.
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Ciniti wroteSempiternal wrote I'm pretty much exactly 10 stone and I have the opposite problem. I'm quite skinny and I really don't know how to put on weight. I eat so much and stay the same, I also work out a lot but nothing happens haha.Lol, i'm skinny i would say, like arms are skinny, legs are fine just my belly, just want to get rid of belly fat xD. I'll take those points into consideration, thanks for the reply my friend. Sent you some +REP for your response.
9 stone is nothing really. 57 kg is not a lot.
As for actually gaining muscle try doing lots of ab workouts, you don't need to go to a gym. Just do sit-ups and legs raises. Or you could try this if you want to do home workouts.
No worries man thanks for the REP
It's all hard work and dedication really, depends how much you want it really. I'd also definitely recommend a good diet. Make sure you're eating all the right stuff and that will already make a huge difference.
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This is what I do and I have a six pack
15 situps
15 crunches
15 revearse crunches
30 Russian twists keep legs off the ground to isolate abs
15 toe touches
15 modified v sits
Do 3 sets of that everyday then after them sets I do 2 min plank 30 sec rest 1:30 plank 30 sec rest 1 min planks 30 sec rest then 30 sec plank 30 sec rest sometimes I add in sideplabks to works the sides of your abs to burn it. Because I feel sometimes the Russian twists aren't enough .
Hope this helps
15 situps
15 crunches
15 revearse crunches
30 Russian twists keep legs off the ground to isolate abs
15 toe touches
15 modified v sits
Do 3 sets of that everyday then after them sets I do 2 min plank 30 sec rest 1:30 plank 30 sec rest 1 min planks 30 sec rest then 30 sec plank 30 sec rest sometimes I add in sideplabks to works the sides of your abs to burn it. Because I feel sometimes the Russian twists aren't enough .
Hope this helps
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1. Do sit ups. Lie on the floor, feet on the floor, knees up and hands crossed on your chest. Have someone hold your feet down, or wedge them underneath something heavy. Sit all the way up, lifting your lower back off the floor along with your shoulder blades. Keep your back straight (no hunching). Lower yourself down. Repeat.
Once this becomes relatively easy for you (i.e. you can do a quite a bit with ease) start adding more challenges. Find an incline bench. Do weighted sit ups. Hold a weight on your chest while you do these. As these become easier, hold heavier and heavier weights.
2nd. Do crunches. Lie on the floor (with or without a mat) with your arms in front of your chest or with your hands lightly touching your temples (never behind your head). Bend your knees. Raise your shoulders (upper torso) towards your knees, using strictly your abdominal muscles.
It is very important to not lift your entire back off the floor, as this can cause back strain. Additionally, the extended movement does not help you develop six pack abs any faster.
The most important part of the crunch is the initial flexing of your abs as you lift your shoulders off the floor. As soon as you begin lifting off the floor, exhale through your mouth, ending with a gasp once your shoulders are off the floor.
Pause for a second once you are at the top of the crunch and exhale the last bit of air from your diaphragm while flexing your abs. Lower back down slowly and controlled while inhaling through your nose, just until your shoulder blades touch the ground. Do not let your head touch the ground.
3rd. Do leg lifts. Lie on the floor, legs straight out, hands at your sides. Lift your legs straight up (not bending your knees at all) until they're at a 90 degree angle (or close). Lower your legs and repeat without letting your legs touch the floor.
For more of a challenge, use a parallel bar at a gym to raise yourself up using your arms as support and dangle your legs.
Easy: Just raise your knees to your chest. Keep your knees bent and your legs underneath your thighs.
Medium: Raise your legs to a horizontal position with your legs straight and outstretched. This helps firm up the lower abdomen.
Hard: If you're truly a monster, try doing leg lifts with a medicine ball hanging from your feet. Or, hang from a pull up bar and raise your legs in front of you all the way up to the bar, keeping your legs straight.
Warnings: Don't over work yourself. This will hurt you more than it helps.
Know your limits.
Try to keep a steady eating routine. It will throw your body off if you skip a meal and starve yourself only to stuff your face later. Avoid such situations as much as possible. If you go hungry for an extended period of time your metabolism will slow down. The body, thinking that no food is available tries to make the best of what it has and goes into power-saving mode. Whilst on 'power-saving' mode, the body will supplement its carbohydrates (being burnt for energy) with the proteins in your muscles. What this means is that you are in fact eating back into that six pack just to try to make it show through.
Do not be ashamed of yourself, if your abs do not show at first. It takes time.
Do not fall for "miracle diets", even ones that sound healthy. Some diets may help you lose weight or gain muscle fast, though specialized diets (focusing on a certain food group or product) are often unpleasant to follow and rarely provide enough nutrients. You can still eat lots of food and lose weight, you just need to avoid exceeding the recommended amount of fat intake per day, as well as get as many nutrients as possible.
I also want to get abs, that's how I know some of this..
Looked up on wiki how to explain the exercises
Once this becomes relatively easy for you (i.e. you can do a quite a bit with ease) start adding more challenges. Find an incline bench. Do weighted sit ups. Hold a weight on your chest while you do these. As these become easier, hold heavier and heavier weights.
2nd. Do crunches. Lie on the floor (with or without a mat) with your arms in front of your chest or with your hands lightly touching your temples (never behind your head). Bend your knees. Raise your shoulders (upper torso) towards your knees, using strictly your abdominal muscles.
It is very important to not lift your entire back off the floor, as this can cause back strain. Additionally, the extended movement does not help you develop six pack abs any faster.
The most important part of the crunch is the initial flexing of your abs as you lift your shoulders off the floor. As soon as you begin lifting off the floor, exhale through your mouth, ending with a gasp once your shoulders are off the floor.
Pause for a second once you are at the top of the crunch and exhale the last bit of air from your diaphragm while flexing your abs. Lower back down slowly and controlled while inhaling through your nose, just until your shoulder blades touch the ground. Do not let your head touch the ground.
3rd. Do leg lifts. Lie on the floor, legs straight out, hands at your sides. Lift your legs straight up (not bending your knees at all) until they're at a 90 degree angle (or close). Lower your legs and repeat without letting your legs touch the floor.
For more of a challenge, use a parallel bar at a gym to raise yourself up using your arms as support and dangle your legs.
Easy: Just raise your knees to your chest. Keep your knees bent and your legs underneath your thighs.
Medium: Raise your legs to a horizontal position with your legs straight and outstretched. This helps firm up the lower abdomen.
Hard: If you're truly a monster, try doing leg lifts with a medicine ball hanging from your feet. Or, hang from a pull up bar and raise your legs in front of you all the way up to the bar, keeping your legs straight.
Warnings: Don't over work yourself. This will hurt you more than it helps.
Know your limits.
Try to keep a steady eating routine. It will throw your body off if you skip a meal and starve yourself only to stuff your face later. Avoid such situations as much as possible. If you go hungry for an extended period of time your metabolism will slow down. The body, thinking that no food is available tries to make the best of what it has and goes into power-saving mode. Whilst on 'power-saving' mode, the body will supplement its carbohydrates (being burnt for energy) with the proteins in your muscles. What this means is that you are in fact eating back into that six pack just to try to make it show through.
Do not be ashamed of yourself, if your abs do not show at first. It takes time.
Do not fall for "miracle diets", even ones that sound healthy. Some diets may help you lose weight or gain muscle fast, though specialized diets (focusing on a certain food group or product) are often unpleasant to follow and rarely provide enough nutrients. You can still eat lots of food and lose weight, you just need to avoid exceeding the recommended amount of fat intake per day, as well as get as many nutrients as possible.
I also want to get abs, that's how I know some of this..
Looked up on wiki how to explain the exercises
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Well, do some fitness in your house, on your lounge chair do some lift up kinda things (put both of your hands on either side of the arm rests, and lift your self up and down), do some press ups in your bedroom, go outside and do some running.
But 9 stone isn't fat, I'm 9 stone as well, and I've got a straight belly lol
But 9 stone isn't fat, I'm 9 stone as well, and I've got a straight belly lol
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You really don't need to lose weight. 9 Stone is underweight if you are taller than 6ft. I'm 5 ft 11 and weight 10 stone 7lbs and I'm a normal weight/size. Instead of losing weight you need to tone up. At home, do sit ups and other at home exercises, go on youtube and search for a workouts, there's tonnes. Also eat less unhealthy foods. Just remember to work out on other parts of your body too, not just your stomach.
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JM- wrote You really don't need to lose weight. 9 Stone is underweight if you are taller than 6ft. I'm 5 ft 11 and weight 10 stone 7lbs and I'm a normal weight/size. Instead of losing weight you need to tone up. At home, do sit ups and other at home exercises, go on youtube and search for a workouts, there's tonnes. Also eat less unhealthy foods. Just remember to work out on other parts of your body too, not just your stomach.
Yea I guess I need to tone up. Well I'll try something's at home then, hopefully the belly goes away .
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