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DMT Posts: 17 Joined: 2004/01/09	2004/02/23, 01:40 PM I keep hearing that in order to get a six pack you have to use weights. Well what exactly do you do?
	2004/02/23, 01:55 PM Hold a plate on your stomach during crunches. Hold a dumbell between your feet during leglifts. Try doing cable crunches if you have the cable machine. Welcome to FT . -------------- Some times life is like herding cats. Charlie
DMT Posts: 17 Joined: 2004/01/09	2004/02/23, 04:03 PM Thanks, but how do you holda dumbell between your feet?
dogboy99nz Posts: 40 Joined: 2003/04/20	2004/02/23, 04:04 PM Very very carefully. -------------- Aaron
	2004/02/23, 04:05 PM Just clamp your feet together tightly. Works for leg raises and leg tucks. -------------- Some times life is like herding cats. Charlie
Ogun Posts: 559 Joined: 2002/08/11	2004/02/23, 11:52 PM Try holding the plate cross-armed (so it doesn't knock your head off on the down swing) like I'm doing in one of my pics. I do about 20 with 45 lbs or 40 with 35 lbs. The heavy weight may be too heavy (ask the veterans of bodybuilding, I just don't know) but it forces you to take it slow, and it is resistance, so it makes sense to me. -------------- --There are no versions of the truth.-- Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park II
DMT Posts: 17 Joined: 2004/01/09	2004/02/24, 01:28 PM THanks a lot guys
Logger Posts: 126 Joined: 2002/05/02	2004/02/24, 04:39 PM you don't need weights. i got my six pack back when in 5th grade without weights, i just had my body weight. i did leg raises, crunches, and side twists. i would do 2 or 3 sets till of as many reps as possible till i had to have someone stand me back up. it took a few months before it showed. i still only use body weight and my stomach is envied by very respected wrestlers and competitive bodybuilders of my town and school. -------------- free your mind -Logger
soccerpride Posts: 11 Joined: 2003/10/06	2004/02/24, 05:05 PM i have a problem with my stomach. i can feel my 6 pack but it doesnt show through cuz i have fat which i am working on getting read of, but the problem is my belly sticks out and isnt flat. What should i do so my stomach gets flatter and doesnt stick out and also workout my lower abs and sides? thanks
Logger Posts: 126 Joined: 2002/05/02	2004/02/24, 08:37 PM try to change your diet to reduce the fat on your stomach. reverse crunches and side twists or side bends. use this website to take a look at exercises of specific body parts: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/WaistWt.html :dumbbell: -------------- free your mind -Logger
	2004/02/24, 09:44 PM logger, you da man . Things change with age. At 16 I was on a state record 440 relay team. At 50 I'm not anymore. Later on you will have to work harder for that 6 pack little bro. Keep training. -------------- Some times life is like herding cats. Charlie
Ogun Posts: 559 Joined: 2002/08/11	2004/02/24, 09:46 PM you're right; I think what we need to differ between is a "six pack" and "muscle growth." As you know, levels of resistance that constantly increase are necessary for muscle growth. There are differences between six-packs, 8-packs, and awesome abs. Resistance can make that difference. ============ Quoting from logger: you don't need weights. i got my six pack back when in 5th grade without weights, i just had my body weight. i did leg raises, crunches, and side twists. i would do 2 or 3 sets till of as many reps as possible till i had to have someone stand me back up. it took a few months before it showed. i still only use body weight and my stomach is envied by very respected wrestlers and competitive bodybuilders of my town and school. ============= -------------- --There are no versions of the truth.-- Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park II
DMT Posts: 17 Joined: 2004/01/09	2004/02/29, 09:19 PM what is the difference between crunches and doing actual sit ups? I always hear from people to do crunches. Which one works better?
	2004/02/29, 09:36 PM Sit ups are hard on your back. Crunches aren't. -------------- Some times life is like herding cats. Charlie
Hellscream Posts: 272 Joined: 2004/02/25	2004/04/05, 10:52 AM 6 pack is one thing, how about 8pack, or is that genetics?
Speeder Posts: 226 Joined: 2003/03/14	2004/04/05, 02:25 PM Screw the 8 pack...I'm going for one of those 28 packs right now..haha Another thing that was not mentioned, that I feel really hits the abs, and allows you to add resistance is cable crunches. Try these, you will be surprised at the weight you can throw at your abs too!!