Just wondering how to get abs and stuff like that, i’m sorta thin but my tummy’s just soft.
I’m not a very active person, but i guess i’ll be willing to try pretty much anything.
Maybe some workout guides will help.

Get those greens into your diet for lunch and dinner. Just remember that a six pack does not make you strong. Some kid who doesn’t have a six pack could be ten times stronger.

whats a good exercise routine to get a 6 pack .. i guessi shud say how can i shw my 6 pack i got it i need to lose some fat? .. diet?

Well you need to lose body fat of course. By doing crunches and sit ups will build up your ab muscles, but you have two layers of fat, an inner layer and an outer layer of fat. The sit ups and crunches will help you burn the inner layer of fat while leaving you to deal with the outer layer of fat. The best way to get ripped abs is to burn the outer layer of fat by increasing your metabolism. I highly recommend you eat plenty of grapes, pomegranates. If you can get your hands on an acai berry supplement, you will be on your way to awesome abs. If you can get on pull up bars, do that and do leg raises. This works really well at burning the outer layer of fat. It sounds the same as sit ups, but it isn’t. So do those. Check out http://bestwaytogetripped.com/ if you want to learn of an acai based supplement that can boost your metabolism so you can be on your way to getting ripped!

Hi,
I have been weightlifting for about 4 years. Not too much and off and on. I have built up a ok, tone looking body. Here is what it looks like:

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Ok, now, what do I have to do to REALLY get my abs to pop? Here is what I do and eat:
I do cardio every day HIIT cardio (High intensity for 1 min then low intensity for 1.30 min) I do this 15 mins at lunch 15 mins at dinner

{Everything is low weight/high rep}
Monday= Back and biceps / 15 min Tues= Chest and Triceps
Tuesday = Chest and triceps
Wednesday=Shoulders/abs
Thurs = Rest
Friday=Start over
Etc…
I switch up my weight lifting reguraly
Diet:
I try not to eat carbs, but I find it hard to get full with out them. What in the world is a 17 year old supposed to eat? I just cant starve myself for these abs, I have to be able to eat bread or else Ill just get hungry and splurge on something fattening
Heres the list
Lightly salted peanuts
Grilled Chicken
White Rice
Cheerios with splenda
Tea (Green , black, etc)
Carrots
Broccoli,
Celery
Pretty much all the vegetables
I eat A LOT of peanut butter, it keeps me full… for a little bit
45 calorie bread, usually 6 pieces a day
Sandwhiches
So what am I doing wrong? I really want my abs to pop. They are already there, I just need to get that tiny bit of fat around my waist off. What do I eat to stay full? I am ALWAYS hungry! Always always! I am always eating (healthy food, usually low calorie bread, cheerios, or whatever) I drink lots of water. I mean, seriously, how does a 17 year do to finally get his abs to pop? What do I add or take away from my diet?
Please everyone, I seriously have been battling this out for ripped abs for years and I am seriously doing something wrong. What is it? Please help.
Thank you so much

Do abs for 30 mins. hard 3 times a week, Your cardio is good but try having a higher high intensity to low intensity ratio….Mine is 1 min high 20 sec low for 10- 15 minutes, Medium weight squating and holding form also works your core….and you must work them from all angles…do different abs workouts so your muscles don’t become used to it

run a mile or two a day. do about 30 sit ups or crunches on the chair(id figure its like doin them on a excercise ball), then side 30 side crunches and a like 10 leg lifts twice a day. p.s i dont want ridiculous ripped abs, just visible

well your just not doin enough core exercise so it would take a while

Any tips on how to get six pack abs? I’m 18 and go to the gym about 4 times a week training bi’s, tri’s, shoulders, back, chest, legs…i have 5 or 6 small meals a day and drink protein shakes in between to pack on muscle…but now i fancy a ripping six pack too, any ideas how i can pack on muscle in every other body part, but also get a ripped six pack too? cheers
Here are 6 of the best abdominal exercises you can do with dumbbells:

Exercise #1: Bulgarian Split Squats

* Dumbbell squats already do a great job of working your abs. The Bulgarian split squat places even more stress on your abdominals. To do this movement, stand a foot or two in front of a bench, facing away from it.
* Hold a dumbbell in each hand. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Try and keep your back straight and chest out. Lift on foot and place it behind on the bench.
* From this position, squat as low as you can. Stand back up. After you’ve completed all the repetitions with one foot, switch feet.

Exercise #2: One Arm Dumbbell Floor Press

* One arm exercises are great for training your abs. For this movement, lay down with your back flat on the floor. Bend your knees and place your feet on the floor.
* Hold a dumbbell in one arm, with the other arm out to the side for balance. Press the dumbbell off the floor and over your head. Keep it steady at chest level.
* From this position, you can also contract your abdominals and perform a slight crunch, bringing the shoulder with the dumbbell off the ground. After you’ve completed all the repetitions on one side, repeat on the other side.

Exercise #3: DB Alternating Ab Swings

* Hold a dumbbell in each hand, and stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Swing one dumbbell in front of your body, while simultaneously swinging the other dumbbell behind your body.
* Reverse the movement and swing the dumbbell behind your body in front of your body, and the one in front of your body behind your body.

Exercise #4: DB Clean and Front Squat

* Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Hold a dumbbell with each hand. Clean the dumbbells up to your shoulders, and go directly into a front squat.
* Stand back up, return the dumbbells to starting position and repeat.

Exercise #5: DB Split Squat

* Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Hold a dumbbell in each hand. Take a big step with one foot forwards. From this stance, squat down, and back up.
* Switch leg positions once you completed all the repetitions on one side.

Exercise #6: DB 1 Arm Hanging Snatch

* Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Hold a dumbbell with one hand. Push your hips back and bend your knees. Hold the dumbbell so that is between your legs.
* Reverse the movement and shrug the arm that hold the dumbbell, and bring the dumbbell towards your chest. Straighten out your legs, trying to generate as much power as possible.
* When the dumbbell is at chest level, bring your elbows out and underneath the dumbbell and let it travel over your head. The dumbbell should be above your head, arms locked.
* Pause, and return the dumbbell back to starting position.

Starting adding these exercises into your regular workouts and watch yourself get leaner.

I want to know how to get abs the right way.
I dont want one of those "get ripped in 4 weeks?!?!" bullcrap things
I know you need to lose fat all over, not just in your ab area.
What im asking is,
What is a good amount of cardio to do in a day.
A good diet that is healthy, like what foods and drinks to avoid.
things like that.
any help?

it not so much cardio as it is fat burning. you can technically do cardio and burn very little fat. fat burning workouts are slightly less intense than cardio ones. This is why you see some fat dudes running marathons at times. and you should try and build muscle all around your body and not just in your abs as well this will help build your abs even more as support muscles. when i say full body i mean legs too. do squats your abs provide a lot of support for stability in squats. Also try new and challenging abdominal exercises. get an ab wheel. I know they look gimmicky but they really do work your abs. I use it all the time for rowing. also watch what you eat or the fat burning obviously won’t work. also make sure to stretch and even stretch your abs. people don’t think of this because they like the tightness look in there muscles after they work out, but later that goes away and they are left inflexible and stiff.

I was at the lake this weekend on a camp-out w/ my church. We all were swimming and skiing all weekend. I noticed that one of my friend’s has a "4-pack"–or what you would call "ripped abs". His chest is all cut and defined like a body builder’s would be. He doesn’t quite have the "six-pack" thing, but has a 4-Pack. So my question is, how much do you have to work out to get that way? He gets kinda shy when you comment about it, and says he "only works out once a week", but I think he’s lying…
Also, how long does it take once you start to work out to get that way? Months? Years? My friend just turned 17.
ALSO, GUYS WHY DO YOU FIND IT NECCESSARY TO WORK OUT UNTIL YOU GET A 6-PACK? IS IT FOR GIRLS (my friend doesn’t have gf, and all though he would show off he freaked out when girls would stare at him and run off or put his shirt back on)? OR IS IT YOU JUST REALLY ENJOY THE WORK OUT?

It is possibly steroids. Don’t count on that, but it could be. Men can make themselves look like that more than women can. At his age, he is really putting on muscle (puberty).
I’m assuming he has four rock hard sections and maybe two that are kind of showing, but not really (an almost six-pack).

It takes around three months to get that way with dedication. You should lift weights (about thirty minutes every other day, 15 pounds at least). Swimming really tones up the abs section. Swimming works all of the muscles, too.

I think it’s necessary to work out not only until you get a six pack, but until you get an eight pack (they exist). I kind of enjoy the workout. I get embarrassed when people look at me, too. He probably isn’t lying, he probably does work out once a week.

Now, all you have to do is do what I said previously (lift weights and definitely swim; those things burn the extra fat off) and take walks. Once you burned off the layer of fat over your abs, start doing sit-ups, bicycle crunches, and leg lifts. Do four sets of fifteen of those every day (twice every day if you’re really dedicated).

What are his biceps and legs like, though? You shouldn’t leave those out in the workout!

HOW LONG UNTIL I SEE MY ABS GET RIPPED?
MY WORKOUT ISNT WORKING. HELP PLEASE?
i have almost no body fat 6′1 150 pounds. skinny as H+LL.
i am trying to work out my abs. i go to the gym and use an ab machine with weights. the max weight on the machine is 160 pounds. I am lifting 100 pounds. It took me a while to be able to lift that much. I have been doing this for 1 month,200 reps of 100 pounds and another 100 reps of 50 pounds.
300 reps total. i only have an outline of abs . I want ripped abs. but ive been working out for 1 month and still nothing. how many months does it take to be totallly ripped?

i take plenty of protien with a good healthy diet. i just need a timeline. once again i have a balanced healthy diet vegetables fruits. no junk food.

6% body fat. already toned abs. just need to know how long before they get ripped.
how many months

It sounds like you are looking to increase the amount of ab muscle you have. This is better done through lower reps with more weight. Try switchiong to new ab exersizes since you have done that for a while. Try weighted decline crunches or hanging reverse crunches. Use enough weight to keep the reps below 12 or so.

Alright, so maybe I do have abs. I play tennis and run track, workout at home, and have 12% body fat. The thing is, my abs aren’t ripped compared Victoria’s Secret models or fitness gurus. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not comparing my body to everyone else’s! I feel like I am doing something wrong. My abs are toned, strong and pretty hard, but not completely where I want them to be. With all the advice out there (some contradicting others), it gets pretty confusing! Can someone who KNOWS what they are talking about, especially someone who does have ripped abs (because that proves you know what you are talking about) tell me what to do? Also please give me your email in case of further questions and so I can explain what I am already doing and what I’m eating, etc.

Also, a couple of other questions I would really appreciate answers to…

how many times a week should ab strengthening excersizes be performed?
Why are different people’s abs shaped differently? For example, some people have more of the elongated, six pack look, while others have the parallel lines on their stomachs without the six pack look….lets not forget I’m a girl by the way…

email: razzberry1001@yahoo.com

thanks so much
you seem very health conscious and fit already, unfortunately i cannot help you.

Well I want to get ripped by the summer and I need to know what to eat. Help and thanks.

I think… I think… eating is not the issue. Shouldn’t you exercise?