Do i have to join a gym to get six pack abs ? Or is it possible for me to accomplish this at home ?
Gym memberships are wayyy too expensive and I’m a college student so obviously i already have tuition to take care of. lol.
IF i were to join a gym i think it would be New York Sports Club ? idk. what do you guys think is a good gym ?
You dont need to join a gym, but you will still have to work out. If its abs your after, diet plays a major factor, you need to strip away the body fat to reveal the abs. Crunches & sit ups etc will make them bigger, but if they are covered by a layer of body fat you wont see the benefits. Arnold once said ‘great abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym’. So this is where the diet side of things comes in to play, alongside lots of cardio work (running,cycling,walking etc). So a gym membership is not required, but the benefits of that are if you have paid your money, it may give you the incentive to keep at it. I would suggest trying without first & see how you get on. Also remember good sleep is important, as is resting any muscle groups you use in a workout
Good Luck & keep at it
January 25th, 2010 at 7:55 am
Gym memberships aren’t needed.
You have to come up with a GOOD diet plan and a realistic weight loss goal.
Hence the word realistic. 50 pounds in 3 months is not realistic. 10 pounds in one week is another example of not being realistic.
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January 25th, 2010 at 8:13 am
You dont need to join a gym, but you will still have to work out. If its abs your after, diet plays a major factor, you need to strip away the body fat to reveal the abs. Crunches & sit ups etc will make them bigger, but if they are covered by a layer of body fat you wont see the benefits. Arnold once said ‘great abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym’. So this is where the diet side of things comes in to play, alongside lots of cardio work (running,cycling,walking etc). So a gym membership is not required, but the benefits of that are if you have paid your money, it may give you the incentive to keep at it. I would suggest trying without first & see how you get on. Also remember good sleep is important, as is resting any muscle groups you use in a workout
Good Luck & keep at it
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January 25th, 2010 at 8:56 am
In order to get abs you have to lower your body fat. Everyone has a washboard stomach, it’s just that most of us have a pile of laundry on top of it. Everyone has abs but they are usually covered by layers of fat.
You have to lower your body fat, and that means lowering your calorie intake through dieting. Unless you diet, you can do 50,000 crunches and it won’t do any good. I would say cardio and a proper diet will achieve what you want.
First you need to find out roughly how many calories a day you need to consume based on your level of activity. This link here will provide that for you :
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm
Then, you need to eat below your necessary intake so you’ll lose weight. About 500 calories is good. There are 3500 calories in one pound, so you’ll be trimming off a pound a week–a safe, steady weight loss pace that will last. Nothing comes in a day, and getting those abs is going to require patience and hard work. Set your goal, and slowly work towards it until you get there.
Now regarding the gym. You can do lots without going to a gym if you’re short on cash. You can run, you can walk, you can hike, you can do crunches, you can skip rope ( skipping is actually a tremendous carido exercise that’ll cost you a whole ten bucks or so for a rope). And if you want some lean muscle to go with those abs, you can get a pair of dumbbells or a barbell, or both, off of Craigslist or E-bay, or go to Walmart. Many people don’t realize what you can do with just a set of dumbbells or a barbell. Good luck in your training.
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