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The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
Juxtaposition:
Well, I eat collard greens and brussels sprouts and brown rice because I like them, I excercise 2+ hours a day with no more than one day off a week, and I just spent 11 weeks living outside and doing hard physical labor 40+ hours a week while also doing daily push ups and 5+ miles a day of walking (to and from work) as well as trail running, pull ups, partner acrobatics on the weekend and occasional yogo. While I was doing this I ate muesli, pbjs and beans & rice almost exclusively (since that's what was available.) I started off in decent shape and lost 20 lbs-ish. But I still have a layer of fat over my stomach. I'm beginning to think that it really is just genetics, since many people I know can get rid of belly fat pretty quickly and easily. crunches for a month? tada - instant abs! Genetics does come into play.
Fenriswolf:
--- Quote from: Spluff on 30 Dec 2008, 15:16 ---
--- Quote from: Juxtaposition on 30 Dec 2008, 13:39 --- I'd love a six pack, just for my own personal happiness, but I just don't have the genetics to be much thinner than I am without being unhealthy.
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That's just a cop out. Everybody can get get a six pack, it's just a matter of frequent, hard excercise (provided you've gotta a pretty okay diet, anyway).
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Yeah not exactly. Lots of people have great difficulty getting abs, some people have difficulty building any bulk or definition though they'll get stronger and more "in shape". Abs do seem to be a lot to do with genetics, both natural fat distribution and how your abs are shaped. If you've ever looked at a whole lot of fitness models/bodybuilders you'll know what I mean about different shaped abs, it's quite interesting.
The the OK diet + frequent hard exercise won't even make some people look slim (no really, I know some incredibly fit people with good diets who look chubby and unassuming. Sucks man.). That's not to say that people with unhelpful genetics can't necessarily get a fitness-esque body or abs but it might be more effort than it's worth.
Interestingly my partner's sister only really got proper abs after she had kids. She's very skinny (they all are, stringbeans!), very active, fairly muscular arms and legs but never had any definition until after having babies. Obviously it's a lot harder for women anyway. :-P
Masterbainter:
Completely agreed. I'd love a six pack, just for my own personal happiness, but I just don't have the genetics to be much thinner than I am without being unhealthy. I'm always going to have that little muffin top, and I'm probably the only one who will ever notice.
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Girls with 6 Packs can be attractive but usually for them to get to that they lose alot of the "good" fat that males like. I much rather have a curveous female that isn't too chunky than a super thin stick with no booty, if ya catch my drift ;)
Jace:
I've got a six pack.
Who am I kidding.
I've got an eight pack.
I do a lot of sit ups.
I did 85 today mixed in with 85 pushups and 85 leg presses. Also, between that, there was first doing the Tiger Crane 108, and doing punches. Then we learned how to choke and strangle people.
Acutally, if I'm gonna be honest about this work out...
We did 25 punch-kick-punch combos on each side (right leg, then left)
Then we did 25 push ups, held at halfway down for 25 seconds, then did 100 kicks (kicking down the wall)
After that 25 knee ups on each side, then 25 lock leg kicks.
Also, I'm not including when we held positions.
Then we did Poison Hands/Iron body. 10 pushups/situps/leg presses. Leopard, 10 pushups/situps/leg presses. Snake, 10 pushups/situps/leg presses.. Tiger, 10 pushups/situps/leg presses.. Backwards to snake again, 15 pushups/situps/leg presses.
And that was just the first class.
In the second class (the beginners class) which I stayed for because I'm an assistant and a badass, we did 100s of punches with push ups and situps and leg presses. And I love the feeling of being sore. It means I got better.
What I am saying is that if you want a good workout, do Kung Fu.
Masterbainter:
--- Quote from: PantsFTW on 31 Dec 2008, 02:23 ---I've got a six pack.
Who am I kidding.
I've got an eight pack.
I do a lot of sit ups.
I did 85 today mixed in with 85 pushups and 85 leg presses. Also, between that, there was first doing the Tiger Crane 108, and doing punches. Then we learned how to choke and strangle people.
Acutally, if I'm gonna be honest about this work out...
We did 25 punch-kick-punch combos on each side (right leg, then left)
Then we did 25 push ups, held at halfway down for 25 seconds, then did 100 kicks (kicking down the wall)
After that 25 knee ups on each side, then 25 lock leg kicks.
Also, I'm not including when we held positions.
Then we did Poison Hands/Iron body. 10 pushups/situps/leg presses. Leopard, 10 pushups/situps/leg presses. Snake, 10 pushups/situps/leg presses.. Tiger, 10 pushups/situps/leg presses.. Backwards to snake again, 15 pushups/situps/leg presses.
And that was just the first class.
In the second class (the beginners class) which I stayed for because I'm an assistant and a badass, we did 100s of punches with push ups and situps and leg presses. And I love the feeling of being sore. It means I got better.
What I am saying is that if you want a good workout, do Kung Fu.
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EDIT: I'M A DICK
I hear ya.. I always feel so good for like a day after working out, why i'm addictied to hitting the gym.
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