Current Events > How many sit ups a day do I need to do to get nice tight abs?

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I'm just a flat surface down there. I want my stuff to show a little.
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You can't do spot training.
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about tree fitty
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Abs are generally made from genetics/diet but you can still give them a little boost.

Leg lifts, v-ups, side bends and bicycle crunches were my go to routine but now I can't be bothered to get my body fat low enough to make them pop.
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Start your own youtube channel that's about getting in shape, call it Get Fit With Kitt
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Jiek_Fafn posted...

Leg lifts, v-ups, side bends and bicycle crunches were my go to routine but now I can't be bothered to get my body fat low enough to make them pop.

That's a pretty great ab routine. You can also add things like planks and jackknifes. Variation is key.
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Dolphin push-ups
Hip dips
Side plank with twist
Twisting mountain climbers
Leg dips
Standing lunge to twist

Do like 50 of those. A quick 10 minutes. Abs is 90% keeping your body fat low as fuck and carrying very minimal water weight.
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Just plain sit-ups are garbage bro.
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SSJGrimReaper posted...

Start your own youtube channel that's about getting in shape, call it Get Fit With Kitt

lol
Also, thanks for the advice, guys.
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4 a day for about 8 days

after that you never need to workout again
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You don't need to do any, just stop eating.
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eggcorn posted...

You don't need to do any, just stop eating.

Setups r bad for u also

SaltyWet posted...

You can't do spot training.

This.

Do cardio. You'll lean right out. Look at runners.
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Aside from what others have suggested, do squats holding the bar in front. Literally hold it up instead of resting it against your chest. Highly underrated core exercise.
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Two things need to happen. You need to have a low body-fat percentage, which ab exercises do not do for you, and you need to have developed ab muscles, which ab exercises will do. The first one makes a bigger difference, though.

Sit-ups aren't too great of a movement. Way back in the day we used to recommend avoiding them at all costs because they're bad for your back, mostly target your hip flexors, etc. Dr. Stuart McGill, a really renowned spine expert, isn't a fan of them. In retrospect we were exaggerating a little. We do sit-ups now in my Muay Thai class and my abs benefit from them, but if I had a choice I would opt for better exercises like planks, weighted crunches, and Russian twists (which I do on my own).

Put these in the context of a full-body resistance training routine. Ab isolation alone won't get you an attractive physique.
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Muffinz0rz posted...

about tree fitty

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abs are just like any other muscle. Bulk and hit em with various exercises so they grow. Cut back down, and they'll be nice.
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You don't want to do just sit ups. You need other ab exercises or you'd just be working out one part of your abdomen.
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SaltyWet posted...

You can't do spot training.

This. You need to be doing full body workouts to increase your body's metabolism so that it'll start eating fat in all areas.
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DudusCoke posted...

abs are just like any other muscle. Bulk and hit em with various exercises so they grow. Cut back down, and they'll be nice.

You do have to train them differently than other muscles, though.

If I remember right it was Charles Poliquin who said that to activate all the tricep heads effectively you have to lift extremely heavy. He recommended sets of 6 in the overhead press in one article. You wouldn't get much out of doing 6-rep sets for your calves or abs.
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ctrl-f "Abs are made in the kitchen"

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Crunches are great for abs, and leg raises. This will make strong abs, sadly if they are covered in fat you will not see them, but they will tight up under said fat though.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

DudusCoke posted...

abs are just like any other muscle. Bulk and hit em with various exercises so they grow. Cut back down, and they'll be nice.

You do have to train them differently than other muscles, though.

If I remember right it was Charles Poliquin who said that to activate all the tricep heads effectively you have to lift extremely heavy. He recommended sets of 6 in the overhead press in one article. You wouldn't get much out of doing 6-rep sets for your calves or abs.

i just meant do the proper exercises, in the proper rep ranges, and bulk for muscle growth, then cut down for the reveal. Same as you'd do for other muscles.

But I understand what you mean, and how what I said wasn't exactly right.
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Starve yourself. Abs are pretty unhealthy.
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DudusCoke posted...

i just meant do the proper exercises, in the proper rep ranges, and bulk for muscle growth, then cut down for the reveal. Same as you'd do for other muscles.

But I understand what you mean, and how what I said wasn't exactly right.

No you're fine dude, not disagreeing with you or anything. Just expanding.
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LightHawKnight posted...

Starve yourself. Abs are pretty unhealthy.

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I just want you guys to know that I've been dedicating the almost an hour to doing just everything listed here every night and my diet ofa few days consists of just fruit, vegetables, salad, chicken, rice, almond milk, water and lots of eggs.
Also, I have a bike machine in my room. Can't wait for my stomach to start getting some more definition.
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Almond milk can be pretty sugary, careful. And carbs are good of course but moderate them and time them around your workouts.
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Where do smoothies fit on the dos and don'ts?
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Kitt posted...

my diet ofa few days consists of just fruit, vegetables, salad, chicken, rice, almond milk, water and lots of eggs.

dose makes the poison. 3000 calories a day of "healthy" food will make your waistline grow.
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If I just plank for 2 min a day every day will I get fit

You can do core exercises like some have suggested but abs are really made in the Kitchen, watch your diet
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Taharqa_ posted...

You can do core exercises like some have suggested but abs are really made in the Kitchen, watch your diet

You mean starve in the kitchen, since you need an abnormally low body fat ratio to get abs. Not good for your body.
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Taharqa_ posted...

You can do core exercises like some have suggested but abs are really made in the Kitchen, watch your diet

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Til: im unhealthy for having abs.

I guess diet and working out is bad for you. Shoulda stayed fat.
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DudusCoke posted...

Til: im unhealthy for having abs.

I guess diet and working out is bad for you. Shoulda stayed fat.

Extremes are always bad. Eating too much is bad for you, and eating too little is also bad for you. It is not rocket science.
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Your last post said you need to starve yourself and have an abnormally low bf% to have abs lol
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DudusCoke posted...

Your last post said you need to starve yourself and have an abnormally low bf% to have abs lol

Because you do. Look it up. Abs are not healthy for you.
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I'm around 125 something lbs at 5'5". I'm not worried to much about body fat, personally. In fact, it's pretty difficult for me to gain weight in general.
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LightHawKnight posted...

DudusCoke posted...

Your last post said you need to starve yourself and have an abnormally low bf% to have abs lol

Because you do. Look it up. Abs are not healthy for you.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

This is the dumbest fucking thing I have ever read

Kitt posted...

I'm around 125 something lbs at 5'5". I'm not worried to much about body fat, personally. In fact, it's pretty difficult for me to gain weight in general.

Dont listen to buddy trolling it up in here. Theres only a handful of CEmen that actually lift. Id listen to PPP, clear, me, and scar.

Theres other guys that lift, but i know those 3, and me, took it pretty seriously at one point or another.
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LightHawKnight posted...

Taharqa_ posted...

You can do core exercises like some have suggested but abs are really made in the Kitchen, watch your diet

You mean starve in the kitchen, since you need an abnormally low body fat ratio to get abs. Not good for your body.

You don't have to starve but lay off the fries, the burgers, pizza, excess rice, soda, beer, fried food, etc. It helps that I naturally have a fast metabolism but make no mistake I eat a lot.

I don't do much cardio, I mostly lift and I work abs at most twice a week for 20 minutes each. I've seen more progress with a cleaner diet and exercise regiment than I did when I was concentrating solely on ab exercises.
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DudusCoke posted...

Kitt posted...

I'm around 125 something lbs at 5'5". I'm not worried to much about body fat, personally. In fact, it's pretty difficult for me to gain weight in general.

Dont listen to buddy trolling it up in here. Theres only a handful of CEmen that actually lift. Id listen to PPP, clear, me, and scar.

Theres other guys that lift, but i know those 3, and me, took it pretty seriously at one point or another.

Ah, I see. Thanks.
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Taharqa_ posted...

LightHawKnight posted...

Taharqa_ posted...

You can do core exercises like some have suggested but abs are really made in the Kitchen, watch your diet

You mean starve in the kitchen, since you need an abnormally low body fat ratio to get abs. Not good for your body.

You don't have to starve but lay off the fries, the burgers, pizza, excess rice, soda, beer, fried food, etc. It helps that I naturally have a fast metabolism but make no mistake I eat a lot.

I don't do much cardio, I mostly lift and I work abs at most twice a week for 20 minutes each. I've seen more progress with a cleaner diet and exercise regiment than I did when I was concentrating solely on ab exercises.

By the facts you do need to starve yourself. You need to be at an unhealthy level of body fat to have abs. Your body does need fat to function.
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I had a nice six-pack once, but I was so sickly I had to be helped out of bed. Now that I'm 300 pounds, I feel myself just bursting with energy.

LightHawKnight posted...

Taharqa_ posted...

LightHawKnight posted...

Taharqa_ posted...

You can do core exercises like some have suggested but abs are really made in the Kitchen, watch your diet

You mean starve in the kitchen, since you need an abnormally low body fat ratio to get abs. Not good for your body.

You don't have to starve but lay off the fries, the burgers, pizza, excess rice, soda, beer, fried food, etc. It helps that I naturally have a fast metabolism but make no mistake I eat a lot.

I don't do much cardio, I mostly lift and I work abs at most twice a week for 20 minutes each. I've seen more progress with a cleaner diet and exercise regiment than I did when I was concentrating solely on ab exercises.

By the facts you do need to starve yourself. You need to be at an unhealthy level of body fat to have abs. Your body does need fat to function.

Lolno. Way to make excuses for being a fat sack of shit.
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Only reason I didn't respond to LightHawKnight earlier was that I assumed he was joking. I'm trying not to insult his intelligence by taking him seriously.
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Getting abs is easy, getting them visible out from under a layer of fat, that's more difficult.
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