Current Events > I did 50 sit-ups a day for a month and I don't think it did much (progress pics)

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Still no six-pack. Maybe a little closer, idk. I actually went from 50 to 80 per day by increments of 10 as they grew easier. Also did some running, but I ate like shit as I always do. Feeling a little discouraged. Got a little pouch of fat on my belly that I think I need to get rid of, the upper ones are feeling a little more prominent. Arm/chest pic included because I'm going to commit to doing 30+ pull-ups a day next month in addition to the sit-ups to hopefully get some gains there. Chest needs gains more than arms atm imo, feeling pretty pathetic there.



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if your diets fucked you won't see anything improve...

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Do you wax your chest hair?

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BuckVanHammer posted...

if your diets fucked you won't see anything improve...

Yeah, I have a lot of self-control in most other respects, but not so much where food is concerned. Also doesn't help that I work in a kitchen. Always little snacks to pass the time. Gotta be more disciplined there for sure.

solosnake posted...

Do you wax your chest hair?

I might if I ever grow any.

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Is TC trying to get all the gays lusting after him?

Gross

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damn tc you should bulk up a bit imo

DespondentDeity posted...

Gross

JTilly posted...

damn tc you should bulk up a bit imo

Dont be mean.

Sit ups dont really do anything except ruin your back, this is common knowledge

that being said, how much protein are you taking in, because its probably not enough, you look like you weigh about 180, which means you wanna be getting at least 360 grams of protein a day, 2 grams of protein to 1 lb of body weight

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ZannoL posted...

Is TC trying to get all the gays lusting after him?

if so it seems I'm doing it wrong
am unattractive :(

JTilly posted...

damn tc you should bulk up a bit imo

Yeah, working on it. Got some workout equipment lately because I don't have any gyms worth the name near me. Next month will be about limiting the junk, eating better, and pumping some iron.

AlBundy33 posted...

that being said, how much protein are you taking in, because its probably not enough, you look like you weigh about 180, which means you wanna be getting at least 360 grams of protein a day, 2 grams of protein to 1 lb of body weight

lol I'm about 5'9" 135-140 if my scale is correct (which it may not be, I've had reason to believe it under-reported in the past)
I'd love to gain some more while limiting the fat as much as possible, I'll focus on adding some more protein to my diet.

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Lmaoo

You're supposed to do 250 a day

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ArianaGrandSlam posted...

those v-lines

ArianaGrandSlam posted...

Is this a bait topic because I would give anything for that core

Aww thanks, that's kind of you to say. I guess it's ... sort of a bait topic? I've had major insecurities w/r/t my body since around 11-12, and used to only wear baggy sweatshirts like a weirdo. I'm trying really hard to get to a point where my view of myself isn't aligned with, say, DespondentDeity's. Still a work in progress.

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ArianaGrandSlam posted...

but buddy your body is really hot

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

AlBundy33 posted...

that being said

yeh you should do like this fool and get all your teeth pulled out and get dentures before age 30, since this poster married a super fat chick with no standards he definitely knows what hes talking about.

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you look good dude

AlBundy33 posted...

Sit ups dont really do anything except ruin your back, this is common knowledge

that being said, how much protein are you taking in, because its probably not enough, you look like you weigh about 180, which means you wanna be getting at least 360 grams of protein a day, 2 grams of protein to 1 lb of body weight

ahahahahaha

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ArianaGrandSlam posted...

Im sorry that you struggle with it, but buddy your body is really hot

Keep it in your pants, Ariana

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You're abs look nice. I don't see a problem.

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Seem pretty built to me, unless you're trying too look like Arnold...
Cuz if that's the case, you'll need to bring the gym with you home and exercise every single day nonstop until your body surpasses it's pain barrier limits allowing you to become a titan

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Turn on the fucking light

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Homeless_Waifu posted...

Seem pretty built to me, unless you're trying too look like Arnold...
Cuz if that's the case, you'll need to bring the gym with you home and exercise every single day nonstop until your body surpasses it's pain barrier limits allowing you to become a titan

Hes as skinny as a twig bruh <_<

Crunches are better in my experience and you gotta have some substantial protein intake. I wrestled for 13 years and in that time I very rarely did sit ups. I was told its bad for your back and neck. 4 years at MSU and we NEVER did sit ups.

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nativengine posted...

Crunches are better in my experience and you gotta have some substantial protein intake. I wrestled for 13 years and in that time I very rarely did sit ups. I was told its bad for your back and neck. 4 years at MSU and we NEVER did sit ups.

just do crunches for core strength? I do bicycle crunches, but open to new shit

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BuckVanHammer posted...

just do crunches for core strength? I do bicycle crunches, but open to new shit

Planks are the best core exercises. They also make you immortal, since time never seems to pass when you're doing them...

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B7

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3PiesAndAFork posted...

Planks are the best core exercises. They also make you immortal, since time never seems to pass when you're doing them...

The wr for planks is over 8 hours

Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.

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JTilly posted...

The wr for planks is over 8 hours

Yeah that's fucking insane lol. 2 minutes is a good time to be able to hold one for.

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You look hot

3PiesAndAFork posted...

Planks are the best core exercises. They also make you immortal, since time never seems to pass when you're doing them...

no they aren't

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you think 50 sit ups a day is enough to get a 6 pack

in one month

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JTilly posted...

Hes as skinny as a twig bruh <_<

Nah fam, as someone who's scrawny myself...
I can assure you that op is "fit" for his "body mass index", maybe

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dj1200 posted...

Turn on the fucking light

lol I hate electric light because I hate how pale and veiny I look
it's gross and it kinda washes out my abs, or what passes for abs

Spiderman23JII posted...

you think 50 sit ups a day is enough to get a 6 pack

in one month

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well no, not really
50 became 80, and I also incline walked/ran ~20 miles a week
and my diet was better for the first half before I fell off the wagon when I started working in a kitchen again

I think next month I'm going to commit to less sugar and more protein, and replace sit-ups with pull-ups. I'm starting with like 45-60 a day. We'll see if I'm able to improve. I like forcing myself to post my picture here because it holds me accountable. And thanks for all the kind words, you guys are amazing.

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Pull-ups are one of the best possible exercises you can do and will make for a good phyisique builder too!

Your abs look okay. Like if you want perfect ones you'll want a little more definition which is a dietary issue. Youve got a smidge of stubborn fat on your belly that will be pretty much the last spot to lose it if you go that route. Maybe a tiny bit more of lower ab work with some V ups or something. Some sort if twisting motion for better obliques. This is all super knit picky though.

Also, beware with lower ab work. For lots of folks the added pressure there results in hemorrhoids. It's not fun.

In your shoes I'd probably just build up my shoulders more tbh. It'll give you a better taper and not make the eyes only focus on your abs. Also, I can't tell if it's your posing or not, but yoyr rear delts look underdeveloped and pulls your shoulders forward a lot. If you address that issue instead of focusing on abs, you'd look 10x better imo.

Edit: just realized you're the guy that got a power cage. That'll make your work so much easier to do. There's a million pull up/ab exercises that you can do at the same time. Do those and it addresses both issues

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Standing crunches my man. Left elbow to right knee vice versa. And abs are made in the kitchen. Im sure its already been said but just in case.

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I did 1 more pullup a day, however long it took. By 60 I started getting comments. By 90 I switched to weighted. By 60 weighted people asked me what gym I went to

It doesn't have to be complicated. You don't need to bring up random tiny muscles or balance x and y and z

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Njolk posted...

I did 1 more pullup a day, however long it took. By 60 I started getting comments. By 90 I switched to weighted. By 60 weighted people asked me what gym I went to

It doesn't have to be complicated. You don't need to bring up random tiny muscles or balance x and y and z

Yeah I have a long history of chin-ups. A year ago I was wearing a 50-pound backpack and doing sets of like 7-8ish (though only once every 4/5 days), but I had some cheap-ass setup in a closet doorframe that was damaging the wall once I started adding weight. Now in the past couple weeks I got a much better setup where I don't have to worry about it, but I've atrophied a bit and I'm down to like 3-4 with the backpack. Pull-ups/chin-ups are actually my favorite exercise so I'm excited to really go deeper into it than I have in the past.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

In your shoes I'd probably just build up my shoulders more tbh. It'll give you a better taper and not make the eyes only focus on your abs. Also, I can't tell if it's your posing or not, but yoyr rear delts look underdeveloped and pulls your shoulders forward a lot. If you address that issue instead of focusing on abs, you'd look 10x better imo.

Edit: just realized you're the guy that got a power cage. That'll make your work so much easier to do. There's a million pull up/ab exercises that you can do at the same time. Do those and it addresses both issues

lol yep, that's exactly why I got the power cage. Got it a couple weeks ago and procrastinated a little on setting it up, but I'm going to take full advantage of it this month! And if you're referring to the last picture, I was making sort of an awkward pose because I wasn't really paying attention and was straining to make my arms look a little less twiggy. But noted, I'll look into what I can do for some shoulder work. Thanks for the advice!

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TC made me thirsty

I think the definition you have is great. Your abs look great. Ill stop there cuz if I go on I'll start being weird >_>

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This topic makes me want to post picks of my abs. I kind of have wanted to do so after the topic on the playstation board about ab pics, but my phone at the time didn't work for that. I'm way too skinny though.

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Having good looking abs is mostly genetics. Some people just have crazy good looking muscle insertions. Even The Rock as muscular and juiced as he is doesn't have good looking abs.

hard to tell in the pictures, but your arms look more muscular in the picture on the right than the one all the way to the left.

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