Calling rockenmamof5's abs workout (Read 1884 times)

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I sucked for England but all I could achieve was this.

I'm the happiest man alive.

Oh. My. Well, this is a first. A thread that's rendered me (almost) speechless. Even after a few beers and some bad football. I find myself both horrified and amused. Both highly impressed and vaguely troubled. Both titillated and traumatized. Some quick conclusions: 1) This is much, much more entertaining than that stupid Galloway thread; its even better than cloned organic ketchup; 2) You people are freaks; 3) Eddy's so hawt he makes me question my manhood ("not that there's anything wrong with that"); 4) Grandma up there instantly erased those questions, reaffirmed my red-blooded male status, and made me check ticket prices to New Zealand (surprisingly affordable); 5) Trent really, truly didn't think through this whole Internet thing. Unintended consequences, my friend; and 6) You people are freaks. That one needed to be said twice. I'm going to go finish my awesome History Channel special on the end of the world now, freaks. I'm pretty sure this thread is a sign that its probably imminent. And that it will likely be a lot of fun. But I just have to say: Yeah. If you're feeling a little strange now, imagine how weird it would have been if nobody had replied. I blame Trent. It's the Internet's fault. Great, great job on the weight loss. And the running. Now kill your camera phone. I'd use some garlic and a wooden stake if I were you. Really nothing to add there. Not a thing. Well, except to nod in Trent's direction, who summed it up rather well: Yup. My grandma, God rest her soul, didn't look much like that. January 2011, starting line of Waiheke. Be there. We can out-stalk each other. ---------------------------------------------- I'm going to go laugh for about an hour now. Thanks, freaks. Modified to add: Claire, I just saw what was under your picture. Did I mention Oedipus earlier? Now I'm going to go laugh for two hours. And do some sit-ups.

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Eddy, what worked for me was heavy lifting, good nutrition, and lots of cardio. I went from not being able to see any abs to a 6 pack in 12 weeks, after 16 weeks I was almost under 6% bodyfat, and I never logged any of my food intake. IMO, cardio and weight lifting aside, the trick with nutrition is to never feel hungry or full. As long as you're awake, try to always stay 'comfortable' with your hunger level. For me, this translates into a small portion of something every 2 to 4 hours that I'm awake. Obviously, in addition to not feeling hungry or stuffed, what you eat also matters. I totally cut out sugary drinks, and I don't drink alcohol so that wasn't an issue, but if you do, you should stop drinking that as well, IMO. I try not to eat any white flower, though it's sometimes really difficult so I do my best. I eat a lot of fresh fruits and veggies, except for potatos and carrots. Don't eat them much or at all until you've reached your goal. With regard to stuff to drink, I just drank water and skim milk for the first 12 weeks. Establish a nice 'base' diet that you enjoy and that is also healthy. Mine is salmon and apples and bananas daily. You can build off of the base diet by adding stuff to keep it interesting, but try to stick with healthy foods low in saturated fats and sodium, and sugar. It's still important not to cut this stuff completly out of your diet. You shouldn't have to count calories or keep a food log once you figure out how to make healthy choices and limit your portion sizes, but you may want to write stuff down if you have issues figuring out what works for you in a reasonable amount of time. I know you're trying to set new PRs and are really getting competitive with your running. Getting your bodyfat down below 8% will really help you decrease your times since excess fat is essentially counter-productive to your muscles' driving force since the fat resists their motion under its own interta because it's not connected to the locomotive systems. Just be healthy about it. Realize it will take time, probably at least 12 weeks from where you are now. Make sure not to starve yourself or stuff yourself. Avoid 'fad' diets or weight loss suppliments/pills. In addition to feeling horrible, your running performance will suffer. With patience, persistence, determination, total commitment and focus I'm sure you can reduce your bodyfat to 8% within 16 weeks. I'm sure you can do it! Best of luck to you!

I haves me sum 6 pack abs under me belly fat. They don't call me the flabalanche for nuthin' ya know.