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2004/04/21, 09:40 PM
I am new to ft and i have a few questions, one is when you input your reps and weight used to see your progress charts what do you put in the weight used portion to see your progress if you are not using weights? for instance when i do push-ups i don't put weight on my back but i know it is making progress that isn't showing on the charts
two: i have jumped through almost all weight types in my life. i am now 21, 6 feet tall and i am 212 pounds, i was 5'9, 230 and i have been the same height i am now 165. The problem is even at my lowest weight i have kept the pouch that i developed when i was 230 5'9. 165 is way to small for a person my size but i kept my pouch even under weight. i was to a point where i was doing 200 crunches a day i saw slight structure improvement on my top four abdominal muscles but the bottom two never came in. Are they covered by fat? if so how do i get rid of it?
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2004/04/21, 09:47 PM
Welcome to FT!
For question one: I usually put in '0' if I'm not using any added weight... the reason being your body weight can change from day to day or hour to hour... so it won't be consistent... if you do decide to use body weight, be consistent with it.. ie: if you are putting in 212 and then add ten more with added weight, make sure you put in 222... I wouldn't use body weight though, because if you lose weight, you won't get an accurate measurement...
For the second question:
The 'pouch' is mostly diet... you can do all the crunches you want, but if you don't watch what you eat, you'll never see a six pack... I heard it shows up around 11% body fat... so watch the diet...
And, make sure you fill out your profile, follow the diet plan and suggestions.... follow and exercise routine on FT and sign up for the ab program... it'll work...
Also, ask a ton of questions...
Welcome!
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Tim
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self."
Aristotle
TimDay@freetrainers.com
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2004/04/22, 04:14 AM
sweet, i needed to know about that myself.. 11% body fat aye, well ive got a longg way to go :( i read somewhere that it was 9% to see your abs properly.. still i need to drop 10% just to get to 11% so that will do :cool: I can see my top abs but thats about it..
You (and i for that matter) really do have to watch your diet if you want to see those bottom abs aye, as much as it sucks u have to stick to a plan..
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2004/04/22, 09:43 AM
Yup.... I heard it was 11%... could be wrong on that, not sure... but I can sort of see the top of my abs now.... the bottom, well, that comes from a Budweiser box... :laugh:
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Tim
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self."
Aristotle
TimDay@freetrainers.com
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2004/04/23, 06:54 AM
a lad at work is 6' and 11 stone 9 lbs now.. but was 11 stone dead (11x14 lbs).. Body fat by electrical impediance measure was 4%, the trainer said that's dangerous , mine was 20% now.
He has no abs showing... my top two show at a push, but then I can crunch the weight stack(65k) for 4sets and 12reps
you can't see where his bicep bubbles up from as he looks all soft and rounded for a skinny fu##er..
Genetics makes quite a difference on abs and so does development, if you don't crunch or summat then theres nothing to show thru' whatever your fat status. Definetly you must get your fat down to 11% for most guys and 8% or less is for the proper trained athletes mainly I think.
So if your pouch is the problem then cut back some carbs probably.. if you do the diary thing for food and all, then you will get a result at the end of the week to view what you've fuelled up with. and you'll have a suggested balance of carbs/fats/proteins/calories too from your goals....
it will be like a duck to water for ya!!
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