sit ups/abb work out question

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by kensouKOF99, Jul 30, 2008.

  1. kensouKOF99

    kensouKOF99 Valued Member

    ok im trying to get my stomach tighter like i have a six pack already but its not like i guess u could say TIGHT it only looks super tight if i flex so would doing sit ups/abb workout make it nice and tight or does it just make the muscles bigger i hope this isnt a stupid question but can you gus please help me out:confused:
    what do i have to do

    thanks
     
  2. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    do isometrics like L-sits. those'll teach you muscle tension. basically do a search for gymnastics exercises and get those that involve holding positions while in tension.
     
  3. narcsarge

    narcsarge Masticated Whey

    Fishy makes some good points. You also might have to remember that ab muscles are just like any other muscle and will grow only when resistance is increased. Do weighted crunches, or, if you have access to it, rope crunches from a high pulley station. Adding this resistance will cause the ab muscles to grow and therefore, give you more to define.
     
  4. Knight_Errant

    Knight_Errant Banned Banned

    I feel I should make the regulation points about diet and exercise.
     
  5. Yohan

    Yohan In the Spirit of Yohan Supporter

    Not exercise, just diet.
     
  6. narcsarge

    narcsarge Masticated Whey


    Noted KE but the OP states he already has 6-pack but it just looks "loose". Not sure what that means exactly but I interpreted that as mean not as defined when just plain standing around.
     
  7. Taffyleigh

    Taffyleigh Valued Member

    Don't know what you are moaning about Kensou, i bet your 6 pack looks better than my beer barrel!!!!!!!
     
  8. Pitfighter

    Pitfighter Valued Member

    Eat frequent smaller meals if you don't already. When you eat fewer larger meals they expand your gut.

    I have a similar prob because of my work schedule and thin pockets. Lately my guts been gettin a li'l bloated instead of more defined cuz I can't follow my own advice. When I can afford it and have the time to eat in the manner I suggested my abs tighten up.

    Also try stomach vacs. They tighten up the inner part of your abs which should be naturally tight.
     
  9. Knight_Errant

    Knight_Errant Banned Banned

    Oh yeah, sorry. My reading comprehension's obviously not as strong as I thought :D
     
  10. Stuart H

    Stuart H On the Mandarin bandwagon

    Please, please, please stop worrying about how tight your abs are. Learn to use a barbell properly and put some freakin weight on. When you actually have some muscle you can worry about dropping bodyfat and having something left to show.
     
  11. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    he's not worrying about showing, he already has one
    the problem is that it's apparently all show and no go.
     
  12. kombatmaster777

    kombatmaster777 Valued Member

    Look up a guy named Pavel Tsatsoline.
    Nuff said
     
  13. Yohan

    Yohan In the Spirit of Yohan Supporter

    Why?
     
  14. kombatmaster777

    kombatmaster777 Valued Member

    I feel that his books
    (Power to the People.
    The Naked Warrior especially)
    have widened my understanding of strength in general.
    He's the real deal and his methods make sense and I've
    been seeing good results. Way faster then when I didn't have
    the books.

    You should check it out. He specializes in developing maximal
    strength, but states that your dynamic strength will follow
    your maximal strength for a long time. You can also
    apply his methods to endurance strength (martial arts for me :cool:)
    as stated in Naked Warrior.

    This can help the thread starter because it's about building tighter muscle through
    strength training and not "fluffy" (in lack of a better word), big muscles.

    Do you know about him? What are your thoughts on him?

    -kombat
     
    Last edited: Aug 2, 2008
  15. Stuart H

    Stuart H On the Mandarin bandwagon

    Probably because he doesn't have any muscle either.
     
  16. wayneshin

    wayneshin Valued Member

    I think I understand what you are getting at but just to clarify. You have a six pack and probably no body fat, but it is not flat against your body or concave like you would expect. It kind of protrudes a little??
    I had the same problem when I was younger. (Wish I did know. Best thing you could say about my six pack is you can see where it has been. )
    What you need to do is quite simple. Hold you belly in. The muscles you are developing with your sit ups and the like are external. The muscles which hold these in are underneath and work differently. Wear a pair of pants with a belt and spend 10 minutes a day keeping your stomach from touching your jeans. ie Hold it in. Maybe go for a walk while you are doing this. These muscles strengthen and tighten quite quickly.
     
  17. devappy

    devappy Valued Member

    I do the cross sit ups then bycicle then I Lift my legs to work my lower abs then I do rgular situps for my upper then the last one I lift my legs and upper body at the same time to work all of them.Also try isometrics thing too.I have only been working out for like 3 months and my abs are looking nice.Try everyones idea they are all good ideas and will make your abs look better.
     
  18. voidbiov

    voidbiov Valued Member

    I personally use a pyramid crunch set, followed by bicycle crunches. I took me about a month, but i remade my 6 pack, made it tighter and more solid for martial arts hits. The best thing to look for when doing sit ups etc is the burning feeling. The more often you get that burning feeling, the better off you are.

    For instance, you can do 3 sets of pyramids (like in my case) and do somewhere in the vacinity of 300 crunches. As long as you get the burn, thats a good thing. At the same time, you need to make sure you are eating alot of protein, getting good carbs, plenty of water and alot of fruit and veg. Without a good diet, plus good rest, plus sets of burning in ab workouts, you wont get the desired results you are looking for.
     
  19. Martial_Mathers

    Martial_Mathers Capoeirista


    Great advice in bold.
     
  20. Van Zandt

    Van Zandt Mr. High Kick

    Great info so far.

    My 2.0: Regular interval training (sprints, burpee conditioning, etc) to keep the metabolism burning, and abdominal exercises with added resistance (sit-ups while holding a weight plate to your chest, or hanging leg raises with a weight plate attached to your feet) to build the mass of your abdominal muscles. Don't forget your obliques!
     

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