Getting fit with SwordsMaster

**SwordsMaster** · 06-28-2008, 20:54

Originally Posted by salemty

swordmaster i would like to know how come i can do 80 push-ups in 1 set but i can hardly do 20 sit ups and i can hardly even touch my knees.

Are you really asking me this question?

Obviously your arms are stronger than your abs. Or you have a beergut, which is worrying at 15...

That only means you need to do more situps

**salemty** · 06-29-2008, 05:22

that suprises me though because it looks like i have a six pack. it is almost as if i have a fake six pack. it looks as if i have good abs but i cant do many sit ups. but i have also seen people who have no ab muscles at all and they are a bit fat but they can do like 100 sit ups at once. this all seems very confusing to me

**Ice** · 06-29-2008, 05:57

Originally Posted by salemty

that suprises me though because it looks like i have a six pack. it is almost as if i have a fake six pack. it looks as if i have good abs but i cant do many sit ups. but i have also seen people who have no ab muscles at all and they are a bit fat but they can do like 100 sit ups at once. this all seems very confusing to me

Just because you can see your abs doesn't mean they are strong. You might just have naturally low body fat or a high metabolism.

Just because others have no visible abs doesn't mean they don't have strong abs. You can do 1000 situps a day, but you are still not going to see them if there is a layer of fat covering them. You are going to have killer abs though, but they will be under the fat.

**salemty** · 06-29-2008, 09:51

thx kush. ive always wondered about that. i appreciate it. thx once again

**BigTex** · 06-29-2008, 13:59

Originally Posted by salemty

that suprises me though because it looks like i have a six pack. it is almost as if i have a fake six pack. it looks as if i have good abs but i cant do many sit ups. but i have also seen people who have no ab muscles at all and they are a bit fat but they can do like 100 sit ups at once. this all seems very confusing to me

Visible ab's is purely related to body fat percentage. A six pack doesnt neccessarily mean you have strong abs.

Start doing barbell rollouts add 10 lb's every week, make sure to start light. Also parallel bar knee raises, or leg raises on chin up's. Though the rollouts may really be all you need, bout the best thing for your anterior chain and wont cuase back pain or destroy your discs.

Forgot to add, if you don't have wieghts at home, or don't have consistent access to a gym. Pick up an ab wheel, yes those stupid little tires that have been around forever. Their no more then 20$'s at a sporting goods store. It wont build strength as well as a barbell rollout but it will definately do the job in absence of the equipment.

**salemty** · 06-30-2008, 01:27

illl just tell you all my excercises that i do twice a day. hopefully you can inform me of something to improve it. first i do 40 push ups where for the last 5 push ups i hold for 3 seconds for each push up. then i do 30 sit ups. then i do "the plank" excercise which i assume you know what it is. i do the plank for 75 seconds. i improve this slightly each day. so tomorow i will do 45 push ups with the last 5 hold for 3 seconds and 35 sit ups and hold the plank for 90 seconds. hopefully you guys can tell me how to improve this

**Ice** · 06-30-2008, 01:52

Originally Posted by salemty

illl just tell you all my excercises that i do twice a day. hopefully you can inform me of something to improve it. first i do 40 push ups where for the last 5 push ups i hold for 3 seconds for each push up. then i do 30 sit ups. then i do "the plank" excercise which i assume you know what it is. i do the plank for 75 seconds. i improve this slightly each day. so tomorow i will do 45 push ups with the last 5 hold for 3 seconds and 35 sit ups and hold the plank for 90 seconds. hopefully you guys can tell me how to improve this

What are you goals exactly?

**salemty** · 06-30-2008, 03:33

hi again. earlier in this thread i asked what whas the best excercise to build peck muscles. i was told to do push ups. just wanna check again because i have been doing at least 75 push ups a day and have not seen any results. if anything i have lost definition in my chest muscles. i was wondering if there was another excercise? but i do not want to do any weight stuff like bench press at my age. if anyone could give me another excercise that doesn't involve weights i woulld greatly appreciate it

**salemty** · 06-30-2008, 03:34

oh ive been doing the 75 push ups for a few months just to clarify

**Ice** · 06-30-2008, 04:22

Originally Posted by salemty

hi again. earlier in this thread i asked what whas the best excercise to build peck muscles. i was told to do push ups. just wanna check again because i have been doing at least 75 push ups a day and have not seen any results. if anything i have lost definition in my chest muscles. i was wondering if there was another excercise? but i do not want to do any weight stuff like bench press at my age. if anyone could give me another excercise that doesn't involve weights i woulld greatly appreciate it

What do you have against weights? It is perfectly safe.