Six-pack abs possible?

I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.

Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me? I still have a long
way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
see the abs is too big a goal.

BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
the outside of my arms is about 25". I haven't had my body-fat
checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.

Thanks.

Aftermath Fan wrote:
> I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
> earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
> cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.

Good work, just keep doing what you are doing. At some point in the
future you can switch around the weighs/cardio ratio.

>
> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?

Yes, but not for some time and keep in mind abs are made in the kitchen,
not the gym

> I still have a long
> way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
> changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
> accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
> see the abs is too big a goal.

You can achieve your goal but it may take a bit longer than you want.
Slow and steady is the way.

>
> BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> the outside of my arms is about 25".

25" puzzles me. Oh well

> I haven't had my body-fat
> checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Good luck

--
Bob Volkmer

On Dec 30, 11:32 pm, rev <m...@volkmer.biz> wrote:
> Aftermath Fan wrote:
> > I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
> > earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
> > cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.

I cut from August to November, lifting 3 times a week and doing cardio
5 times per week. How many calories are you taking in per day?

> Good work, just keep doing what you are doing. At some point in the
> future you can switch around the weighs/cardio ratio.

True.

> > Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
>
> Yes, but not for some time and keep in mind abs are made in the kitchen,
> not the gym

heh I never heard that one before. Also true, obviously. You won't
see your abs if they're covered by a layer of fat.

> > I still have a long
> > way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
> > changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
> > accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
> > see the abs is too big a goal.
>
> You can achieve your goal but it may take a bit longer than you want.
> Slow and steady is the way.

Agreed 100%. I cut, but made sure that I lost no more than two pounds
per week during the months I was cutting. The one week I lost five
pounds and immediately added some calories to my daily food intake. I
wanted to maintain as much muscle as possible while losing the fat.

> > BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> > the outside of my arms is about 25".
>
> 25" puzzles me. Oh well

Maybe it's a transposition? 52"?

> > I haven't had my body-fat
> > checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> Good luck

Ditto! And start counting your calories. I realize or expect my count
was ballpark at best, but maintaining a (again, ballpark) 1500 kcals
per day routine along with the aforementioned cardio and weight
training enabled me to drop to 149 lbs. losing at least 5" (closer to
6") off my waistline and my % bodyfat, though unmeasured, was visibly
less than when I began the cut.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/photo/...=&ppuser=63394
aka http://tinyurl.com/2wd5gp

Yes, good luck. You can do this. You can have six-pack abs.

>
> Bob Volkmer

--
Curt

On Dec 30, 11:22 pm, Aftermath Fan <survival...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
> earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
> cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.
>
> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me? I still have a long
> way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
> changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
> accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
> see the abs is too big a goal.

Your biggest challenge would probably be in keeping the six-pack.

For a real quest, try for an eight-pack!

> BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> the outside of my arms is about 25". I haven't had my body-fat
> checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
>
> Thanks.

Haven't you ever seen that TV show "The Biggest Loser"? These things
can definitely be done, but the real problem is staying in tip-top
condition.

BTW, just as an FYI, I'm also 240 pounds right now and have a four-
pack at somewhere around 20% bodyfat, give or take a little. There
are people who weigh 50 pounds less than me but look a good roly-poly
hundred pounds more! I suspect bodyfat percentage, while a much
better figure than a simple bathroom scale number, could also be
deceptive like that somehow....

>> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?

Six pack abs is a question of body-fat. You need <10% for them to be
visible.

I'm just starting week 4 of this:
http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/my_video_journal.html

I don't expect to get ripped because it requires a bodybuilder's diet,
which isn't worth it to me. But after only 3 weeks of the program, I
feel every muscle in my body tightening up, and that IS worth the
effort.

Mitch@... wrote:
>
>>> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
>
> Six pack abs is a question of body-fat. You need <10% for them to be
> visible.
>

Haven't you heard from Peyton???? Unless you're under the age of 23 or a
professional football player, it's probably not gonna happen....best you
just buy some bigger shirts...



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We must change the way we live,
or the climate will do it for us.

Abs....to what end ?

<Mitch@...> wrote in message
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>
>
>>> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
>
> Six pack abs is a question of body-fat. You need <10% for them to be
> visible.
>
> I'm just starting week 4 of this:
> http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/my_video_journal.html
>
> I don't expect to get ripped because it requires a bodybuilder's diet,
> which isn't worth it to me. But after only 3 weeks of the program, I
> feel every muscle in my body tightening up, and that IS worth the
> effort.


You can do all the wild exercise in the world, but it you don't eat
correctly, you will never look good. Diet plays a FAR bigger role in all of
this.



--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

Aftermath Fan" <survivalist@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e901c274-d1fd-4b96-8d96-f5abf7efef69@n20g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. I was 290
> earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
> cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.
>
> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me? I still have a long
> way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
> changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) I always set big goals and
> accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
> see the abs is too big a goal.
>
> BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> the outside of my arms is about 25". I haven't had my body-fat
> checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

You will need to be under 10% to have good looking abs. 90% of this is
genetic, so without seeing you and how your skin will bounce back, it's next
to impossible to tell if you will ever have good abs. The key is to just
keep training hard and eating well. The results will be worth your time and
effort.



--
Robert Schuh
"Everything that elevates an individual above the herd and
intimidates the neighbour is henceforth called evil; and
the fair, modest, submissive and conforming mentality,
the mediocrity of desires attains moral designations and honors"
- Nietzsche

http://www.hardbopdrums.com/

On Dec 31, 2:28 pm, Shadowland <saints2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Abs....to what end ?

Uh, basic anatomy, Shad. Abs....are on your front. If they're on your
end, well, I'm not one to judge.

--
Curt

"Rob Schuh" <noone222@hardbopdrums.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> <Mitch@...> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>>>> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me?
>>
>> Six pack abs is a question of body-fat. You need <10% for them to be
>> visible.
>>
>> I'm just starting week 4 of this:
>> http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/my_video_journal.html
>>
>> I don't expect to get ripped because it requires a bodybuilder's diet,
>> which isn't worth it to me. But after only 3 weeks of the program, I
>> feel every muscle in my body tightening up, and that IS worth the
>> effort.
>
>
> You can do all the wild exercise in the world, but it you don't eat
> correctly, you will never look good. Diet plays a FAR bigger role in all
> of this.

Not exactly true, at least not for everyone. I lift regularly *and* eat
like an idiot. Sure, I have a pretty puffy mid-section but my enormous ass
(in a good way), thighs, shoulders, biceps, and chest help detract from
that...somewhat.

As I tell to the ladies, I have a six pack, I just keep it in the mini
fridge.

On Dec 30, 8:32 pm, rev <m...@volkmer.biz> wrote:

> > BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> > the outside of my arms is about 25".
>
> 25" puzzles me. Oh well

Sorry, that was retarded. I have no idea what I was typing there. If
you put a tape measure around my upper body at my shoulders, it's
59". That's what I meant by large-framed for my size.

Alas, it's presently 49" at my belly button and I wear a 40" waist.

"Victor Velazquez" <k-canute@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:isGdnRcJ56IqAOTanZ2dnUVZ_h6hnZ2d@comcast.com:

>
>
> eat like an idiot.


A lifelong dream fulfilled...


> Sure, I have a pretty puffy mid-section


It's called a "pot belly".


>but my
> enormous ass (in a good way),


The last time I heard those words in the same sentance it was From
Oprah's mouth after she had just gained 200lbs.


>thighs, shoulders, biceps, and chest
> help detract from that...somewhat.
>

SOMEWHAT? You are a lardass.


> As I tell to the ladies, I have a six pack, I just keep it in the mini
> fridge.
>

And as they reply "I have a pussy, I just keep it away from fat guys
like you".

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"humm" <Fatarse@lifters.org> wrote in message
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> "Victor Velazquez" <k-canute@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:isGdnRcJ56IqAOTanZ2dnUVZ_h6hnZ2d@comcast.com:

>> As I tell to the ladies, I have a six pack, I just keep it in the mini
>> fridge.
>>
>
> And as they reply "I have a pussy, I just keep it away from fat guys
> like you".

Hey douchebag, I was trying to keep it light. What are you so bitter about?

"Victor Velazquez" <k-canute@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> "humm" <Fatarse@lifters.org> wrote in message
> news:477a02d2$0$26043$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>> "Victor Velazquez" <k-canute@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:isGdnRcJ56IqAOTanZ2dnUVZ_h6hnZ2d@comcast.com:
>
>>> As I tell to the ladies, I have a six pack, I just keep it in the
>>> mini fridge.
>>>
>>
>> And as they reply "I have a pussy, I just keep it away from fat guys
>> like you".
>
> Hey douchebag, I was trying to keep it light. What are you so bitter
> about?
>
>
>

Look Spictor Velasspez,
Stop taking it up the arse, and I won't have to ride you (figuratively of
course, otherwise you'd like it).

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On Dec 31 2007, 11:12*am, cloud dreamer <S...@Global.Warming> wrote:
> Mitch@... wrote:
>
> >>> Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me? *
>
> > Six pack abs is a question of body-fat. *You need <10% for them to be
> > visible.
>
> Haven't you heard from Peyton???? Unless you're under the age of 23 or a
> professional football player, it's probably not gonna happen....best you
> just buy some bigger shirts...
>
> *
>
> --
>
> We must change the way we live,
> * * or the climate will do it for us.

I'm 73 and I just tell all those guys at the gym
Six Packs are nothing ..... I have a Keg...
Jake

On Dec 30 2007, 11:52*pm, Prisoner at War <prisoner_at_...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> On Dec 30, 11:22 pm, Aftermath Fan <survival...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm 38, 5'7", and presently weigh 240 as of this morning. *I was 290
> > earlier this year and have been steady losing with a combination of
> > cardio and weights...more cardio than weights at this point.
>
> > Question: is a six-pack of abs possible for me? *I still have a long
> > way to go, but I'm doing well and have made some major lifestyle
> > changes (diabetes is a great motivator!) *I always set big goals and
> > accomplish them...just wondering if getting down to 10-12% bodyfat to
> > see the abs is too big a goal.
>
> Your biggest challenge would probably be in keeping the six-pack.
>
> For a real quest, try for an eight-pack!
>
> > BTW, I am large-framed for my size...a tape measure around my chest on
> > the outside of my arms is about 25". *I haven't had my body-fat
> > checked in a while...I'm sure it's still a big number at this point.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> Haven't you ever seen that TV show "The Biggest Loser"? *These things
> can definitely be done, but the real problem is staying in tip-top
> condition.
>
> BTW, just as an FYI, I'm also 240 pounds right now and have a four-
> pack at somewhere around 20% bodyfat, give or take a little. *There
> are people who weigh 50 pounds less than me but look a good roly-poly
> hundred pounds more! *I suspect bodyfat percentage, while a much
> better figure than a simple bathroom scale number, could also be
> deceptive like that somehow....

Sure you can, but not each kind of sit ups will help and once you get
it, you just need to be very concistent in keeping it. Good luck!

http://www.planorealestateadvisor.com
http://www.planorealty.blogspot.com

to put it simple: yes a 6 pack is possible for you....Definitely. the
key? patience and persistence. You have to keep at it dont give up on
it. I made a blog to help people like you you could check it out if
you want http://superrippedabs.blogspot.com/ You have to remember
that you cant expect to get a 6 pack if your eating crap or if you
only do your abs excersises a couple times a week. You really got to
be persistant and try and work at them almost everyday. Hang in there
the end results are well worth it. ...Expecially come summer time (: