sooo apparently i might be too skinny. I never saw myself as too skinny or unhealthy…i’m thin but not anorexic thin. I eat everything under the sun and eat about 4-5 times a day when i can…mostly snacks and frozen dinners. I weigh about 147 and i’m 5’8…nothing seemed too crazy. I do martial arts 3-4 times a week and do 200 crunches everyother night. But i felt really hungry today which was kinda odd, since i ate like 3 times today four now. So on the scale it says i’m 147…it measures body fat as well and tells me i’m 9.7% body fat. my moms a nurse and tells me thats too unhealthy…i never felt like i was unhealthy at all. I mean sure i eat alot of junk food but man if i’m not getting fat from that i dunno wuts up.
no offense yo but for being a nurse your mom is fucking stupid…she should seek another profession…haha…do not trust bodyfat percentages on weight scales that is shady, but you are not too skinny at all…
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ya i kinda figured that not to trust electronic scales. but wasn’t too sure cause she’s the nurse n shit. Like i heard bruce lee was 10 percent body fat and me being 9.7 didnt add up in my head. Cause i’m nothing like that body type.
im pretty sure his bodyfat was lower than that…in this picture…http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p203/heatfury/apartment006-1.jpg
im at 138 lbs and around 10% bodyfat, and he was more jacked than i am…also i am 5’8 as well so according to your mom im too skinny…
anyway, do not listen to your mom…if you want to test her ask her what you should weigh at you height given your activity level…then ask her where bodyfat percentage comes into play in her “observation”…
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Bruce lee was skinny, I think he weighed around 140lbs, his idea was too much weight would slow you down, which is true.
Some how he had figured out the perfect balance between speed and power like a super sayian level 2.
Also stop doing 200 crunches that shit anit doing nothing but breaking your back discs.
What you need to start doing is weighted crunches, you should be only able to do 15 or less each set before it hurts.
Also try holding the crunch postion for 2 or 3 seconds so you feel it.
Ive been doing this for awhile and my abs are starting to show up more and more.
Bruce Lee was a beast, I read his info on wikipedia and it’s crazy.
Hey all , I got just few questions about my training routine im 6.2 and about 175 pounds ive been going to the gym for awhile and i dont seem to be getting bigger.
My basic routine is to go about 2 or 3 times a week and around 3 exercises for each body part.
Like day one il do chest , shoulders , triceps in that order then day two il do back and biceps and maybe trapezius then day 3 (optional) il do legs (all) and abs
and for each day I sometimes and forearms exercises.
For the exercises I do 3 sets of really heavy 6-8 times. for example
benchpress il strech and start off with 110pounds(one 44 plus a 11 on each side) 8 to 10 times (2min pause) then add 22pds 8-10 pause and finish with 154 pounds (one 44 plus a 33 on each side) about 5 to 8 times (usually 5…) is this ok?
Any tips would be great …Help me out if you can thanks!
If you want to get bigger, try undulating periodization.
how long have you been working out?
my system of crunches works for me. Cause i know it’s working. Also i’m not doing the crunches because i wanna see abs…i know thats a food thing and well…i’m not changing my diet…i’m too lazy. Its more for martial arts reasons to lift my legs for certain aerial maneuvers.
gymnastics > any ab work out
nothing works the core like gymnastics…
not only is it far more effective, but it is far more functional too…
but it takes a shit load of effort, time to be get there and money for the equipment…
with all the ab workouts people do… get them to try an L-hold… it will cripple most people…
Edit: Gymnastics includes breakdancing, capoeira etc…
Eat, eat, eat, eat, your body wont grow if you don’t eat, imagine straining your muscles but then not having anything to replenish what you expended in your workout. I realise you might want to stay lean, but thats why most lifters bulk then cut. You can do a clean bulk like I am and minimize fat gain, while incorporating a LIGHT cardio schedule of about 15-20 every other day.
I hardly ever worked crunches on their own, I would always contract my core when I would do an excercise an the next day I would be sore as hell in the stomach area, Im curious to see how my middle area would look if I were to cut, before I started my bulk about 2 months ago, you could see the shape of my abs, now its hardly there but Im somehwat relieved I still have a 34-35 inch waiste.
btw
off topic but, deadlifts=own me
lol except that gymnasics includes ab workouts before and after class. So your theory makes no sense…ab workouts go hand in hand with gymnastics. Also an l-kick is less abs and more arms and balance, i’ve been doing those long before i even got into gymnastics and breaking as serious as i am now.
i think you mean breakdancing and capoeira include gymnastics…its not the otherway around.
but the stuff i do is more kick oriented…though it does include some gymnastics
this is my teacher:
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the hip flexors lift ur legs…not ur abs. The rectus abdominus only tilts the pelvis posteriorly allowing the hip flexors to function more efficiently.
The core musculature acts only to stabilize the spine and/or flex/extend ur trunk.
Want a strong core? Lift heavy and use freeweights. I am living proof.
their are certain moves that deal with abs…such as this move which i am useing my abs for its called a doubleleg, it comes out of capoeira.
http://www.club540.com/tricktionary/doubleleg.mpg
martial arts has never really about lifting heavy weights, alot of the people i deal with dont really deal with weights and just repitition and practice.
yes, i meant high level gymanstics, capoeira etc… the line blurs but they all involve a strong core to stablilize the body… and yes, i was over generalizing
if all you do is isolated ab workouts its useless, you need to build up on that… you’ll just look good…
magnus madness define strong core? being able to lift the most weights while doing a sit up/hyperextension for example?
btw maxx, i got forbidden on that second link
your teacher has excellent form… but I am not that big into flashy kicks etc… though it is an good indication of certain fitness traits…
yeah i try and eat all the time but what I really want is gain a lot then cut…im just gaining muscle…and is it okay to have long days off like monday chest then the next monday chest or is that too far apart? and cardio , i want to gain not lose but should I be doing anyway ? cause I dont…and ive been training for about 6 or 7 months
Beastly, more than anything I could do. 
I don’t think I tighten my abs enough when I do deadlifts and squats; better start changing that.
yeah same here… i need to focus more on that…