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Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by RobRivera »

progre wrote: post #13
awb wrote: post #12

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Here's the formula: 1. Eat at caloric maintenance or a slight caloric surplus to build muscle 2. Do a consistent ab workout routine 3-5x per week (free on YouTube), progressively overloading your body with more resistance through longer workouts, heavier weights or more demanding positions 3. When you want 6-pack abs, cut your caloric intake to be at a slight deficit for a few weeks and try to shred as much excess bo…

Also, no alcohol, no soda. At all.

i did get a 6pack with 1 glass of red 4 days a week. i also ate about 1800 calories a day and was working out 1 hour daily soooo ymmv

Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by throwawake »

soheil wrote: post #40
throwawake wrote: post #32

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Fixed

wow seems like a great resource, did you make this?

No, I just found it couple of years back and since then it’s my cheatsheet. The best part is, you can pick your workout focused on any particular muscle and learn about it as well.

Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by soheil »

nimos wrote: post #39
soheil wrote: post #21

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How do you measure calories in food? It takes a herculean effort to know exactly what ingredients are in food and weigh exactly how much of each you're consuming with every meal. Seems like a lot of work to manually keep track of all that every single day and not make a mistake.

I can't recommend fasting enough. I do rolling 72-100 hour fasts to lose weight and its by far the easiest thing to do. Are you familiar with water? Yeah. Good to go. (You probably want to add in a bit of sodium/magnesium/potassium) Yes the first day and last bit suck, especially the first time. But its also ~3-5x more time efficient than most calorie reduction diets and you save time and money.

What is a rolling 72-100 hour fast? You don't eat for 72 hours and then allowed to eat for 100 hours before the cycle starts? How do you source your magnesium/potassium?

Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by nimos »

soheil wrote: post #43
nimos wrote: post #39

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I can't recommend fasting enough. I do rolling 72-100 hour fasts to lose weight and its by far the easiest thing to do. Are you familiar with water? Yeah. Good to go. (You probably want to add in a bit of sodium/magnesium/potassium) Yes the first day and last bit suck, especially the first time. But its also ~3-5x more time efficient than most calorie reduction diets and you save time and money.

What is a rolling 72-100 hour fast? You don't eat for 72 hours and then allowed to eat for 100 hours before the cycle starts? How do you source your magnesium/potassium?

Fast for 72-100 hours. Eat normally for 1 day then fast again. Works better with WFH (you want to be near a toilet after breaking a fast). But you can also just time it so your fast ends on Sunday and do it once a week. You do have to be a bit careful about not binge eating after a fast. I don't count the calories on my eating days but I am also conscious about not stuffing my face all day.

Magnesium from random supplement I got at target, potassium from no-salt salt alternative.

Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by yupper32 »

nimos wrote: post #44
soheil wrote: post #43

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What is a rolling 72-100 hour fast? You don't eat for 72 hours and then allowed to eat for 100 hours before the cycle starts? How do you source your magnesium/potassium?

Fast for 72-100 hours. Eat normally for 1 day then fast again. Works better with WFH (you want to be near a toilet after breaking a fast). But you can also just time it so your fast ends on Sunday and do it once a week. You do have to be a bit careful about not binge eating after a fast. I don't count the calories on my eating days but I am also conscious about not stuffing my face all day. Magnesium from random supp…

Wait so you basically eat once a week? Fast 3 days, eat 1 day, fast 3 days?

There's no way that's healthy, especially longer term.

Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by progre »

refulgentis wrote: post #20
progre wrote: post #13

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Also, no alcohol, no soda. At all.

Falls under #1 but starts invoking specific foods in such a way that ultimately ends up confusing people in my experience. Better phrased as a reminder that drinks have calories, including alcohol and soda.

Sure, but it's not all about the calories. Alcohol and sugar makes the body store excess water. You swell up. Makes it hard to show of muscle.

Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by k12sosse »

throwawake wrote: post #25
soheil wrote: post #7

Has anyone been able to find a free site that works in achieving the same goal?

To look things up, I often land on https://exrx.net/Lists/Directory . As someone, who went from skinny to muscular with just bodyweight workouts, I think consistency is the key.

Thank you for bringing this to my morbidly obese attention. I am already in love with it.

Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by HalcyonicStorm »

UncleMeat wrote: post #24
torstenvl wrote: post #16

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A majority of your current users wouldn't be disappointed if you ceased to exist? $200/month?! "Non-compliant"?!?! "Manually intervene"?!?!?! That's a hard no for me, dawg.

Yeah jeez. 200/m for an app and a slack bot? Unless these curricula are awfully extraordinary, this is a ridiculous price.

That price point is what I pay my coach. She inputs my plan on Final Surge. I'm getting lifting, running, and biking plans. I can schedule a call, email, whatever to get her feedback. She knows me on a personal level including who I am, my history, who my training partners are, what races I want to participate in, etc.

I'm not willing to pay the same price for that because I know that the service will only get more generic as there are more clients.

I'm sure its great for people who want to work from home and dont know where to start and dont have a support structure.

Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by refulgentis »

progre wrote: post #46
refulgentis wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Falls under #1 but starts invoking specific foods in such a way that ultimately ends up confusing people in my experience. Better phrased as a reminder that drinks have calories, including alcohol and soda.

Sure, but it's not all about the calories. Alcohol and sugar makes the body store excess water. You swell up. Makes it hard to show of muscle.

Very true, I shy away from that specifically because it starts veering into pure bodybuilding practice — the rationale for that leads to the conclusion of avoiding hydrating as much as possible (which sounds silly, but I saw it with a couple clients, and am not ashamed to admit I get a little giddy when I realize I'll claim a pound back the next morning weigh-in when i realize I'm dehydrated at night)

Re: Consistent Fitness – Get Six Pack Abs in 16 Weeks

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Post by Protostome »

Adding to earlier commenters, you may want to consider rephrasing the one liner. You are probably 20 somethings, but I am close to 40. There's no way in hell I can get six pack abs in 16 weeks. Besides, I'm not so sure that getting six pack is really a function of workouts and nutrition alone, it's also a matter of genetics.
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