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John Smith said:

What are the best excercises for developing solid abs and oblique's at
home? Ta.

Regular crunches and side crunches.
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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Regular crunches and side crunches.

Combined with running. I can do all the crunches I want, but without
running I simply get no results.

John Smith said:

What are the best excercises for developing solid abs and oblique's at
home? Ta.

http://store.yahoo.com/homegym/homeabbench.html

David

On 27 Oct 2005 03:56:38 -0700, "David Cohen" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

http://store.yahoo.com/homegym/homeabbench.html

Of course this is nothing but a fancy crunch bench, but afterall, this
is a weighlifters NG, so you're bound (there's a turn-on for 99% of
these guys) and you'd expect to be pointed to a apparatus that is no
more useful than crunches.

My name is Earl said:

David Cohen said:

http://store.yahoo.com/homegym/homeabbench.html

Of course this is nothing but a fancy crunch bench, but afterall, this
is a weighlifters NG, so you're bound (there's a turn-on for 99% of
these guys) and you'd expect to be pointed to a apparatus that is no
more useful than crunches.

Really good trolls are intelligent and knowledgeable, which allows them
to troll with confidence and the admiration of the trollees.

In other words, not you.

The old Ironman Ab Bench provides full range crunches, due to the
humped back pad, and allows them to be weighted. Far more effective
than regular floor crunches.

I would not expect you, on your "ya' want fries with that?" salary, to
be able to afford to buy one for your single wide.

OK, back to being ignored with you.

David

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What are the best excercises for developing solid abs and oblique's at
home? Ta.

There are no "best" exercises - many different exercises are effective,
and people who deadlift and squat often have "solid" abs without doing
ab-specific exercises. Pavel's "Bullet Proof Abs" contains unusual ab
exercises including the Janda situp (abs) and the Full Contact Twist
(obliques) with very specific instructions on how to perform them for
maximum safety and effectiveness, see http://www.kbnj.com/bpa.htm Video
of me doing one of the exercises from this book is here:
http://www.kbnj.com/Inverted_Wheel.rm

It's worth mentioning - again and again - that the abs most people want
come mostly from low body fat.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

* On Thu said:

It's worth mentioning - again and again - that the abs most people want
come mostly from low body fat.

Well that's me then coz I have very low fat %.

Cool.

John Smith said:

What are the best excercises for developing solid abs and oblique's at
home? Ta.

Weighted bench or ball crunches and weighted side bends on a back
extension bench.

Cheers,

Ari

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spodosaurus said:

John Smith said:

What are the best excercises for developing solid abs and oblique's at
home? Ta.

Weighted bench or ball crunches and weighted side bends on a back
extension bench.

Cheers,

Ari

Sorry, I used to have a back extension bench at home, so I rattled that
reply off a bit too quickly (I figure you don't have one, as most small
home gyms don't in my experience). Those big inflatable exercise balls
can be used for these as well as weighted ball crunches. Just shove your
feet into the angle where the wall meets the floor or under a couch or
something.

Ari

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neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
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* On Thu said:

It's worth mentioning - again and again - that the abs most people
want
come mostly from low body fat.

Well that's me then coz I have very low fat %.

Cool.

If that's you, you're in the minority, and congratulations to you. Most
people who post here asking about abs just need to lose some weight.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

* On Thu said:

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* On Thu said:

It's worth mentioning - again and again - that the abs most people
want
come mostly from low body fat.

Well that's me then coz I have very low fat %.

Cool.

If that's you, you're in the minority, and congratulations to you. Most
people who post here asking about abs just need to lose some weight.

Well not so much congratulations. The reason I'm working out is to build
muscle bulk coz I'm like a rake. 196cm tall and only 77 kilos. Eek! No
fat on me at all (although I did have a body fat index thing done on me
at the Gym which showed that I did have a "normal" body fat index - of
which, however, im not entirely convinced).

Help! Although someone joked about Tape Worm its really starting to [censored]
me off! It's always been this way.. I just have a fast metabolism. I can
eat and eat and eat and eat and not put on an iota ! My bros the same.
I've even tried drinking hi calorie milkshakes for all the good that
did! .... however.... working out HAS made me noticably muscular .. so
now my current "idea" is to just do some weights mixed in with aerobics
so that I gradually put on a bit of weight.

On 27 Oct 2005 04:44:29 -0700, "David Cohen" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Really good trolls are intelligent and knowledgeable, which allows them
to troll with confidence and the admiration of the trollees.

In other words, not you.

The old Ironman Ab Bench provides full range crunches, due to the
humped back pad, and allows them to be weighted. Far more effective
than regular floor crunches.

I would not expect you, on your "ya' want fries with that?" salary, to
be able to afford to buy one for your single wide.

OK, back to being ignored with you.

Hey everyone, look at the azzwipe reply to the guy he just claimed he
wouldn't reply to.

John Smith said:

Well that's me then coz I have very low fat %.

What about that lump of blubber between your ears?

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* On Thu said:

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* On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 08:54:42 -0400, Steve Freides wrote:

> It's worth mentioning - again and again - that the abs most people
> want
> come mostly from low body fat.

Well that's me then coz I have very low fat %.

Cool.

If that's you, you're in the minority, and congratulations to you.
Most
people who post here asking about abs just need to lose some weight.

Well not so much congratulations. The reason I'm working out is to
build
muscle bulk coz I'm like a rake. 196cm tall and only 77 kilos. Eek!
No
fat on me at all (although I did have a body fat index thing done on
me
at the Gym which showed that I did have a "normal" body fat index - of
which, however, im not entirely convinced).

Help! Although someone joked about Tape Worm its really starting to
[censored]
me off! It's always been this way.. I just have a fast metabolism. I
can
eat and eat and eat and eat and not put on an iota ! My bros the
same.
I've even tried drinking hi calorie milkshakes for all the good that
did! .... however.... working out HAS made me noticably muscular .. so
now my current "idea" is to just do some weights mixed in with
aerobics
so that I gradually put on a bit of weight.

6' 7" and 170 lbs. - yeah, that's pretty skinny. It doesn't sound like
you need ab work, though - it sounds like you need a classic
mass-building program. There are lots of them. I would skip most of
the aerobic and concentrate on lifting heavy weights.

The program "20-rep squats" - go to http://www.ironmind.com and find the
book of the same name - is the first everyone usually mentions. Pavel's
Bear program is another, see http://www.kbnj.com/ptp.htm - it's a great
book about strength training as well.. The 20-rep squat program
recommends a gallon (4 liters) of whole milk every day - that will give
you something of an idea of the amount of eating required.

But it's the combination of heavy lifting and big eating you should be
looking for in your training. Heavy weights - "Barbie" weights won't do
it for you. Your program should be summarized in two words, Squat and
Eat.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

* On Thu said:

John Smith said:

Well that's me then coz I have very low fat %.

What about that lump of blubber between your ears?

That is certainly no way to talk about your girl! Shame on you.

;-)

John Smith said:

That is certainly no way to talk about your girl! Shame on you.

He maybe a girlie-man, but I'm not, so I'll abuse him at will. Unless
of course a GIRLIE-MAN like you wants a piece of me? Remeber, I can
kicl ALL of your asses...at once!

John Smith said:

What are the best excercises for developing solid abs and oblique's at
home? Ta.

How do you know you don't already have killer abs ?? I know I have
pretty darn good abs...washboard stomach in fact...problem is, the
dryer is parked in front. If I were ever inclined to drop about 20-30
pounds I'm sure I could show off a killer six pack...I'm much more
interested in the OTHER six pack to bother. I doubt I have the
discipline required to drop to the required BF% to expose my abs...

So...developing abs isn't that hard, it's have the right BF% to expose
them that's the hard part....at least for me.

My name is Earl said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Regular crunches and side crunches.

Combined with running. I can do all the crunches I want, but without
running I simply get no results.

That's obvious from your pictures. What...20% body fat?
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My name is Earl said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Regular crunches and side crunches.

Combined with running. I can do all the crunches I want, but without
running I simply get no results.

That's obvious from your pictures. What...20% body fat?

10% of that is man [censored].