Help me to make my son know the right ways for his abs exercises

johann · 08-07-2008, 06:00 AM

Hi people, everyone has concerns about the well being of their child I too have some. Lately, he is getting mad to get the abs (six pack abs as they call it). I don’t think that this is something bad but the ways he is trying is a bit crazy. He believes all that is being told to him and I can’t figure out how he can get them without training the right way with the right exercises. I think that I am being a little cautious but I need you people to help me finding a good way to get the six packs he wants with some good ways.

Thanks for taking time to read this and hope that you come up with some good suggestions.

boutros · 08-07-2008, 08:40 AM

This is definitely a strange first post. Usually people search out this forum for investment advice not ab workouts.

The one thing that I do know on the topic though is that six pack abs don't come from incessant sit-ups. They come from lack of fat in the abdominal region to show muscles that everyone has to one extent or another. To lose weight in abdominal region exercise aerobically and eat a well balanced diet with a moderate amount of ab specific exercises... Not bad advice for anyone really.

I never had the six pack abs until college despite being an athlete. In college I was on the swim team and exercised ~30 hours per week.

When I see young kids with six packs I am not impressed by physique. I think that they should stop showing off and put there shirt back on unless they are by a pool or at a beach. ~~In my day~~

Frugality_of_Apathy · 08-07-2008, 09:18 AM

Don't eat for a month. Gandhi had a great sixpack; the only downside is becoming incredibly frail.

TromboneAl · 08-07-2008, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Usually people search out this forum for investment advice not ab workouts.

Apparently the ER forum is the new "go to place" for how to get a hunky body.

calmloki · 08-07-2008, 10:53 AM

Been using a device that looks like 2 lawn mower wheels side-by-side with a long axle sticking out either side. Get on my knees, grab the axle with both hands, and streeeetch out till i'm as close to horizontal with the floor as possible, then back up to a kneeling position. Do that about 16 times. Haven't developed a six pack, but my belly doesn't stick out as far - except for the inguinal hernia that popped out. Very scary for your back too.... Maybe this is not a good idea... but i sure know i've been exercising!

RetiredGypsy · 08-07-2008, 11:05 AM

Read Shawn Phillips' ABSolution if you want to know how to get a great sixpack, or The Men's Health Cover Model Workout by Owen McKibbin.

VaCollector · 08-07-2008, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TromboneAl

Apparently the ER forum is the new "go to place" for how to get a hunky body.

STILL laughing......

!!!

ProspectiveBum · 08-07-2008, 12:08 PM

This is spam. Google shows a couple of posts to other message board over the last week with the exact text from the OP's post with different user names.

My question is: why the hell would somebody go to the trouble to spam message boards with something like this? It's not like something is being sold, and they want the .01% who will actually click their link; I don't get it.

GoodSense · 08-07-2008, 01:18 PM

To be fair, we did have an earlier poll that said the majority of us felt we were overweight. That makes us the perfect candidate for giving advice on ab exercises for teenagers.

Maybe there will be a follow-up post from the OP claiming to have found the ultimate solution?

edger · 08-08-2008, 01:35 AM

Cautious…I think that you are reacting a bit too much…but even I would do the same thing if I were in your shoes …I guess! It’s important to know that exercises without a proper guidance or instructions can harm the muscles and you need to take a note on this. My brother, who is also a exercise freak…was on the same ship as your son for how to get six pack abs and later he found a great guide that not only made him have them but in a proper way that was comfortable to his physical and mental well-being. You can give it a look (try the link).

laurence · 08-08-2008, 01:41 AM

Wow, it's kabuki theatre! I will now click the link...but not really.

Two one time posters on the same thread, an amazing coincidence!

Frugality_of_Apathy · 08-08-2008, 01:49 AM

Amazing coincidences are only ONE of the benefits of having 6-pack abs!

Linney · 08-08-2008, 01:51 AM

Yes, simply AMAZING!

This thread now has a prestigious 5 STAR rating as well.

laurence · 08-08-2008, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linney

Yes, simply AMAZING!

This thread now has a prestigious 5 STAR rating as well.

LOL.

Still waiting for the larger pic of your avatar.

HFWR · 08-08-2008, 09:57 AM

Six-pack abs? Pfffft!! I have twelve-pack abs...

Bestwifeever · 08-08-2008, 10:20 AM

Dingdingding GoodSense wins the predict-a-spammer's-next-move prize! A brand new copy of "24 hours to 6-pack abs"! Second prize to ProspectiveBum--TWO copies!

(Hint to Johann/Edger--prolong the fantasy by changing the font when you come back as a different person with a link to solve the problem)

GoodSense · 08-08-2008, 11:27 AM

LOL. I'm having so much fun on this forum, I can't believe it's legal (and free)!

I already have a six pack in my mid-section -- of beer, that is!

MGYog · 08-08-2008, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TromboneAl

Apparently the ER forum is the new "go to place" for how to get a hunky body.

hhhhhhmmmmmmm...... I wonder if there are any hunky bods posting here. Maybe hunky intellects.... but except for the real surfers, I bet most are just middle aged and above, normal ( read that as as slightly overweight) adults.

All of US Could Be Overweight by 2048 - AOL News

Frugality_of_Apathy · 08-08-2008, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MGYog

All of US Could Be Overweight by 2048 - AOL News

I see they're using the same extrapolation techniques that predict New York will be under water by 2010 and the nazdaq will always yeild 10% returns.

haha · 08-08-2008, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MGYog

hhhhhhmmmmmmm...... I wonder if there are any hunky bods posting here. Maybe hunky intellects.... but except for the real surfers, I bet most are just middle aged and above, normal ( read that as as slightly overweight) adults.

All of US Could Be Overweight by 2048 - AOL News

You don't have to gain weight with age. It just depends on how you eat and exercise.

Ha

08-07-2008, 06:00 AM	#1
johann Confused about dryer sheets Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	Help me to make my son know the right ways for his abs exercises Hi people, everyone has concerns about the well being of their child I too have some. Lately, he is getting mad to get the abs (six pack abs as they call it). I don’t think that this is something bad but the ways he is trying is a bit crazy. He believes all that is being told to him and I can’t figure out how he can get them without training the right way with the right exercises. I think that I am being a little cautious but I need you people to help me finding a good way to get the six packs he wants with some good ways. Thanks for taking time to read this and hope that you come up with some good suggestions.

08-07-2008, 11:05 AM	#6
RetiredGypsy Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sandy Eggo Posts: 257	Read Shawn Phillips' ABSolution if you want to know how to get a great sixpack, or The Men's Health Cover Model Workout by Owen McKibbin. __________________ Less than ??? months to go? Playing the waiting game!

08-07-2008, 12:08 PM	#8
ProspectiveBum Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 206	This is spam. Google shows a couple of posts to other message board over the last week with the exact text from the OP's post with different user names. My question is: why the hell would somebody go to the trouble to spam message boards with something like this? It's not like something is being sold, and they want the .01% who will actually click their link; I don't get it. __________________ I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. - Joe Walsh

08-08-2008, 09:57 AM	#15
HFWR Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: May 2005 Location: DFW Posts: 5,406	Six-pack abs? Pfffft!! I have twelve-pack abs... __________________ Have Funds, Will Retire Two turntables and a microphone...

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08-07-2008, 08:40 AM	#2
boutros Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 108	This is definitely a strange first post. Usually people search out this forum for investment advice not ab workouts. The one thing that I do know on the topic though is that six pack abs don't come from incessant sit-ups. They come from lack of fat in the abdominal region to show muscles that everyone has to one extent or another. To lose weight in abdominal region exercise aerobically and eat a well balanced diet with a moderate amount of ab specific exercises... Not bad advice for anyone really. I never had the six pack abs until college despite being an athlete. In college I was on the swim team and exercised ~30 hours per week. When I see young kids with six packs I am not impressed by physique. I think that they should stop showing off and put there shirt back on unless they are by a pool or at a beach. ~~In my day~~

08-07-2008, 09:18 AM	#3
Frugality_of_Apathy Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 286	Don't eat for a month. Gandhi had a great sixpack; the only downside is becoming incredibly frail.

08-07-2008, 10:53 AM	#5
calmloki Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Independence Posts: 1,396	Been using a device that looks like 2 lawn mower wheels side-by-side with a long axle sticking out either side. Get on my knees, grab the axle with both hands, and streeeetch out till i'm as close to horizontal with the floor as possible, then back up to a kneeling position. Do that about 16 times. Haven't developed a six pack, but my belly doesn't stick out as far - except for the inguinal hernia that popped out. Very scary for your back too.... Maybe this is not a good idea... but i sure know i've been exercising!

08-07-2008, 01:18 PM	#9
GoodSense Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 345	To be fair, we did have an earlier poll that said the majority of us felt we were overweight. That makes us the perfect candidate for giving advice on ab exercises for teenagers. Maybe there will be a follow-up post from the OP claiming to have found the ultimate solution?

08-08-2008, 01:35 AM	#10
edger Confused about dryer sheets Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	Cautious…I think that you are reacting a bit too much…but even I would do the same thing if I were in your shoes …I guess! It’s important to know that exercises without a proper guidance or instructions can harm the muscles and you need to take a note on this. My brother, who is also a exercise freak…was on the same ship as your son for how to get six pack abs and later he found a great guide that not only made him have them but in a proper way that was comfortable to his physical and mental well-being. You can give it a look (try the link).

08-08-2008, 01:41 AM	#11
laurence Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,754	Wow, it's kabuki theatre! I will now click the link...but not really. Two one time posters on the same thread, an amazing coincidence!

08-08-2008, 01:49 AM	#12
Frugality_of_Apathy Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 286	Amazing coincidences are only ONE of the benefits of having 6-pack abs!

08-08-2008, 01:51 AM	#13
Linney Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 232	Yes, simply AMAZING! This thread now has a prestigious 5 STAR rating as well.

08-08-2008, 10:20 AM	#16
Bestwifeever Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 866	Dingdingding GoodSense wins the predict-a-spammer's-next-move prize! A brand new copy of "24 hours to 6-pack abs"! Second prize to ProspectiveBum--TWO copies! (Hint to Johann/Edger--prolong the fantasy by changing the font when you come back as a different person with a link to solve the problem)

08-08-2008, 11:27 AM	#17
GoodSense Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 345	LOL. I'm having so much fun on this forum, I can't believe it's legal (and free)! I already have a six pack in my mid-section -- of beer, that is!

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