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sit ups?
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:31 PM
i wondering does sit up even make you lose fat? or isit a slow proccess to lsoe fat in your stomach? because someone said to me just doing sit ups by it's own is meaningless and waste of time.
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veggeep
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RE: sit ups?
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:40 PM
That "someone" was right. Working your abdominal muscles (a relatively small muscle group without much fat-burning potential) in isolation is an ineffective means of burning the fat off your midection. The only way to bring out the "eight-pack" is through proper diet and total body fat-loss conditioning (aerobic exercise).
That's not to say you shouldn't do the situps and/or crunches, because you still want to strengthen and enlarge those muscles.
Yes, that's me in my avatar, and NO, I don't look like that today. That was taken back in Jan '07, and I lost most of that progress when I slacked off last year. I'm on my way back, tho, and I'm using that photo for inspiration.
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ABelen
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RE: sit ups?
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Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:43 AM
Crunches don't reduce fat, it strengthens your ab muscles. But, you won't able to see your ab muscles, thru a layer of fat. But, crunches are still good to do because you need strong abs to support your back.
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ebbearsfb1
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RE: sit ups?
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Sunday, February 19, 2006 4:24 PM
basically keep doing the sit-ups and crunches and as soon as u lose all of the fat or most of it then'll you'll start to see the six or eight pack
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s2kinteg916
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RE: sit ups?
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:48 PM
Crunches are better for your abs and back but as far as losing fat you want to stick to eating healthy and some sort of cardio
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