05-27-2005, 05:40 AM
Blight Wrote:To be honest, weight means little. Size is what maters. If a girl weighs 150 and is like 5?6?, but runs for miles a day while exercising regularly, muscle is what will make her that weight. And you can be damn sure that she will look great and be healthy. (note: don?t take my proportions too exactly, cause it is totally an estimation). Having a strong firm body is better than bring a paper weight.
That is true, I have a friend who looks skinny but the amount of fat he has stored in his stomach classifies him has overweight, this because he has very little muscle. I mean, I'm stronger than him not only pound per pound but also in absolute terms, there's no muscle there. :p Instead of having a scale at home we should have a fat measuring machine.
I recently found a place where they measure your body fat for free. The problem is it's done by a nutritionist and he asks a million questions before actually getting to it. I wish I could just get there, have it measured and go away. Oh well, can't have it all. I'm thinking of going there next week and see how I'm doing.
Blight Wrote:Hmm, you were a little harsh, jerk!
I guess what I really meant is being healthy is better. Losing weight is bad. Like i hate my mid section, I always have, but losing weight isn't going to do any good. I need to do like a billion sit-ups and I?d be good...but man do I friggin hate stomach work!
If the problem with your mid section is fat then doing sit-ups isn't going to help. You'll have to get rid of the fat by doing cardio before you see the results of the sit-ups. Also, what most people don't realize is that there is no point to doing a million sit-ups. The abs are just like any other muscle, they have a limit. You wouldn't do a million bicep curls, would you? The ideal way to work the abs is by doing about 3 series of 15-20 reps (obviously, this can vary). Rest is also very important, it's pointless to do sit-ups everyday. But you know, I feel your pain, I hate stomach work as well which is why I'm lazy and never do it nowadays. :p Working out in general keeps my stomach and abdomen flat so I don't really have to go through the trouble.