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How do I get a six pack?

Asked by mineown (438points) December 23rd, 2009

I am five feet tall and around 125 lbs. I want to get a six pack and I want to know the best way to do it. What do you suggest?

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davids's avatar

Head down to your local liquor store and buy one, they’re only cheap. Height and weight won’t stop you in purchasing one, only age.

mineown's avatar

I meant a six pack of abs. lol

davids's avatar

Haha, I know, but you never mentioned abs, so I took the opportunity to make a joke =]

As for getting a six pack, as far as I’m aware doing cardio work is the (only?) way. Ie. going for runs, etc.

That’ll get rid of all the fat in the area, then once it’s gone you can just work out that area of your body to get them bigger or more toned.

mineown's avatar

I do sit ups every couple of days, basically I do them again when it stops aching. I have weights for my arms but idk if that matters. I started running too, and I am thinking about biking again. About how long should it take. Btw there really isnt much fat. I mean there is kinda but not really.

davids's avatar

Just keep at the running and biking to get rid of the fat there, and you’ll be sweet. Persistence, my friend, persistence.

ShiningToast's avatar

@davids It is physically impossible to lose fat in a specific area that you want to, you can only focus on the muscles. Where/how your body loses fat is different for everyone; working out his abs will develop the muscles, but not necessarily get rid of the fat. Link

@mineown Working out your abs is the best bet, but no guarantee on losing the fat. You can make them stronger though by working them out, and they may or may not show through the layer of fat, granted you don’t lose it. A good diet helps too.

stranger_in_a_strange_land's avatar

It’s a good thing you clarified your terms. I was thinking in terms of a 5.56mm multibarreled machine gun and was about to give advice on getting a Class II firearms license.

mineown's avatar

You can kinda see my abs. But I only way 125. I am really not that fat. So what I need to lose isnt much.

davids's avatar

@ShiningToast That’s why I said cardio work!

ShiningToast's avatar

@davids You did, and you were correct. I was just merely clearing up common misconceptions, by no means was I attacking you, sorry if it sounded like that, Lurve :).

davids's avatar

@ShiningToast That’s cool, I say we be best friends now =]

mineown's avatar

so anymore advice? Like how long should it take?

davids's avatar

It’ll all depend on your body, eating habits, how often you exercise, etc. I’m not a professional so I can’t really give you any timeframe ideas, sorry!

ShiningToast's avatar

@mineown I found a militarty traning guide thing. Check out my link up higher.

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La_chica_gomela's avatar

Haha, I like @davids‘s original answer better, but since you’ve clarified:
Just google “ab workout” and you’ll have a lot more advice than you can even handle.

It sounds like you’re pretty darn thin, so fat is not your problem, you just need to build some muscles there, and you’ll be good to go. For a 15–30 year old male, if you do ab work outs 3 times per week, you should start to see really nice results in about 2 months.

Freedom_Issues's avatar

@davids I was going to say something along those lines as well! LOL.

gymnastchick729's avatar

Congrats for wanting to improve those abs on your own. Try to do some ab work every night before you go to bed, and make sure its consistent.

stratman37's avatar

I have a washboard stomach, it’s under all this laundry!

SirGoofy's avatar

Well, all of us ex ABr’s have abs. LOL!!! It’s from all the laughing we did.

anguilla's avatar

I did lots of situps. But what REALLY worked was catching this horrible cough I have. Coughing constantly and uncontrollably for nearly a month does the same as situps—it’s just not as much fun and you can’t choose when you do it. So I’m looking pretty good now. I don’t know what I’ll do when I get well! Back to situps I guess.

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