Gf's Abdominals

Nepal4me · March 31, 2005

Altho her tummy's getting a bit soft, I can still bouce 10 baht coins off her ass, which as you can imagine brings me hours of pleasure. Her stomach while ok, isn't fully up to the demanding standards set by her ass. I'd like to implement a workout routine (other than... ) that would keep her tummy tight and ....well you get the idea.

I've been over to Big C and looked at the exercise equipment there. They only have one sit-up board and it's so shitty the sales guy had trouble changing height settings. Is there anywhere in BKK that sells good quality exercise equipment for the home?

Jai Dee · March 31, 2005

Why bother spending money on exercise equipment when the best exercise for tightening up stomach muscles is sit-ups... done properly... slowly and repetitively.

Start with the knees bent and hands at the sides, progress through straightened legs, hands crossed over the chest, then hands behind the neck. Gradually build up strength and endurance, and make sure they are done slowly... almost slow motion.

The muscle tone will return rapidly.

And of course, just for fun, lots of "sexercise".

Jack Jones · March 31, 2005

The abs are always there, if it's a little softer than usual it's because there is more fat covering the area. The best way to remove it would be to do 30 mins cardio in the morning before she hasn't eaten anything, thereby burning fat and not just what you have eaten.

I would ignore other exercise equipment.

Nepal4me · April 1, 2005

While I agree the best exercise is situps, a proper bench makes the whole process much easier, it is a lot easier to do a variety of exercises that fully work all the abdominals. Doing plain situps is boring, it's simply not fun and if it's not enjoyable at all, she won't stick with it. I would like to get my GF working out regularly and having a bench here at home will not only provide for a variety of exercises, it'll help her be more motivated to work out.

I don't agree that the abs are always there, of course there is always some muscle there and doing cardio will reduce fat but there is a big difference between losing fat and having strong and visible stomach muscles. She's not fat, but I have the pleasure of seeing her naked a lot. It's a wonderful thing to meet a girl that looks great naked. Many girls look great with close on but naked they don't cut it. The only way to look really great naked is to have muscle tone. I have to say that she does look great naked but, hey, I'm greedy, I want her to look even better .

The big trick is getting her working out and not hating it. A bit of a tall order but worth it if it's possible.

Jai Dee · April 2, 2005

It's a wonderful thing to meet a girl that looks great naked.

Seconded.

JSixpack · April 2, 2005

Situps are inefficient and unnecessary for abs. They're not that great for the back either. Crunches are all she needs. Add oblique crunches. No bench required.

The abs are only good for maybe 18 inches of lift. You see a lot of bizarre forms of situps in the gym, too. Pay no attention. Wasted effort, most of it.

chuchok · April 2, 2005

Try a Swiss ball....better than anything...or so I have been told by a couple of qualified personal trainers.

Nepal4me · April 2, 2005

situps done correctly on a sit up board allow a number of exercises to be performed which is what I want. Done correctly are not a waste of time and do build good abdominal muscle mass Crunches are great exercise but they are really really hard work, for me to start her off with crunches would likely lead her to not doing any ab work. After I can get her doing a few different exercise types, I'll introduce her to crunches but to start with, I don't think so.

JSixpack · April 3, 2005

Nepal4me wrote on 2005-04-02 21:05:09:

> situps done correctly on a sit up board allow a number of exercises

> to be performed which is what I want.

The OP didn't say you wanted "a number of exercises", just abs. I

wouldn't have bothered to reply if I'd known you were going to change

the subject.

If you want those abs tightened up in the least amount of time,

crunches are best. You can do two crunches in the time it takes to do

one situp, too. That is, half the number of crunches as situps. Other

things equal, of course.

> Done correctly are not a waste of time and do build good abdominal

> muscle mass

Only the first part of the movement relates much to abs, the rest of

the movement uses muscles that are obviously best worked--if they

*need* to be worked--using other exercises optimal for those muscles.

Do the research. If you've just *got* to buy a situp board (money

better spent buying a couple of dumbells, IMO) she can of course just

do slant crunches on that. Leg lifts using a slant board aren't too

bad for lower abs, but of course just doing crunches gives you both

lower and upper at the same time. You can add weights for weighted

crunches too.

If you want exercises for other muscles, do the ones that are most

appropriate for those muscles. Squats and deadlifts are both excellent

general exercises for the lower body and back whereas situps aren't.

> Crunches are great exercise but they are really really

> hard work, for me to start her off with crunches would likely lead

> her to not doing any ab work.

In fact crunches are easier than situps. It just stands to reason that

lifting your body and legs 18 inches or so is easier (just the first

part of a situp, basically) than lifting your whole upper body all the

way to the top of a slant board. And then you gotta turn around and do

leg lifts to get the lower abs too. Hence crunches give results much

faster w/ less effort.

Further you've got back support w/ crunches. Situps can be detrimental

for both back and knees. Don't even mention trying to get the obliques

by twisting your way up on a slant board. Just depends on the back and

knees, of course: some people are invulnerable, like smokers who live

to 99.

> After I can get her doing a few

> different exercise types, I'll introduce her to crunches but to

> start with, I don't think so.

Up to you, pal. Part of the fun of going to gym lies in having a

secret smile at all the needless suffering .

buadhai · April 3, 2005

Try a Swiss ball....better than anything...or so I have been told by a couple of qualified personal trainers.

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chuchok · April 3, 2005

Try a Swiss ball....better than anything...or so I have been told by a couple of qualified personal trainers.

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Depends what u call them.

Nepal4me · April 3, 2005

Hello Pal

> situps done correctly on a sit up board allow a number of exercises

> to be performed which is what I want.

The OP didn't say you wanted "a number of exercises", just abs. I

wouldn't have bothered to reply if I'd known you were going to change

the subject.

**Sorry to have inconvenienced you...........I meant a number of "abdominal' exercises. With a sit up board you can configure your positioning differently and get a few good exercises done.

If you want those abs tightened up in the least amount of time,

crunches are best. You can do two crunches in the time it takes to do

one situp, too. That is, half the number of crunches as situps. Other

things equal, of course.

**I'm not disagreeing that crunches are good, I know they're great. I disagree that they're easier than virtually any other half decent ab exercise. I personally find them to be one of the most difficult exercises period. I'm not a personal trainer and there are always new and better ways discouvered to do things, I've been working out since my late teens, going on 25 years....ouch and in all those years, I've disliked crunches and I've done lots of them.