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Hey everyone, my name is Dave and I am currently 18 years old. I'm a pretty easy going, open-minded person that enjoys discussion and helping someone out in need. Lifting is one true passion that I will follow for as long as I possibly can, I just have a love for it. I also enjoy music, hanging out with my friends and overall, having a good time and getting the best out of life. Please, if anybody has a question about fitness, nutrition, or anything for that matter, dont hesitate to ask, i would be happy to help anybody out.
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okay so im wondering about the "Fat Loss 4 idiots" weightloss program thing. has anybody used this and does it really work? ive looked up reviews and all of them say that it does work but i guess im still a bit skeptical. and will it work for sumbody only wanting to lose about 7 pounds? i use to be really skinny but since its gotten colder and with the holidays coming ive gained about 5 pounds already and im guessing between now and january 1 ill gain about another 2-5 pounds and when the new year comes i want to drop it off quick before i go back to school and this "fat loss 4 idiots" claims that you'll lose a lot of weight within 11 days. will it work for somebody like me only wanting to lose about 7 pounds. by the way im 17 years old 5'3 and i weigh 120
I have never heard of the fat loss for idiots program before, I will just start off by saying that. I am however, VERY familar with the diet and exercise world. All I looked for in your question was the time granted that the program says you will lose the weight. Keep this as a general rule of thumb. Any supplement, pill, or workout that says it is easy, requires little effort, or is very fast, is almost 99% of the time, JUNK. The body is not designed to lose weight in the matter of 11 days, and the only way to do that is to follow unhealthy weight loss techniques which turn out to actually not be weight loss techniques at all, but eating disorders. There truely is no real fast workout plans that exist that are healthy, let alone that work. I personally believe that you should not have to rely on a pill to lose fat. All it takes is a time, and dedication. THAT IS IT, everything else comes from that. The term "stick to it, and you will do it" said once long ago, was very true. If you only want to lose 7 pounds or so, proper diet and exercise will have you losing that in less than a few months. Ingest a low carbohydrate diet, and stick to 100% cardiovascular exercise. NO WEIGHT TRAINING if you want to burn body fat. It is only natural to be skeptical of a program that says lose weight fast. Why? THEY DON'T EXIST. You can lose weight fast, but if you do, it ussually is not healthy for your body at all. There is the exception however. The bigger you are, the quicker you lose body fat when dieting and exercising. Say a man who is 450 pounds wants to drop the weight. He will lose ten pounds alot faster than you would if you wanted to lose ten pounds, simply because you only weigh 120 pounds; that is almost guarenteed. That's just how the human body is designed, and it's nothing you'd be doing wrong. Just stick to the diet and exercise, and that really is the way to go. I'm really hoping the best of luck for you and hope you achieve your goal! Dave :)
My friend Viktor, is 10 (I'm 14). He has informed me that he has started to drink alcohol (he's 10). And I'm really worried because it's only 10.
Can anyone tell me about the impact of alcohol (cuz i havn't really tried myself) and what I should say to him? Please help!
It's awesome that you are concerned for your friend and that you are doing the smart thing, you should be very proud of yourself for that! Ussually until the age of 21-25 (give or take a few years), our brains are still growing and developing inside of us. When alcohol is consumed, it impairs our brains. Now even you can take an educated guess that if your brain is still growing, and you mess with it, there is a serious risk of permanant damage. It's just like if you have a flower that is still growing, and you pour acid on it (somthing that would impair it's growth) the flower will obviously get damaged, or even die. Now our brains are MUCH more complex and obviously alcohol won't kill us at an instant, but basically, that's really what it is doing to you inside of your body. Alcohol is Poison, plain and simple. Another effect of alcohol is damage to the liver, basically our bodies "waste" dump. The liver filters out many harmful bacteria that our body doesn't need. Alcohol is a harmful substance, so the liver must work twice as hard to filter out the dangerous substances. Eventually, this leads to the liver being damaged, which causes it to turn a nasty brown in color and grow. Did you ever hear of a beer belly? That's what it is, an enlarged liver within somebodys body, that looks like a large bubble. Trust me, you definitley want to talk your friend out of alcohol, especially thhat young. The earlier you start, the easier it is to get addicted and someday, become an alcoholic. I really hope you can talk him out of it, wish you lots of luck! Dave
do a lot of people die from smoking pot their first time?
Absolutley not, I have actually heard that to overdose from smoking marijuana, you need to smoke (in pounds) a weight equal to, or greater than that of how much you weigh. So if you weighed 134 pounds, you would need 134 pounds to overdose on it! I've never smoked it before and never will, but believe me, theres SO many kids at my school who do. I've never heard of anyone dying from weed in my life.
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I am Pradeep 23 years young boy want to build 6 pack abbs. how long it take and what i have to do for that. Please tell me in detail about exercises for that and also diet chart. my email id is Pradeep.bsa@gmail.com
Hey man, to get the killer six pack that you truly want, this will take much attention and disipline, especially to your eating. When getting a six pack, you cannot do abdominal exercises alone, and extensive cardiovascular exercising such as running is needed to get chiseled abdominals. Anything that will get your body breathing hard, and your heart going good to get you sweating nicely will do just fine to target any excess body fat you have from preventing you from getting a six pack. If it is in your price range, a punching bag is an excellent investment to get your cardio in. Along with providing a rich cardiovascular exercise session, it can be quite a fun workout to do, somthing you look forward to. I know for a fact without mine now, I really wouldn't be as happy with my workout regime. Of course, you do not want to stray away from abdominal exercises, because those will be the foundation to your defined six pack. The crunch is quite possibly the best abdominal exercise you can do for your body, because it targets your overall abdominals. Once you feel that they are becoming too easy, you can do what are called "decline crunches" also, which increase resistance when your doing each crunch, thus giving you a more aggressive workout. Leg raises are also a great exercise, which can be done by lying completley flat on your back, and slowly raising your legs up off the floor and back down again, without letting them touch the floor. When doing this, keep your legs as stiff as a plank, and keep your arms at your sides. If done correctly, you will feel your abdominals tense up with each repitition in which your legs are raised. The "bicycle" is an abdominal exercise done by laying flat on your back, and crossing your fingers behind your head (kind of the same position you would assume when doing a crunch.) With your back still flat on the floor, raise your knees off of the floor, and stya in an almost crouched position. Then, doing ONE leg at a time, pull that particular leg in towards you, while doing a similar motion with your head as you do with a crunch. Use your arms to pull your head towards the knee you are pulling in. Like I said, this is a very similar exersice to a crunch, just with some modification to your knees. Situps, along with crunches, are also very beneficial to constructing a solid six pack. I personally do those exercises every OTHER day, just to prevent my muscle tissue from tearing too much, thus creating a serious injury. Since you want to work on your six pack mainly, a good exercise regime would be cardiovascular one day, then the next, abdominal exercise training. As long as you complete those exercises and stay dedicated to it, you will achieve the six pack you want, as long as you diet properly. I cannot say how long it will take to complete this goal, because achieving a six pack takes SERIOUS dedication, and even with your all given directly to it, it still may take some time. Everbody's body acts differently as far as developing muscle over certain periods of time, because of such things such as metabolism, and other various traits that you are born with, and cannot be achieved in any way. You can't accuratley put a time limit on a project such as this. As far as dieting goes, achieveing a six pack is said to be 80% reliant on nutrition alone. I would say absolutley little to NO sweets whatsover, and due to the circumstances, not alot of carbohydrates such as pasta, bread, etc. Also, watch how much fat total is in your foods, and if you must eat it, try to eat unsaturated fat which doesnt contain as much cholesterol as saturated fats do. Unsaturated ussually derives from plants, where saturated comes from animals. Protein is one other thing that creates a calorie, but proteins also build muscle. Hence, if you want a six pack, watch your carbs and fats, but each a reasonable amount of protein. (For the record, one gram of fat contains 9 calories, carbohydrates have 4 calories per gram, and proteins have 4 calories per gram as well.) So what does it all mean? Try to take in less calories then you are burning off by working out. This is a key element to burning any excess fat preventing you from having your six pack, while achieving enough protein to help your abdominals protrude, creating the six pack! All in all, the process of shaping a six pack is very hard because it takes time, and alot of determination with much work involved. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE however, and YOU CAN DO IT. Don't get discouraged if at first you don't see results, just stick to it man, and you can do it. Really wish you lots of luck! Dave
Hey im 16/f and in the past few weeks i have noticed that my butt and boobs have shrunk dramatically. (they were quite small to begin with lol) I really dont know why, I quit basketball this year so i am between my normal sports that are in the fall and spring, i also have been eating more, but i would think that would only make me fatter, right? (my stomach got a bit bigger) I also play indoor field hockey on a club team which is about twice a week so im not completly inactive, but my pants are sagging and my bras are too big now.
What could be causing this?
What can i do to stops this?
What can i do to make my boobs and butt bigger?
sry this was kinda long
thanks in advance for your help!
Since you are 16 years old, you're body is still growing everyday and your cells are reproducing in ridiculous amounts. It may just be a stage your body is going through and your hormones could be affecting where body fat is being stored. If it is a hormonal issue, theres a chance that your body will stabilize soon enough and everything would return to how it was. As far as making your chest and your butt bigger, that could be a rather hard task to accomplish, if it is possible at all. Everybody's body interprets body fat differently, which results in a storage of it in different parts through your body. Chest presses and dumbell flys I know, can increase the muscle in your chest, but it may not look the same as they were before. If you just tone that area up using small weight they might enlarge solely because your muscle would become defined, causing them to protrude more. For your legs you could do the same thing, doing squats and lunges to tone your glutes, once again using lighter weights to define. Using heavier weight with less repititions makes your muscle larger, while using lighter weight and more repititions makes your muscle more toned. If it is a hormonal issue, right now there is little you can do about it, except of course supplying your body with the nutrients and vitamins it needs to do it's thing. Since you are active, you could be losing fat in those areas, once again just because of how your body removes fat and stores it. If you have any specific questions that I didn't cover, I would be happy to do my best to answer them for you. Wish you lots of luck! :) Dave
i know this is a weird question haha but how come guys always do that thing where they put there ankle on their other knee? do they sit like that and with there legs open because of their 'male parts' lol thanx :)
Lol, I think this is actually just out of persoanl comfort whether or not a guy sits like that. Im a guy, and I actually find that really uncomfortable so I rarely sit in that position. Women sit with a somewhat similar posture putting their leg over the other leg, but closer together. I think it's actually easier for a female to do this because of the pelvic region being wider, and the femur's (the large, upper leg bone) point in at the knees. I also notice men and women mostly sit in those positions on most talk shows so maybe that is considered somewhat of a formal posture? Lol, i guess your guess is as good as mine :D
how long does it take to get six pack abbs on a girl i really want to know cause i want to get one before summer i go to summer camp and we change infront of everyone in the cabin and i dont want to be embarresed about my tummey so how long will it take to get six pack abbs and what can i do to get them
Well, truly I couldn't answer this question as accurate as another female could because I'm a male, and for a female I hear it is harder to get that definition in your abdominals.. It all depends on your current weight situation, your dieting to lose, gain, or maintain weight, your family genetics (yes, you must actually account for this. For example, alot of people do not know that "V Cuts" are mostly dependant in your genes) and overall your determination to get a six pack. It can be quite a long time for that defininition to start showing up even if you are really trying.. but what is the moral of the story? If you focus on it hard enough, and really want it, you CAN get it. My advice for you is to stay determined and keep your chin up, stay focused, and you will accomplish your goal. If you would like, you can ask me for my torso routine and I would be more than happy to share. Try to get as much female advice too because I'm not an expert on feminine body sculpting. Good luck!