Question Posted Thursday December 30 2004, 3:19 am
im a 14/f...i weigh bout 105...yea i knoe its not so much...im trying to gain some weight too...and well this school year i started cheerleading...my arms had gotten a bit big...but i want them bigger!..nd my calvs are still small...i want them bigger!!..and most of all..i want abs!...i want my belly to look like beyoncez in tha new music video soldier...if anyone knows any exercises i kan do at home...to get my self looking good by this spring/summer please give me sum advice!
There's nothing wrong with building muscle - and you should gain weight as you do that. Cheerleading and dancing tend to be very good all around exercises.
I've not seen the music video, but I know that healthy women cannot get a full 6 pack. At 14 your starting to be a woman, and you will need to have a little pouch of fat over your uterus to be healthy. You can develop the stomach muscles to the same strength as a man who gets a 6 pack, and you can have the top half, but the bottom half should always be hidden behind that little pouch of woman fat. If you loose that, you will quite likely be too thin to get your period. In order to get your period, you need to have a certain percentage of body fat.
The type of exercises that build up "bulk" in muscles (make them bigger) are different than the exercises that are good for burning fat. You want to "bulk up", so you should concentrate on weight lifting type exercises. I usually recommend combining weight lifting with cardiovascular exercise, but I believe your cheerleading will provide that. Your school may have a weight room, or you can talk to your parents about joining a gym. I don't recommend that you get weights at home - you will need to learn how to use them safely first. Even something as "simple" as arm curls can hurt your back if your not doing them right.
In recap, to build muscle mass, you need to lift weights. You also need to make sure your expectations are reasonable. A professional - like a gym teacher or a personal trainer - can help you do both of those things safely. [ dreamingkat's advice column | Ask dreamingkat A Question ]
samiam0359 answered Thursday December 30 2004, 9:40 pm: do weight lifting and pushups and sit ups...you can do them all infront of hte tv if you want...thats what i would say to do
good luck
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naimee answered Thursday December 30 2004, 9:13 pm: You can get Abs, from doing simple push-ups. But if you want $$$ involved.. Then you can buy the "Ab Rocker" & "Ab Roller" They're two different devices, and they definately work. Good Luck!!
BloNdieSs_Kic_AsS answered Thursday December 30 2004, 12:48 pm: im trying to get my tummy goo for the summer to0o.. do crunches lots of sets and reps of them and likekeep going and u will see results, work out be acrive, drink lots of water and watch the greasy fod and stuff, it might b hard, butjus wait tillthe summer! it wil tottaly pay off! [ BloNdieSs_Kic_AsS's advice column | Ask BloNdieSs_Kic_AsS A Question ]
blondebombshell33 answered Thursday December 30 2004, 12:34 pm: Think about this: beyonce has her own personal trainer and works out for 3+ hours a day... but who says u cant get abs right? You can do all the crunches you want, but your belly will still be there if you don't first lose the fat.
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LiLQTPiE8505 answered Thursday December 30 2004, 9:06 am: Okay, well crunchs like 100 of them before you go to bed is harsh but it works! Also, if do some gymnastic activities that'll help too! Hope I helped! [ LiLQTPiE8505's advice column | Ask LiLQTPiE8505 A Question ]
XSugarPieX77 answered Thursday December 30 2004, 8:44 am: 6 Second abs, you can put ur legs up on your bed as if you were sitting but upside down and do crunches and situps. Situps are really bad for ur back so do crunches instead.
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Scribble answered Thursday December 30 2004, 8:13 am: S'gotta be sit- ups. They are seriously boring, so spread them out over the day. Do them in clumps of ten or twenty and aim for over a hundred. Just don't wipe yerself out. [ Scribble's advice column | Ask Scribble A Question ]
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