a few pics

[Phemomena]

well, all i really do nowadays is cable crunches... i'm trying to add some mass to my abs, they were going too concave (i know some women are probably saying... damn, i wish i had that problem!)

i do some work on the swiss ball too, this is more just to keep my transverse strong since i injured it back in may...

other than diet, the key to getting flat abs is really in the transverse, i found after i injured mine and was really so much more cautious about it, that the abs just flattened out like anything... if you just concentrate on posture and contracting them, the transverse will start doing its job... (pulling in on the rectus abs) and voila, flatter abs... up until about a month ago, all i was doing was that type of ab work... then i realize that instead of stickin out, my abs were going in!! eeek.. so now i'm working on the cable crunches, on a step (with 2 elevatie things) keeping my butt glued to my heals... its not standard form but it really gets my abs and feels safer to my back than all that throwing around of the torso that i see done normally...

 

[KBgrl]

LOOK AT HER KITTY!!!! hes soooo cute, i want to eat him up.... ummmmm yummmmm!! LOL. meow

 

[Phemomena]

LOOK AT HER KITTY!!!! hes soooo cute, i want to eat him up.... ummmmm yummmmm!! LOL. meow

calls cat, "come here clyde, we have to go far far away where that weird kbgrl will never find us!!! " hehe...

he's the best... lil punk undid his catnip toy and got catnip everywhere... now both of 'em are high as hell and acting goofy!!

 

[wyst]

concave

Oooh! I want concave! Can you explain how you got them again, but slowly this time for us slow learners? I'd like to know more about the transverse stuff you were doing. Also, I don't quite get your explanation of the cable crunches.

I'm jealous of Nat, who seems to have gotten to see those fab abs in person.

Wyst

 

[keiko]

Great as you look, the best part is your cat's expression!

Your abs look perfect to me--explain about the elevation and the box on the cable crunches--are you kneeling on the box? Sorry to be dim.....

 

[Phemomena]

cable crunches

Great as you look, the best part is your cat's expression!

Your abs look perfect to me--explain about the elevation and the box on the cable crunches--are you kneeling on the box? Sorry to be dim.....

i get a stepper... with 2 elevatie things (on each side) i stick a mat on top for comfort, set the cable at about 1 notch from the top, using the rope handle (used for triceps)...

kneeling on the stepper (which is probably about 2 feet from the cables) and facing the cables, kneeling on the step, i get my knees really close (actually about a half inch) over the edge of the stepper... i make sure that i'm sitting back on on heels (keeping my butt on my heels has kept my back from doing the work here)... and then i just crunch down as low as i can go, making sure to really pull with my abs... (i use about 80lbs now, started at 50).. the elevation allows you to go lower into the movement than if you were on the ground... and makes keeping your butt on your heels easier...

(one other thing to add that might be confusing, but when i'm kneeling, my toes are still on the step/mat so my feet are flex (ie the top of my feet aren't on the step or my toes aren't pointed...) hope that wasn't too confusing, if it is, just kneel comfortably, you'll find a position that is good for you)

standard form for this is usually kneeling w/o keeping heels and butt together, but i found that akward and not really effective FOR ME... i tried a few things and found that this works great FOR ME... try it and see how it goes for you...

 

[Exodus]

phem

i respect what you say on this web site and now you earned a whole lot more..... my girl is fixing to start coming to the gym...... i may show her your pictures for insparation..... you and all the other amazing women on here

great job

 

[Phemomena]

phem

i respect what you say on this web site and now you earned a whole lot more..... my girl is fixing to start coming to the gym...... i may show her your pictures for insparation..... you and all the other amazing women on here

great job

dang... the first time i read this i mis-read it... thanks so much for a complement, that's one of the nicest things that someone's ever said to me... best of luck to your girl... if i can do it, anyone can!! lots of hard work and dedication go a looooooooong way!

 

[Sassy69]

Phem ---

I had to go back and look at the kitty -- I love that look from my cat -- like "what the hell are you doing?" (thinking to himself "Humans. What a strange bunch. She could be petting me but instead she's expending energy that doesn't make my life any better. What a waste.")

But my cat LOVES when he can be involved -- we do kitty squats, kitty front squats, kitty curls, kitty nose busters, kitty presses, kitty extensions and the ever popular good morning kitties! His favorite is to make sure I work my upper abs by running underneath my back when I start doing crunches...

 

[Phemomena]

Phem ---

I had to go back and look at the kitty -- I love that look from my cat -- like "what the hell are you doing?" (thinking to himself "Humans. What a strange bunch. She could be petting me but instead she's expending energy that doesn't make my life any better. What a waste.")

But my cat LOVES when he can be involved -- we do kitty squats, kitty front squats, kitty curls, kitty nose busters, kitty presses, kitty extensions and the ever popular good morning kitties! His favorite is to make sure I work my upper abs by running underneath my back when I start doing crunches...

hehe.... i don't do a lot of crunches, but my cats do that to my fiance when he gets out my mat and starts to do them... it's really funny to watch... my kitties are sooo cool... scottish folds... (the boy, in the first pic, has the folded ears...)

sassy... i saw a closeup of your kitty the other day... awww what a cutie!!!