Help ME become Mr. Sexy

[jeremys]

1. either you need more ab/oblique thickness or lower bodyfat

2. obliques look good and they help stabilize and stuff

3. simple carbs, sugar, get stored as fat more easily. glucose would be alright right after a workout because your muscles already burned up their stores

4. ask more questions

it's really late. i hope some of what i'm saying right now makes sesne

 

[louden_swain]

highschoolsucksalot,

I will try and help.

Okay I have a few quick(and some not so quick) questions:

1) I've lost alot of bodyfat and I'm building my ab muscles up, but only the top 4 are showing. What's up with that? Basically what I *think* I need is a completely new ab routine that incorporates my lower ab muscles.

We all collect fat in different places. You might have a very thin layer covering your lower portion. Yes, include some lower ab work. As long as you stay active and burn calories you should be able to shed bodyfat. Getting the lower abs to show is very difficulty for most people.


2) Is it worthwhile to build up my obliques? Do they have a function? Do defined obliques make you look better?.[/QUOTE]

I would not build up the obliques. Believe it or not, they are one of the fastest growing muscles in the body. If you use weighted ab exercises or twists, you run the risk of thickening the waist line. This is considered unaesthetic when achieving a nice physique. Function: Both the internal and external obliques are responsible for trunk rotation and lateral flexion of the torso. Trunk rotation is produced when one internal oblique and the opposing external oblique contract. Lateral trunk flexion, or bending to one side, is produced when both the internal and external oblique of a given side contract simultaneously.


3) Why is sugar bad? I've heard it decreases protein synthesis, but I've also heard that sugar after a workout is good for you. Can someone shed some light on this for me please?[/QUOTE]

Most Americans consume way too much sugar. Excessive sugar intake can result in a gain in fat pounds. Sugar is also responsible for speeding up the process of tooth decay and is known to throw off blood sugar levels if eaten in excessive amounts. Ingesting simple sugars after a workout is a good idea, because when you workout you consume energy. Your body needs to restore its energy level immediately after your workout. Simple sugars are easy to digest and can help facilitate this process. Of course, you need to eat some complex carbs as well. Overall, sugars have their place, but it is more important to consume complex carbs (oatmeal, bread, potatoes, and pastas). You can typically tell when you are on a high carb diet when you have bouts with severe gas. . . believe me, I know!


4) Yeah I have more but I can't really remember right now.... So I'll ask later. Thanks in advance. I look forward to hearing your replies. [/QUOTE]

As far as your training is concerned. . . make your routine fun. Since you are training for looks, use a mixture of free weights and machines. You might want to consider a circuit program. Each workout can last 30 to 45 minutes for at least 3 to 4 days per week. If you are looking to shed some fat pounds, stay away from the sugary empty calorie foods. Be sure to eat, your body needs the fuel. I wish you luck!

 

[JOKER47]

I think some of you guys are kidding yourselves....You forget so easily how you initially got into lifting.

I do not kid myself...my initial reasoning for getting into lifting was revenge on an ex girlfriend, who I wanted to see me the next semester and be wow'ed.....I never got more reaction from women in my life than when I was 180lbs, 7% bf...

NOW, that being said, over time your desires/goals start changing and you realize "screw what women think, this is fun" or "let's see how big I can get", etc.

I'm about 215-220 right now, bigger than I've ever been...guess what, I don't get chicks for shit b/c at my height, I'm a pretty big dude...many of my girl-friends tell me that they were intimidated by me when they first met me. My own girlfriend now tells me that she is used to dating skinny guys and if she had her way, I'd be back down to 175-180ish.

Regardless, girls were the reason I got into it...and many of you have forgotten that its the reason you got into it as well. This kid is in highschool...he hasn't had the life lessons you all have had or the "revelations" that impressing someone else ain't worth it.

Cut him some slack, he has to learn the same things we had to learn. Just because he doesn't want to dead lift a lot or become a bodybuilder or powerlifter doesn't make him better than us as a human being...it just means he has different tastes. Never start thinking you're better than someone b/c you're more hardcore than someone...b/c then you turn into one of "those guys" in the gym that everyone thinks is a prick.

Sure I laugh at the newbies in the gym who are cheat-swinging 35 lbs dbells for curls...but you know what, I am just as likely to give them helpful advice if they come up to me or if I know them b/c I remember that I was once in their shoes as well.

Ummmm.....horseshit.

I never got into weight lifting for girls. I got them anyway. I got into this because I was picked on, pushed around and harassed. I wanted to have more respect for myself and, to be dead honest, to beat up the bullies. Now that I am married with children, I want to be able protect my family from this messed up world we live in.

Giving advice to people, no matter the reason they are lifting, is not the issue here. Don't presume to tell me why I do this. I KNOW WHY! And it's not now, nor has it ever been, for girls.


Joker

 

[Kid Dynamite]

Uhhh, this is getting a bit out of hand. Let me restate the meaning of this thread: I want to have a sexy looking body, not win a friggin deadlifting competition.

You know how there are those guys at the gym that girls say have sexy bodies, but you look at them and laugh because they can't squat 500 pounds like you? Yes, I want to look like that. Why? I have a thing for petite girls, and most petite girls are scared of guys that can deadlift 600 pounds. So there you go. I look forward to hearing your advice.

p.s. No comments about aquanet, leather pants, gator boots, or how I'm lame because I'm not aiming to squat 800 pounds someday. Please.

Okay, you want to look like Brad Pitt in Fight Club, yes? No? Here's the program, made simple: Get your ass in the gym, lift hard, then eat some quality food. Try to eat mostly unprocessed stuff, but alot of it. Do some cardio, 3 to 5 days a week. The fat storage pattern you described is just like mine, and I don't have an answer yet. Don't worry about winning a deadlift competition, you're not gonna w/the body you're aiming for, which is fine. That's what you want, go for it. Nothing wrong with that. Set a goal, get to it, you're a better person for it. That being said... I still don't see how the leather pants, gator boots and aqua-net are going to hurt your chances at being Mr. Sexy.
P.S. - Not all chicks care that much about sexy bodies, no matter what the media says.

 

[Rexbo]

You want the kind of girls that like guys with petite little sexy bodies?
Get a fast car
Get a really nice house
AND make sure you plan on spending (wasting) a shitload of money on them bc that is what is going to happen with girls like that.

If a girls says she thinks I am hot bc I workout a little more than most peeps, or something to that effect. I simply tell her to have a nice day, and stop wasting my fucking time.

 

[highschoolsucksalot]

Another question, if I binge and eat 5,000+ calories or something in one meal, can my body really absorb that many calories? How bad will it affect my body?

More questions coming in a little while...

 

[highschoolsucksalot]

More questions-

1) What is the perfect after-workout food?

2) What should I eat for breakfast? (carbs, protein, fat?)

3) What is a good way to increase my side-to-side leap? (going for distance, not height)

4) What are some quick, healthy, CHEAP, easy to make meals? (Preferably something you can buy in the grocery store)

5) What are the advantages of running on the ground as opposed to running on the treadmill?

Now I just need more answers!

 

[jeremys]

1) whey protein
2) i dont eat too many carbs in the morning, i get sick sometimes
3) not my area of expertise, ask coolcolj
4) milk, eggs, PB and J, oatmeal, etc
5) again, not my area

 

[highschoolsucksalot]

Thanks anyway. Running/endurance/speed is really important, I'm going to play tennis and am considering joining the track team.

One more Q and two other things-
1) How long after a workout/run should I eat? Should I just eat immediately after?

2) I drink alot of water, but having to piss all the time is a bitch. Especially at school where the bathrooms suck and people try and jack your backpack while you pee

3) When you guys had the opportunity to rag on me this thread was quite popular. Now that you have the opportunity to help me, it's nearly empty except for just one considerate person. Come on guys, help a brother out here.

 

[teen1216]

1. I eat within 30 minutes. I think if you eat soon you ought to be alright.

2. At my school, we wear our backpacks in the bathroom. We don't take them off. Don't take it off and no one can steal it.