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Toning up my boyfried - Tips
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Ok guys (and gals),
I know there are some fit, healthy, young strapping men on here. We (me and my BF) need your help.
I'm trying to tone up my BF for the summer. He's a slim guy, but hell, I thought it would be awesome if he had a hot () body for the summer.
At the moment he runs about a mile everyday and does 100 sit ups (crunches - whatever you call them) everyday as well. We want some tips to get him a six pack (plus the chest) for the summer. It's not just me who thinks this - he thinks it'll be good too!
So any tips for toning up?
Uber
The ability to get a "6-pack" is genetic. Tell him to work on the chest and do lots of core work and he'll know eventually if he can get one. I have tried for years, no go- and I'm a fitness freak. My stomach is flat, but the six pack isn't to be. My brother got the 6-pack gene.
*cough*
May 20, 2006
It's been 3 years… if he hasn't toned up by now… I doubt she needs any advice.
Mind, you're right about the "6-pack gene"…
Alas.
*cough*
May 20, 2006
It's been 3 years if he hasn't toned up by now I doubt she needs any advice.
Mind, you're right about the "6-pack gene"
Alas.
Ah thanks. I didn't notice the date of the OP.
Ah thanks. I didn't notice the date of the OP.
yeah i bet 20$ that they aren't dating. a girl who wants a hot bod'ed boyfriend for the summer.... tells me a great deal about their previous relationship.
watch the OP comments and they are married now haha
Ain't nothin' wrong with her wanting her BF in shape. Guys want women to be in shape, too. It's about time the ladies put their collective foot down and demanded the guys take care of themselves.
So you're saying it's OK for guys to want women to be in shape, but women should expect guys to be slobs?
True.
Sometimes, I have a 6-pack, even without tightening my abs or anything. It depends on my recent diet and exercise levels. For example, I have a 6 pack now. You can see the lines on my stomach, but they're a bit faint, and certainly do NOT pop out like that. They're visible if I tightened my ab muscles, but it's hard to walk around like that all day.
FAKE EDIT: OMG!!! I had no idea this thread was so old!!
IMHO, it's best to accept the other person as they are.
Someone once told me the following which carries a bit of truth to it in all relationships and not just marriage. It goes something like this:
You are correct, of course. But I was speaking of society in general. Perhaps men need to get a taste of their own medicine. I was basically saying what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Agree with you on this.
What's good for the goose is always good for the gander in a good relationship.
From Tops20 cookie.exe:
"A good man goes out to seek companionship. A good woman stays home and waits. They never meet."
Everyone of us has a 6 pack. The problem as we age is that thin layer of fat over them that makes them invisible. What's genetic is that layer of fat on the tummy. Some just don't deposit fat there first.
Agree with you on this.
What's good for the goose is always good for the gander in a good relationship.
Yep. This is true.
Very true I think.
However, I would modify for Japan. Both the man and woman stay home and wait.
Fact running makes you skinny
Solution, Exercise Weights.
High protein diet, lots of meat and soya paste = happy days.
Solution, Exercise Weights.
High protein diet, lots of meat and soya paste = happy days.
Hi UberMac,
Toning has two elements... 1) Removing fat to show muscle, and/or 2) developing some muscle.
Most people falsely believe that you can exercise hard and them show nice muscle, but if he doesn't have the muscle to begin with, he won't have anything to show when he loses weight.
Hit the gym and lift hard. Do a program like Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength (look it up). Build muscle so there's something to show. Unfortunately, it's VERY difficult to increase muscle mass while decreasing bodyfat; most people increase muscle mass, then go through a "cutting" phase to lose extra fat gained while increasing mass.
Toning has two elements... 1) Removing fat to show muscle, and/or 2) developing some muscle.
Most people falsely believe that you can exercise hard and them show nice muscle, but if he doesn't have the muscle to begin with, he won't have anything to show when he loses weight.
Hit the gym and lift hard. Do a program like Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength (look it up). Build muscle so there's something to show. Unfortunately, it's VERY difficult to increase muscle mass while decreasing bodyfat; most people increase muscle mass, then go through a "cutting" phase to lose extra fat gained while increasing mass.
That's partially true.
We all have the muscles, but we all know at least a handful of guys who no matter how skinny they get never have any significant muscle showing through in their abdominal region.
To show a real "six-pack," the muscles must be large enough that it's possible to distinguish them individual, and at the same time the BF must be low enough to allow the muscles to show through.