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Im 21 years old and I weigh 205 lbs. My senior year of high school when I was 18 I weighed 185 lbs. Over the past 3 years, since I quit running and playing ball I have developed weight in my gut, chest and neck, and sides… NOWHERE ELSE. I hate my boobs pokin out everywhere and its killing me! I wanna lose 15-20 lbs. I thought of the cereal diet where I eat a bowl of the “guaranteed to lose 10 lbs in 2 weeks” cereal every morning and every night with skim milk. Then in the middle of the day eating one good healthy meal. Also eating an apple or banana every couple hours, drinking 3 liters of water a day. I also bench monday wednesday and friday, and im going to start long distance bike riding next week. I also plan to run a mile every morning for 2 weeks then boosting it up to a mile and a half for another 2 weeks and then 2 miles…so on. I will be wearing a sauna suit also. What is a good meal to eat for that once a day meal? WILL THIS WORK AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? THANKS!

Your method does not sound very healthy, you will want to start slow, and make sure you eat. If you do not eat, it will be very hard to lose weight, as your metabolism will be destroyed. You should, however cut calories by cutting portions and more imporantly, fat calories. running is good, but start without a sauna suit. let your body get used to the new excercise. You may lose weight quickly at first then stop suddenly losing. dont be discouraged, this is common and you have to work through it. as you go on increase your cardio intensity, that should help. good luck

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The Best & Effective 26 Killer Core/Abs Exercises + Plus Bonus $0.99 Check out some of these moves. Select 5 different exercises and perform each one for 16-20 rei the end of your workout. Focus on proper form and get results! Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any new diet or exercise program….

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Ab Exercises – 10 Minutes to a Six Pack

For those of you under the impression that obtaining a strong core takes hours of dedication, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. How many times have you started doing a new routine only to give up two minutes later when your neck and back start hurting? I’ve got a great ab routine to help you build six pack in as little as 20 minutes a week.

Lets get started.

Technique is extremely important, focus on contracting your abs with every rep. Do not swing with your neck. These movements should be pain free.

Never hold your breath, focus on your breathing, it will make it much easier.

Now, pick two days a week to do your ab workout. This workout will take less than 10 minutes. Have these days spread apart, ex. Monday and Thursday, to give you adequate rest.

Remember, abs are just like your chest or biceps, they need a couple days of rest in order to recover and rebuild. Many people are under the impression that you need to workout your abs everyday in order to have a great six pack, that is untrue.

Now, three exercises to help you build rock hard abs.

1. Exercise Ball Crunch – 3 x 15

- Sit on the ball, roll back until your lower back is under the ball. Put your hands behind your head and lift your body towards the ceiling. Do not pull on your head.

2. Bicycle Crunches – 3 x 15

- Lie down on your back, hands behind your head. Raise your legs up to the 90 degree position. Take your right elbow and touch your left knee and vice versa. One leg is contracted and the other leg is extended like you’re riding a bicycle.

3. The Plank – 1 Minute

- Roll over onto your stomach, get up onto your elbows/ forearms and the balls of your feet fully extending your body. Keep your back straight. Hold position as long as you can, build it up so you can hold the position for 1 minute at the end of your ab workout.

3 x 15 is 3 sets of 15 reps. Take about 30 seconds in between each set. If you are weight training fairly consistently doing your ab exercises post workout is great. Since it only takes 10 minutes it’s very easy to fit in, even if you have a busy schedule. If you don’t frequent the gym, find 10 minutes whenever you get the chance, it’s well worth it.

These particular exercises are effective because you are isolating the abs and minimizing the hip flexor involvement. If you are looking for an extra challenge and these exercises are too easy for you try slowing down the speed, pause at the top of the exercise when you’re doing a standard crunch. It’s fantastic, you can really feel the muscles working.

Remember, everybody has abs. Whether you can see they or not is the question. This comes down to having low body fat. Hundreds of crunches will not significantly change your body fat percent, diet is the number one factor.

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