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Powka -> RE: Question about lifting weights (2/12/2012 9:42:19 AM)
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Abdominal muscles are predetermined by your genes and you CANNOT shape them in any away (unless, maybe, with plastic surgery and implants). Depending on your genes, your abs will start showing at around 10-11% bodyfat level as sanchia said, however the only way to get there is the diet (not cardio, not weights) - calories in vs. calories out. One time a week of work on your abs will be more than enough, as they are working most of the time while you're doing other exercises. For the V shaped back, you'll have to build muscle, and specifically grow your latissimus dorsi and deltoids, as well as lose fat from around your waist. Unfortunately, you'll have to choose to do one thing or the other first, and it's up to you which.
Don't overthink things, and stick to the basics, you don't need much else unless you're trying to become a fitness model, which is too soon anyway.
- Look up the diet and decide what you want to do - gain muscle or loose fat; there's plenty of ridiculous advice on the Internet that isn't even backed up by science, so be careful with doing stupid shit advised by amateur weight lifters.
- Stick to compound exercises with free weights as much as you can, and learn how to do every exercise properly before attempting to do it with heavy weight to avoid injury
- You don't need cardio, unless you're trying to be VERY healthy and preparing to run a marathon or something; diet is the only answer to loosing fat or gaining muscle
Don't even think of going to bodybuilding or fitness forums - they're full of ignorant idiots that don't even know what they are talking about. I suggest you to read advice from the following fitness and nutrition gurus: Lyle McDonald, Alan Aragon, Martin Berkhan, JC Deen, Brad Pilon.
Have fun!
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