is this exercise bad for me?

Question

i am a male, 18 yrs old, 5'11, and 135 lbs. i am wondering whether doing sit-ups would make me skinnier. i do not want to get skinnier, i am actually trying to gain weight and muscle. how can i get nice abs without getting a thinner waist, my waist is only about 30 inches. please help?!

Answer 1

Ab crunches is considered a weight bearing exercise. They will not make you skinneier. They may firm you up a little around the middle, but the only way to reduce fat is through dieting.
If you are trying to bulk up, do weight exercises and eat a healthy diet including lots of protein. If you are trying to gain weight, increase calories by eating more small meals and snacks throughout the day.
Good examples are:
a handful of nuts in the afternoon
add a banana to your breakfast every day
Add tofu, or lean chicken to your nightly meal
make yogurt smoothies

Answer 2

I've read both:
- The lack of fat makes you thinner, and the working of the abs increases muscle in that area.
- If you have no fat there, you'll make it bigger.
- If you have fat on the waist, it will not change much, unless you work out enough to lose fat (balance it out).

Answer 3

Sit ups will not decrease your waist size.You can not shrink a muscle by exercising it.They are not a great exercise anyway replace them with hanging leg raises.

Answer 4

try using 6 second ab machine or doing crunches wit ur knees bent and slide ur hands towards the tops of ur knees as u do a crunch... that works all ur stomach muscles

Answer 5

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