If I do 6,000 sit ups over the next 30 days, with no regard to diet, will I see any changes in my abs?

Question

We're running an experiment (on ourselves) over at www.ab-month.com. We've taken "before" photos of our bellies and are hoping that after 6,000 situps (200 per day) that there'll be a difference. The experiment doesn't take into account diet or cardio workouts. What do you think? Will the "after" photos show a difference?

Answer 1

I once did 600 sit-ups and 600 push-ups once a week for 2 months and I lost 23lbs and it did show all over my body. So, depending on what you currently weigh, any work out you do will show up all over your body. If you are already slim, then working out on your abs will yield GREAT results at your pace.

Answer 2

In Muhammad Ali's book he wrote, "Leading up to the fight, I [Muhammad Ali] did 6,000 sit ups a day and while doing the last 1,000 I had my sparring partner [Larry Holmes] punch me in the stomach. If it wasn't for that, I would have went down." Muhammad Ali had incredibly strong Abdominal muscles no doubt. But if you look at a picture of him, he doesn't exactly have the best looking Six-pack in the world. He probably still had about 10% body fat so despite his extreme strength they were still not super noticeable. They were noticeable but just not as much as some people who have way weaker abs than him.

Answer 3

Ok. here goes: I am no nutritionist, dietician, or exercise expert, but this is what I've heard and read about: Try aerobic exercise like walking and jogging. Don't overwork yourself. Make it a daily habit to go walking with a friend or pet. This forces you to keep your routine and gives you something to do during a walk. Slowly challenge yourself with longer workouts. As far as weight loss pills go, don't use them, just exercise. there's a million promising magic pills out there, but exercise is the poor man's plastic surgery. Maybe your dieting does not work because you are doing it the wrong way. Eat healthy and stay active. Check with your doctor or surf the web for nutrition facts about the food that you are eating. i am no expert, but if you are overweight or obese (no offense) for your body size, then will an extreme diet really work? i heard that people with obesity might actually gain weight if they eat too little. it's the body's starvation reaction and causes it to store any little food it gets as fat. Make sure you do some reading on that stuff. If worst comes to worst, check with your doctor. He can probably help you or refer you to someone who can.

Answer 4

there will be changes in your abs doing 200 sit-ups per day, but if you pay no attention to diet, the muscle may be covered by fat and may not be visible to you in your "after" picture. You will see a change in your stomach if you eat well while doing your sit-ups you will definately see results and be much happier with them : )

Answer 5

You will strengthen your abs, but you may never notice if they are covered by fat! Combine all of that with some aerobic activity (running, biking, taebo, etc) and you will see drastic results!

Answer 6

if you're already lean, then yes you'll see a difference. If you have some flab there, you'll still have flab there, but you'll have really strong abs underneath!

and more muscle means you metabolize food better, so eventually it will help.

Answer 7

maye a smaller ab area (less fat if any)