Hi guys,
I didn’t want to hold back with one of my favorite web pages I’ve found in the internet with A LOT of different abs exercises to look at.
The best part> They are all animated and you can see the full movement of the exercise.
Here is the link> http://www.iwantsixpackabs.com/bodyweight/core_exercises.html
All of those core exercises are fantastic and will give you a great look and healthy body.
Try them :)
Anne
Hi,
please read the story of this amazing person!
Take care, stay strong, believe in yourself and never give up,
Anne
All of your stories inspired me to write down my own story. You can find it right here if you’re interested. :) xo
Hi guys,
since I have been through a lot in my own life and struggled I thought it might be helpful that I let my very own private pics speak to let people understand how much of a benefit a fit body vs a skinny body is.
My before and after pictures are very different towards the ones of others as most of the people show pics of them being bigger to them getting smaller.
I will do it the OTHER WAY AROUND!
Not only this> I will show what it actually means to put on a lot of ACTIVE muscle mass and lose body fat.
To not make anyone confused:
I will show the difference in between me as a starving anorectic person and me as an incredibly fit and healthy person. In between those pics are 14 years of difference…
Okay, let me start:
Be aware that I’m 180cm (5’11) and my past weight of the old pics is 47kg (103 lbs) and my weight now is 59kg (130 lbs)…so in between those pics are 12kg (26lbs) of weight difference.
This is me 18 years old with 47kg (upper body tiny and bony, legs look healthy…down to the pear shape which was even visible at only 47kg!!!)>
This is me 31 years old with 59kg (bulked up 12kg of muscle mass at the right places)>
Those are my shoulders when I was 18 years old with 47kg>
Those are my shoulders now>
….but the best part yet to come:
This was my bum when I was 18 and had 47kg…flat, straight through the leg, flabby, saggy and I had a reason why I only showed it from the side ;)>
…and this is my bum now …31 years old, 59kg>
So…have you noticed anything?
You are asking yourself how the world I can possible have 12kg more on my new pics?
Yes…well…it’s all muscles! I have gained a lot of muscles and since they are much more dense then fat I just got more and more toned, fitter and shaped. If I would have put on 12kg of fat I would look different…this is for sure!
My measurements are very different now…when I was starving I had a very tiny upper body compared to my lower body and now it’s much more balanced.
When I was young I tried to starve myself to skinny legs but as you can see: I lost all of my muscles around my upper body. So starving made my situation WORSE!
I can tell you: I had such a horrible life when I was at this starving mode. I was tired, exhausted, depressive, weak, was constantly thinking of food, was constantly thinking of killing myself…I was so so sad!
I wanted to come out of this situation so I forced myself to eat and train. I tell you as an anorectic person it was AWFUL to see that my weight went up and up. I constantly had to tell myself that it is not fat but muscles. I wanted to give up so much since gaining weight was so horrible for me.
So I decided to not weigh myself anymore and just train and eat…and I haven’t given up on this since.
To the skinny girls and training girls out there> You must accept that you might not lose weight but gain weight. You must not give up because of this!!! DO NOT GIVE UP! Do not get dictated by the scale. The scale might hinder you to train and eat. The scale might trigger your feelings of being fat.
Just train and eat healthy and have this as a lifestyle. There will be a point when your fit body is your constant body. I haven’t put on or lost any weight for many years now. This fit look is my constant look and I neither want to go up nor down.
Since training and eating clean has become a lifestyle for me I’m not obsessed with losing any weigh or changing anything.
I can say> This is me! This is who I am…living my healthy lifestyle. This is my set point weight. I have finally found myself and don’t need to change a thing.
This feeling is one of the most relaxing and rewarding feelings a woman can have. I have no weight goal when I train…I train for the fitness itself. My goal is not to change anything look wise but to be fitter and better.
Don’t be obsessed by the scale…just don’t look at it…just train and eat clean! Be fit and your new self will come eventually.
I am 12kg heavier now!!! And I don’t regret a thing! Thanks god I have forced myself to ignore the weight gain.
I love being 12kg heavier. I love to be strong and powerful. I love my 12kg!
Take care, train hard and love your new lifestyle,
Anne
…this is me 31 years ago…kidding ;)
Take care and stay fit,
Anne
…good thoughts and nice quote of this person here:
Saw a really great quote the other day
“Don’t reward yourself with food, your not a dog”
Really rings true to me!
Strength training for weight loss
I would recommend body weight exercises for strengthening yourself. If you want to lose some weight it’s better to go for body weight exercises just down to the fact that doing them requires a lot of muscle strength AND burns calories.
For example> When you train your pecs on a chest press machine the only muscles which are working out at this very moment are your pec’s…nothing else…so it’s only the pec’s which are burning calories in this moment and nothing else.
Then you go to the next machine and this time it might be only your biceps working out and nothing else…so you strengthen them definitely (when you train them regularly enough of course ;)) but you hardly burn any calories at all.
If on a weight loss diet I would always recommend to do body weight exercises so you have your calories burnt not only on your cardio day but strength training day as well.
What does this mean?
Just think about doing press ups as a chest work out rather then the chest press machine.
Just being in the press up ground position requires a lot of core strength (it’s like holding a plank not on your elbows but hands which is just as hard). So while you are doing your press ups your entire core has to work with it.
Not only this> Down to the fact that you ALWAYS have to carry the weight when doing the press up (doesn’t matter if you press yourself down or up) BOTH…the concentric and eccentric movement of the press up are actively involving your arms, chest and core…within the entire exercise.
And if you choose to do another body weight exercise you will have the same effect.
So for burning calories and strengthening I would always recommend free weight exercises AND body weight exercises as the machines might be helpful for a beginner and for strengthening but if you haven’t got much of time and want to loose weight faster then you should go for the machine free version.
I will post at some time soon an extra post just about different body weight exercises and workouts which help strengthening and boost the metabolism. But be patient as my “paying” clients ;) come first.
There are so many core exercises out there which are good and strengthen the abs/back/inner core/outer core/obliques etc (it always has to be trained combined otherwise muscle disbalance occurs) …
If you haven’t got much of time then exercises which train the core muscles combined are very good (so rather then crunches you should do a plank or jack knifes for example). Kettle bell exercises (swings, side swings etc) are VERY good for the full core as well and many more…too many to pack into this email…gets already too long ;)
Can you tell me more about your diet? I haven’t figured out what you are eating?!? The diet is very important, too!
Take care, enjoy your workouts and have a great day,
Anne
(I’ll publish this post so it can be from help for others as well. Jet again> If you are not comfortable with this I’ll remove it from my blog immediately :))
edit> I edited the title so it’s easier for people to figure out what this post is about :)
Thank you for your reply!
Hi, this person posted a blog entry which doesn’t only make sense but also shows the passion, right energy and thoughts this person puts into this.
The thoughts are very true in my opinion and I agree to 100% with it.
Take care and enjoy the post,
Anne
jamiesfitbook:
I stumbled upon a diet while cruisin’ on tumblr which made me really sad. It’s called the ABC-diet. For you guys out there who don’t know what the ABC-diet is, here’s a little snapshot of the chart I came across (I won’t post the whole chart, because it’s shocking.):
I could not believe my…
Hi,
So true! I so much hope that a lot of girls will finally realize this!
Take care,
Anne
Source: a-girl-from-a-fucking-nightmare
Those cross fit women are so inspiring! I LOVE when women are not afraid of tougher exercises.
I also LOVE what the girl had to say at the beginning of the video. What she says is very true as those “health” magazine covers still show far to skinny looking girls which simply cannot be as fit as the magazine claims.
Enjoy the video and get inspired,
Anne
…what a great article. Again something which explains why you should avoid certain foods.
Thanks for sharing,
Anne
(via trainingfit)
Source: remango
What an awesome and helpful pic this is! Thank you so much for making this!
This shows so much what it means to have a body weight with lean muscle or just fat.
A lean person with 60kg looks completely different to a person with high body fat and the same weight.
This pic shows very much that weight is NOT everything.
To be honest: I have no idea what my weight is. I know my body fat and my measurements but have no clue what my weight is as I noticed that it distracts me very much if I knew.
Thank you so much for this awesome pic to who ever has made it.
Anne
Source: fitandnerdy
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