The Say Anything Thread - take 5

[Amby 490]

Thanks for answering Rach!

I do squats but not deadlifts. My biggest focus is my abs/back. If I keep those muscles strong enough I won't need to take steroids for my back as often. The doctor said if my abs are really strong then my back muscles won't tighten around my spine as much and then there will be less pressure on my herniated disks.

do butterfly kick in the pool.. that's the best exercise for back

which one is the butterfly kick? I think I need to google this. I got rid of my Y membership because I wasn't swimming as much but maybe I should get it back.

[jodee 30]

Good Morning, dean, Charity, pedroh, Amby, nessa, Jundp, Alex& rachel,.....and anyone else i may i have missed......

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Morning jodee!

[jodee 30]

Morning jodee!

hey I'M not a brit,..but since Im an Aussie, i'm guessing a long lost relative was a convict at some stage,...lol,..and I live in California!

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Australians are our cousins, as they say!

I love California...I am missing Californian sunshine especially, it's been perfectly miserable here the past few days!

Amby - good luck on strengthening those muscles, then! That's really good if you can reduce your dependency on the steroids. Herniated discs sound like no fun at all!

[Marilyn. 340]

I'm here .. never fear

I am off to Superior in a bit.. they have the mini watermelons on for 90 cents each today

the sale starts today so I need to go as soon cause I am sure they are going to go quick..

Edited August 21, 2008 by *Marilyn*

[Nessa 23]

I want the middle of my back to be stronger. My lower back and upper back/shoulders are great as far as definition and strength but the middle of my back is just normal. I can't figure out which exercises work best for it. Also, I can't decide if I should stop lifting weights for my legs because they're getting sooooooooo strong. They were strong before but now they're just becoming insane to me.

my legs are like that too. you can totally seehow shaped and big my quadriceps is. I do leg press with 250 lbs, 180lbs abductor, no way I'd stop my routine and have flacid, bouncy legs. I think well toned, strong legs are real beautiful.

[Nessa 23]

ambypoo, for the abs, here's what works better for lower abs (there's no middle abs only exercises, if u want your entire ab worked or a 6 pack you need to do good lower and upper abs exercise)

- lie on your back, put your hands belowe ur butt and raise your leg (straight) at like a 15 degree angle and hold there. repeat a few times.

- this one is hard to explain, lie on your back, cross your ankles and lift your legs. they will be in an L shape, ankles, feet parallel to the floor and quadriceps perpendicular. Put your hands below your head and bring it up, always staring at the ceiling, that way you wont be forcing your neck.

- use on of those incline crunch benches like this the highest possible, lift until you get close to your legs.

one of the things I've noticed about abs exercise is that if you focus on your belly, like you hold your stomach in while doing the crunch, it works way better than not focusing on it. I also do the stomach hold in while on the elliptical (not the ones where your feet keep moving parallel to the floor, the ones that have options to really raise your knees), or one of those steppers.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Morning peepz.

C-@-TL's weather forecast: teh sukcs. Cloudy and sh1tty.

I heard rumours that pedroh bought this little number for picking sister Julie at the airport tomorrow...

[pedroh 21]

is that david bowie?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

is that david bowie?

si hermano and he wants his outfit back.

Aside: I was just lurking at the other site.... GOODNESS!

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

Exactly 26 hours to go

[Marilyn. 340]

whoo hooo.. I hope you have a blast and a half....

[DairyFarmer 1]

Exactly 26 hours to go

Fantastic How long till you hop on the flight?

[pedroh 21]