Expert: Ken Alan - 7/18/2007

Question
QUESTION: i am still in highschool,weigh about 110 lbs.,and i have tried so many exercises but am not getting good,clear,confident,and guaranteed results. I've only managed to get the top two muscles in my abs, but cant seem to make the rest. I need some exercises that will help me get great results. I cant lift weights and a gym is nowhere nearby. What are some exercises i can do? How long will take until i see results? when will i be done? What should i eat? I tried to do "The Navy Seal Workout"...i didn't see results and i was up to the sixth week. so i quit...this is the website: www.trulyhuge.com/Navy_Seal_Workout.com

ANSWER: Hey,

Glad you're motivated, but here's the rap.  Look around.  
There's not that many people in high school that have ripped abs.  It takes years of consistent training and proper eating to get them.  You gave up the Navy Seal Workout after 6 weeks?  You expected to have perfect abs by then, huh?  I think you're a little impatient. I know how you feel.  But the body doesn't respond as fast as you want it to.  Give up after 6 years, not 6 weeks.  Now you wasted 6 weeks of [hopefully] good workouts unless you get right back to doing it or something else.

I can't begin to offer any suggestions because I know nothing about you, your eating, your training, or your lifestyle.  I don't even know if you're a boy or a girl. The one suggestion I can give you is: changes in physique take time.  They don't always come in 6 easy weeks.  Take a look at your abs 6 months from now, not 6 weeks.  Don't have the patience for it?  You won't get results then.  You have to have the patience and commitment.  Just do it.  Then talk to me 6 months from now.  You'll start to see some nice changes.

Hope this helps.

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QUESTION: Im a boy, i dont too healthy(mostly junkfood), i have i high metabolism, i play soccer with my cousins everyday for 2-3 hrs., i sleep real late, i was in cross country in school, and im the kind of person that is really dedicated to his goals in life...but impatient at the same time. What other sort of information do you about me in order for you to give me some tips, pointers, and/or workout schedules?

p.s. i dont just want to work on my abs, and i dont really mind if im ripped, i just the outline of my muscles to show. I want a full body workout...so what do i have to do?

Answer
If you want your muscles to show, or the outline of your muscles to show, that is a result of muscle strength and body fat ratios.  You can have good musculature, but if there's 30 mm of fat on top of it, you don't see it.  There are entire books written on full body workouts. It's silly for me or anyone for that matter to tell you to do this or do that.  Without knowing you, I don't know what you're capable of doing or what you would like doing.  If you're serious about this, get together with a certified and qualified personal trainer in your area.  It's worth it so that you can get set up in an effective and safe program that will get you the results you're looking for.

Developing your body and your muscles takes time.  If you don't have the long-term patience and discipline, you'll be frustrating and quit because you don't see enough change or any changes in 6 weeks.  Very few individuals will get substantial results in that kind of time frame.  Think years, buddy, not weeks.  For example, I used to weigh 165-170.  My goal was to get up to 200 pounds.  I put on 5 pounds of muscle per year.  In 8 years, I was up to 210 pounds.  That's realistic.  Don't get confused by all the hype in magazines and online that promises everything under the sky in 5 easy weeks.  It rarely happens.  

Hope this helps.