Abdominal toning belts?

helpimcrap · 15 Feb 2014 at 19:54

The ones that use Electrical muscle Stimulation.

Do they actually work? :confused:

Just wondering as I go through phases of doing 50+ sit-ups every day for weeks on end to see no improvement.

mrthingyx · 15 Feb 2014 at 19:59

If you are hiding them under 12% or more body fat, all the ab work in the world will be pointless.

helpimcrap · 15 Feb 2014 at 20:10

14.65% apparently. Never tested it. Is there a better calculator?

I'm 6'1" and 76kg and 30-32" (32 normally but sometime I drop to 75.5kg and I lose quite a bit from waist) waist.

helpimcrap · 15 Feb 2014 at 20:12

12.3% body fat using this one... http://home.fuse.net/clymer/bmi/

icecold · 15 Feb 2014 at 20:13

No visible abs = body fat too high.

And no, those belts do nothing.

helpimcrap · 15 Feb 2014 at 20:14

icecold said:
No visible abs = body fat too high.

And no, those belts do nothing.

Best way of getting some better abs besides situps?

Begbie · 15 Feb 2014 at 20:16

helpimcrap said:
Best way of getting some better abs besides situps?

Lose body fat, aka lose weight.

Ditch situps, or ditch 'ab' workouts all together. Do you do anything else other than situps?

helpimcrap · 15 Feb 2014 at 20:20

Just cycling. If I'm doing that I ned to eat a lot for energy. Do not go gym and don't want. Prefer free methods.

Lose weight - ok. According to my Fitness Pal on phone if I carry on at what I'm doing i'll be about 73kg in a month.

mattyg · 15 Feb 2014 at 20:58

I have lower back issues due to having weak abs. My pelvis is angled back slightly causing issues.

I need to train my abs to pull my pelvis back.. But without training my abs

Ideas

Looks Like
anterior pelvic tilt and lordosis

Cheers Icecold

Begbie · 15 Feb 2014 at 21:02

helpimcrap said:
Just cycling. If I'm doing that I ned to eat a lot for energy. Do not go gym and don't want. Prefer free methods.

Lose weight - ok. According to my Fitness Pal on phone if I carry on at what I'm doing i'll be about 73kg in a month.

Good luck, your never going to have great abs without doing some resistance training though.

mattyg said:
I have lower back issues due to having weak abs. My pelvis is angled back slightly causing issues.

I need to train my abs to pull my pelvis back.. But without training my abs

Ideas

Plenty of good core exercises, but I'd say check the mobility thread and MWOD for any issues you have.

manic111 · 15 Feb 2014 at 21:06

helpimcrap said:
12.3% body fat using this one... http://home.fuse.net/clymer/bmi/

I've just tried that website and it's told me that my body fat is 10.75%. I've not tested it, but if it's much less than 20% I'd be shocked.

mattyg · 15 Feb 2014 at 21:18

Begbie said:
Good luck, your never going to have great abs without doing some resistance training though.

Plenty of good core exercises, but I'd say check the mobility thread and MWOD for any issues you have.

Thanks
I'm getting on it. Got some reading to do

Freefaller · 15 Feb 2014 at 21:29

mrthingyx said:
If you are hiding them under 12% or more body fat, all the ab work in the world will be pointless.

I've over 12% and I've got rippling abs

But irrespective of that those electrical ab stimulation things are a waste of space.

helpimcrap · 15 Feb 2014 at 22:44

cheers all. Kinda backed up my thinking as hard work is what does it.

figured out the basic stuff but never figured out how to finish it off.

PermaChanged · 15 Feb 2014 at 23:13

helpimcrap said:
12.3% body fat using this one... http://home.fuse.net/clymer/bmi/

Yeah, I'm 10.9% according to that, jokes!

Begbie · 16 Feb 2014 at 02:47

Rusty_Noob said:
Yeah, I'm 10.9% according to that, jokes!

13.1 for me, lol more like 20+

wozza2k · 16 Feb 2014 at 09:40

11.1% with a BMR of 1859kcals.... Can't be bothered to read how they got those figures