Does this blog need more pictures of my half-naked body on it?
YES. Definitely.
Before you stop reading in disgust, I’d like to ask your opinion on an upcoming experiment for the month of April 2010 where I’m attempting to get a REALLY ripped 6-pack stomach.
QUICK EXPLANATION:
Even though I was satisfied the way my body looked in that “How I Lost Weight” Experiment, I still didn’t have a PROPER 6-pack set of abs.
There was still a decent sized layer of fat between my abdominal muscles and the real world.
From everything I’ve learned, this experiment will be primarily about controlling what I eat very carefully. Before, I didn’t have the self-control to do this, but over the last year I’ve become pretty good about controlling what I eat….so the time has come.
THE EXPERIMENT:
I want to see how hard it is to get a true 6-pack, and if it can be done within about a month (for someone like me who’s already in decent shape and physically active).
…so over the course of the experiment I will be training and eating properly for it….and documenting the steps of course.
Will this 6-Pack be sustainable? I doubt it.
So why try? One of my friends called me out on this and said, “You just want to get a picture of yourself with a 6-pack so you can show off later.”
He was absolutely right. In case I have the urge to brag to my future kids about “how cool dad was back in the day”…at least I’ll be able to pull up the photo and say, “Check THIS out” as they roll their eyes and accuse me of Photoshopping the picture.
THE CURRENT SITUATION:
Unflexed, my abs look like:
When flexed, my ab region currently looks something like:
It’s not bad….but it’s not lean enough for a true 6-pack either. If I pinch the fat on my stomach, you can tell there’s a definite barrier between those sweet abs and the adoring world:
By the way…I took that fat-pinch picture while writing this in the library, and one of the librarians saw me lift up my shirt, pinch myself and take several pictures! She just whispered a comment to the librarian next to her…Hahah, I wonder what they’re thinking!
Anyways, I’m curious if anyone out there has actually done this successfully…and maybe share some of that advice? I’m not a fitness guru by any means, just some guy who wants to shove it in his future-kids face that dad had a 6-pack!