strenghtening the body with exercise

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Originally posted by Shane Warnabee How much jogging should i do to get big abs?

Depends on how much Abigail finds running an attractive personality trait.  I'd suggest you stop calling her big abs though or she'll think you are only interested in her bouncers.

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They will do a bit for abs, i'm sure Rambo will be able to give a better answer then me but to get your abs in shape i'd suggest situps and bicycle crunch things, there is information on the internet about it.

well i do eat a lot of protein and carbs so will jogging help me now? I will be going to the gym after a month, when my
exams get over. Howw do u do sit ups?

Originally posted by Rambo_123UK Yeah, for your abs sit ups/crunches, hanging leg raises etc. Your basic sit-up is pretty good, but you probably want to add some resistance by holding a weight plate or dumbell to your chest as you do them.

Sit ups and crunches are good, but not so much for cricket. After all, when on the pitch do you lie on the floor and repeatedly get up and down?

I would go so far as to say they could be counter productive in a team sport setting.

A more functional approach would be to use twisting movements or even overhead/side throwing with a 2-3kg medicine ball to more accurately reflect what your core muscles (and the core is WAY more than just abs) do on the cricket pitch.

We all want killer abs, but I would prefer to have a killer core that allows me to explode into powerful shots than just look good at the beach. There is a difference IMO.

Medicine ball, yeah. Or even a kettle-bell workout. There's also woodchoppers, done with a dumbell or better with cables. Or oblique cable crunches, maybe. But he didn't ask about a strong core, he asked about "big abs". Through jogging...

for the time being as i wont be going to the gym for another 2 months i need tips on some normal but strenthening excercises which would help give me muscles.
I don't care for which body part all i want is some way
to gain muscle. The reason why i considered jogging was
because it was an easy way to get muscle(or so i was told) and it didn't require the gym. Do u guys have any normal excercise i.e not gym related which i can do at home etc. I know the push up for starters but i am unable to keep my body rigid during the excercise. Why is this?

Great! How much push ups should i focus on doing for starters? By the way i'm 42.5 kg and about 5ft 6 or 5ft 7

That's skinny. That's like ... 94lb. Which is like ... 6 stone 10. Unless my maths is wrong. You must be all skin and bones!

How do you do sit ups? If you are training with a mate, one holds the other's ankles while they do sit ups, then they swap over. If you're on your own, hook your feet under some fixed object and perform them. If you can't find anything to wedge your feet under, do crunches. When you get to the point where your legs are just about to come off the ground, try to squeeze the muscles for a moment before lowering yourself back to the start position. When you shadow box, keep your hands up, move your feeet, mix up your punches, don't forget to duck and weave and try to keep going for at least 60 seconds at a time. You'll be surprised how hard it is and how much your shoulders will start to ache very quickly. It's a good way to warm up before excercise, too.

Originally posted by Shane Warnabee I didn't quite understand what u said about the sit ups though, what happens when i put my foot under something heavy? What do i do after that then? And could u please explain the crunches in detail again. How effective are shadow boxes?? Do they help put on good muscle?

First, crunches are not something to get too obessed with. They only exercise one muscle after all:

http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises.htm

Shadow boxing will not help you put on muscle. Progressive overload will:

http://www.harrowdrive.com/what-the-ancient-greeks-knew-about-cricket/

For crunches, lie on your back. Raise the legs so the bottom of your foot is flat on the grounds and the thigh nearly perpendicular to your stomach. Put your palm to the ears and then keep your eyes fixed straight ahead to the ceiling and move up like you do for the sit up. I heard sit ups which is nearly the same like crunches but with your legs flat out on the floor is bad for you. It does a bit of damage to something close to the hip.

Your body will not expend energy and nutrients on building more muscle unless ith thinks that muscle is required. Resistance training provides the necessary stimulus and stress on the muscles for the body to make them larger and stronger.

Shouldn't your school bag already contain books?

Originally posted by Shane Warnabee if i fill my school bag with a lot of books and practice lifting it?

  Nice start , but for strong wrists and wonderful hand/eye coordination it's a great idea to open the books and have a read !