My Abs Goal for 2008 - Progress After Six Months
Happy Canada Day to all Canadian bodyspace members out there! Hope your holiday was a great one. At the start of 2008 I set a goal for the year that was very ambitious for me…. I want to see my abs. I’ve blogged before about how important this is for me, and it still is important, but as the year has progressed other goals have become increasingly important to me too. I thought that half way through the year might be a good time to measure my progress. Do I have visible abs yet? NO. Am I a lot closer to getting them than I was six months ago? YES! The abs are there. I’ve been working them for over 4 years and when I poke and prod I can feel them, no problem. The problem is, as I’m sure many of you can relate to, is getting rid of that stubborn fat covering them. I know how to do this, thanks to everything I’ve learned on bb.com, and I’m making slow but steady progress. The thing is, do I have to sacrafice my other goals to lose enough body fat to bring out my abs by the end of 2008?
Here’s what I mean…I love to lift heavy. I strive to increase my max lifts just about every time I workout. Bench, deadlifts, squats, rows, curls, you name it, I’ve been working to lift more weight. I’m doing better every month and I enjoy every minute of my workouts. I can certainly see the results in how I look too…muscles are becoming more defined, I’m broader across the shoulders and back, and the legs are growing. I’m also losing still losing body fat, but I know it could be a lot faster if I did more cardio. But here’s the thing…I really don’t want to sacrafice any of the muscle and strength gains I’ve made. So I’ve been compromising by doing some high intensity cardio, treadmill or bike, after lifting.
I guess this is the question I’m trying to ask….if I want to continue to build lean muscle and gain strenth, is it realistic to think I can still bring out my abs by the end of this year? Is the way I’m training slowing down my abs results? I think it probably is, but you know what? I love what I’m doing too much to stop. I still want to bring out my abs, but I’m not going to give up lifting heavy or sacrafice any of the gains I’ve made to achieve my abs goal. If it takes me longer to get those abs than this year, then so be it.
Anyone who wants to share their abs experience with me, I’m all ears!
