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Ok well, i'll start out by saying yes, this is going to be a "Could you please help me/tell me what you think" thread. The picture is indeed the current me and i unfortunately do not have pictures to how i was prior to starting up my fitness again...wish i had taken them so i could compare.

I'm 168cm (5'8") and i started at 72 kg - 158.4 lbs two months ago. I've always wanted to have washboard abs - not a sixpack, just basically not having a gut as i'd had one all my life and am not proud of it at all. So i went to research how i could go about this - learnt the magic forumla (weight lost = energy put in - energy used) and a few of the magic rules (need more then 30 min in a cardio session, no such thing as spot reduction etc) and went about changing my entire diet, lifestyle and exercise routine based upon many things read. 7chans original /fit/ board was the first place i went, that sticky was great.

I only have dumbells available to me and what other stuff is available around the home. During the 2 months went from 5kg (about 12 lbs?) to 11.5kg dumbells (25 lbs).

Anyway, So i started up a routine:-
Cardio 6-7 days a week, either 40 minutes on the bike or a hard 30 minute jog.
3 sets of pushups 6-7 days a week (currently 20/15/15)
3 sets of crunches 6-7 days a week (currently 25/20/20)
I also play a hockey game once or twice a week.

Weights every 3rd day consisting of:
3 sets of bicep curls (7/6/6)
3 sets of ...i can't even find a name for them, i think i should probably stop them. But it would have the dumbell at shoulder height in front of me then push up. (7/6/6)
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>> Anonymous
Thats my current routine. So far i've come down from the 72k to 65.5kg in the two months - have put on a lot more bulk then what i had before. What i want is to attain a low body fat % and not come out looking like a weed - but i don't want to be a muscle man either, doesn't sound too hard - would my current combation of light weights and hard cardio work to achieve this goal?

I had thought i was covering the majority of the major muscle groups but not sure anymore. I feel i should add something to my routine, otherwise i may end up looking deformed and/or not have worked on the stabaliser muscles an such. Suggestions on what to add to the routine? Note the dumbell and other such limitations.

I did already look up squats and watched carefully the form required for dumbell squats but...i was completely unable to do it. They were wrecking my back after doing them so i couldn't continue.
>> Anonymous
good job, bro :3
>> Anonymous
>>437102
Thanks.

Don't supose theres anyone out there who could answer my questions though?
>> Anonymous
Bump. Still looking for answers :(

What, if anything, should i add to the weights routine to make it safer/make sure i get an even look. Should i split the routine up? I read that while you're still doing simple stuff, don't need to split the routines up into certain parts of the body a night.

Am i doing too much cardio? Not enough maybe? Should i try different cardio (am thinking of starting HIIT)?

Any other things i may be missing? Forgot to mention but am also taking protein shakes bascially every day after a work out - although this means late at night. Should i have the shake before a workout or after?
>> Anonymous
Nothing /fit/? Nothing at all?
>> Anonymous
more curls bro.

biceps are the most important muscle to look good because they make up 2/3rds of the arm.

i would suggest some hammer curls and some concentration curls and maybe some barbell curls if you have one.

i would suggest adding
>> Anonymous
>>437245
I'll go look them up and include them in, thanks :)
>> Anonymous
>>437258

you just got trolled hahahaha

but srsly, your best bet is to join a gym. Dumbbells won't get you very far unfortunately. Had you spent the 2 months doing stronglifts or starting strength you would have had much higher gains. But grats nonetheless on changing your diet and lifestyle.

>3 sets of ...i can't even find a name for them, i think i should probably stop them. But it would have the dumbell at shoulder height in front of me then push up. (7/6/6)

those are called presses
>> Anonymous
>>437245
To use this advice correctly, substitute curls for pushdowns or cable extensions. And say "triceps."

>>437312
Overhead presses... I know this should be obvious but I told my friend to do be doing incline presses and I found him doing overheads...
>> Anonymous
>>437312
Yeah i havn't been here for all that long, far too trusting i am...Would strong lifts give the look where you're just too buff? I notice nowadays every 2nd person at uni looks...well...too buff, i just want enough muscle to look like a weed but still have a low body fat %.

>>437314
Thanks for the clarification, i went over exrc.net and couldn't find them while making the post, but i knew i had gotten them from somewhere, weren't made up.
>> Anonymous
>>437342
**to not look like a weed. i.e. i really don't want to look like i could rip you in two or pull trucks, just someone who is obviously cares for their body and fitness but isn't super crazy about it.
>> Anonymous
>>437060
btw 168cm is 5'6" enjoy two inches worth of confidence lost