Mermaid Line

[bighead74]

Well one lady mentioned that she is willing to hv sex with me if i got Mermaid line(人鱼线). I know she's teasing me but hell heck after almost 16 yrs if non exercise + smoking, i decided that i gotta get back to shape. Jr stamina also dipping thru-out the yrs.

So this is it, a win-win-win situation. I get back to shape/maybe can hv a go at tat lady(now becoming more of a friend)/quit smoking.

Currently 90+kg, 20+ sticks/day, i decided to jog daily and reduced smoking till i'm able to quit.

Day1, 2km slow pace jogging, i dun wan to collapse, jus wan to test the charred lung and those weaken leg muscles.

Today
Day2, 2km slow pace jogging + 36 sit-ups + 15 push-ups after the jog.

Hopefully i will last and get support/tips from brudders here, will try to update regularly. Lastly any brudder care to join in & submit their field (stadium/reservoir, lol) report.

[will88]

You have my support. But always exercise within your means and don't overdo it.

[ol'coyote]

erm...wat is mermaid line ?...

[PassingbyJ]

erm...wat is mermaid line ?...

Think he refer to the lines pointing to the crotch

http://physicalblue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/V-Muscle-Small2.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fwxKmQjtJf8/TjQIqQRuMSI/AAAAAAAADG4/AkAxBOHVwXY/s1600/04.jpg The line at the waist just above the jeans

If you are serious about sliming down to bonk her, jogging will slim down but won't make those lines appear. You need to do a lot of core and abs training.

http://physicalblue.com/how-to-build-up-the-v-muscle/

[otamay]

erm...wat is mermaid line ?...

Ya, what is it? Sounds like got pretty syt :D

[rileyhale]

For the record, most healthy males already have these abdominal muscles.

The sad part is that they are covered by layers of fats, much of the fats are subcutaneous (under the skin) and visceral fats, meaning they are in and around the abdominal organs. (Not healthy to have too much of these fats)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lzGzaQAAYwc/UAHVR4mnqaI/AAAAAAAAAbg/0FAha09Skos/s1600/Fat-1.jpg

For a man to have visible abdominal muscles and veins, he would need to get his total body fat down to less than 9% of total body mass.
http://prishtinapress.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/omentum-2.jpg

It is possible, but very difficult to achieve if you currently have more than 25% body fat.

Some people have done it within one year through a combination of exercise, low-carbohydrate diet and nutritional supplements.

Hope the girl who promised you is worth it. Your journey to 9% body fat will be an interesting one.

Post your progress here to inspire fellow members.

With determination and hard work, you may be able to achieve this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w-ZtVI-5AXw/TVO4qppb1SI/AAAAAAAADfI/jBv3l-3Lm30/s1600/Johan+Stephan+2.jpg

Good luck.

[alanthedevil]

dont just exercise. u should cut down on your intake. changing your dietary habit also helps

[ol'coyote]

For the record, most healthy males already have these abdominal muscles.
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With determination and hard work, you may be able to achieve this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w-ZtVI-5AXw/TVO4qppb1SI/AAAAAAAADfI/jBv3l-3Lm30/s1600/Johan+Stephan+2.jpg

Good luck.

wah...me cant achieve tat man...
too much lard around me bod...
me recently had health screening...
me body fat is 22.7%...far far from the 9%...hehe...
oso...for those curious...me hiv free...hehe...

[DegenerationX]

wah...me cant achieve tat man...
too much lard around me bod...
me recently had health screening...
me body fat is 22.7%...far far from the 9%...hehe...
oso...for those curious...me hiv free...hehe...

Congratz bro!! :D

[by73]

Just my 2 cents.. I dun know ur age,so i guess u r 39(fr ur nick). No exercise for many yrs n smokes 20 sticks a day. In view of all these factors, i would suggest a medical check up b4 u start any exercises.(for obvious reasons)
If ur aim is just to lose weight,as u have stated,maybe u can try doing cardios n strength training on alternate days. For exp, u do cardios today n do strength training tmr,so on so forth,combining tat wif a low fats,low calories n low carbs diet. A healthy n ideal gauge of weight loss per month should be abt 4-5kgs. Anyway,tis is just 1,out of d many types of regimes. There's no 1 size fits all, so u should try others if it doesn't works for u.
Gd luck..:)

[bighead74]

Just my 2 cents.. I dun know ur age,so i guess u r 39(fr ur nick). No exercise for many yrs n smokes 20 sticks a day. In view of all these factors, i would suggest a medical check up b4 u start any exercises.(for obvious reasons)
If ur aim is just to lose weight,as u have stated,maybe u can try doing cardios n strength training on alternate days. For exp, u do cardios today n do strength training tmr,so on so forth,combining tat wif a low fats,low calories n low carbs diet. A healthy n ideal gauge of weight loss per month should be abt 4-5kgs. Anyway,tis is just 1,out of d many types of regimes. There's no 1 size fits all, so u should try others if it doesn't works for u.
Gd luck..:)

Day3: 2km jog/40 sit ups/2 sets of 10 sit ups & push ups
Tks for the input, medical checkup by saf ippt ffi phase 2, no horse run, lol. Googling for exercising info to do it effectively but i jus hv to go slow atm.
Diet wise, light breakfast, exercise, normal lunch, fish soup with rice for dinner, fruit or yogurt if hungry in between meals.

[PassingbyJ]

Day3: 2km jog/40 sit ups/2 sets of 10 sit ups & push ups
Tks for the input, medical checkup by saf ippt ffi phase 2, no horse run, lol. Googling for exercising info to do it effectively but i jus hv to go slow atm.
Diet wise, light breakfast, exercise, normal lunch, fish soup with rice for dinner, fruit or yogurt if hungry in between meals.

Keep up the good work.
How you determine 2km as the target?

Actually fat burning is low intensity, long duration like 60-7% maximum heart rate, so you can consider going slowly but longer duration like 30~45mins.
Ignore the distance and speed for now.
When you can cope 60~45 mns, then you aim faster/further.

last tip, body can get used to punishment quite fast, so best to vary your workout. have a daily/weekly timetable and keep to it.

[penisman]

may i know what is mermaid line?

[hayhay]

wah...me cant achieve tat man...
too much lard around me bod...
me recently had health screening...
me body fat is 22.7%...far far from the 9%...hehe...
oso...for those curious...me hiv free...hehe...


congantz bro

[Libero]

It is indeed quite difficult to achieve less than 10 percent body fat, and also target just the abs area for the mermaid line. In general, I think we should all see workouts as a way to improve fitness, and of course sexual performance. Also, I think will need to be very disciplined to exercise with all the work commitments and others.

[PassingbyJ]

may i know what is mermaid line?

Other bros have already posted some pics as links.
Its the lower side abs pointing to the crotch.

[bighead74]

Day4 2km/5 mins faster/100 sit ups/30 push ups. Today cannot one shot 40 sit ups liao, at 25 give up, top up with 15 to make it 40. Then 6 sets of 10 to total it to 100. At the 9th & 10th sit up/set the feeling is shiok man, thigh muscle & stomach muscle vibrating, i think. Daily will also abandon lift for stair.

[bighead74]

Day5 2km/100 sit ups/50 push ups. Day4: 91kg, day5: 90.3kg, after 3 cups of water becomes 90.9kg :eek:

[PassingbyJ]

maybe try to increase the duration for run.

[ol'coyote]

wow...u really into it man...
91kg...and drop 1kg in 1 day...
me 93kg...gotta fark around more...to drop weight too...
anyway...all the way...

[hiad64]

try doing more strength training at the beginning, you should add in squats, as it will use more energy, this will increase your metabolism rate, try not to reduce food intake too much as you will need the energy.

Add in running but try not to go for long run every time. vary short and long runs will help.

Lastly, Do not exercise everyday... your body needs rest, rest will allow your body to recover and will improve your fitness. What you are losing now is mostly water... muscles weighs more than fats so you may see not change or slight increase in weight but drop in size

[bighead74]

wow...u really into it man...
91kg...and drop 1kg in 1 day...
me 93kg...gotta fark around more...to drop weight too...
anyway...all the way...

no lah jus fluids loss, drink water gone liao, but if daily can achieved 50g ~ 100g weight loss i happy liao. Cos 50g~100g x 200 days= 10 ~20kg mah

yup bro, sometimes my body cannot support jr, pump until hands, legs, back tire but jr still never vomits, hv to ask gf for hj or bj. So to extend jr coe (certificate of ejaculation) now must start to exercise for better health.

[bighead74]

try doing more strength training at the beginning, you should add in squats, as it will use more energy, this will increase your metabolism rate, try not to reduce food intake too much as you will need the energy.

Add in running but try not to go for long run every time. vary short and long runs will help.

Lastly, Do not exercise everyday... your body needs rest, rest will allow your body to recover and will improve your fitness. What you are losing now is mostly water... muscles weighs more than fats so you may see not change or slight increase in weight but drop in size

Tks bro for the advices. Jus abit keen atm & i though if during bmt daily kena whack body can take it now small jog should not be a problem. Btw wat kind of squats? Duck walk?

[Dino1]

Hi TS, keep it up.

My advise, wear a wind breaker and a cotton t shirt to burn more fats and adsorb more sweat when you jog.

Alternate days, slow jog for 30 to 45 mins with t shirt and wind breaker on.
You should see results faster.

Stand after every meals for at least 10 to 30 mins.
Drink lots of water but not before sleep.

With all these in, you should see results in 3 mths.

All the best.

[hiad64]

Example of squats - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huVujjfzphI

you do not need to use weights, just do more reps

light jogs are ok, if u can recall ur bmt, the will ask us to do chin up before meals, and u dun see much improvements. But when are posted to units and thetraining reduce, you can do more chin up... that's because ur muscles have time to rest

I would not recommend wearing wind breaker as Singapore is already hot. it will only increase body temperature and make u sweat more. Our body sweat to reduce the temperature of our body. Think of it like a car engine, too hot the engine performance will reduce and worse case overheat.

[formidable]

Hope below helps.
Lose Weight For Summer: Top Five Training Tips For Optimal Body Composition

http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/854/Lose_Weight_For_Summer_Top_Five_Training_Tips_For_ .aspx

[bighead74]

Hope below helps.
Lose Weight For Summer: Top Five Training Tips For Optimal Body Composition

http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/854/Lose_Weight_For_Summer_Top_Five_Training_Tips_For_ .aspx

Tks bro, already save as fav. Think need to sign up for gym membership o'ready.

Day6 2km. Raining in the morning, 2km jog in the noon, sit up bench too hot.
Day7 rest, right kneel cap pain.
Day8 2km jog at park with up/down slope/100 sit ups. During jog saw a pretty indo maid bringing a old lady for morning walk. After 100 sit ups, saw her again, tis time maintain eye contact with her and she smiles back. Went for early lunch cos only light breakfast b4 exercise.
Met her again after lunch, approached for contact and will be meeting her in the afternoon for chats. Hehe, lidat oso got lobang.

[rileyhale]

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Day7 rest, right kneel cap pain...

Bro, you are doing too much too soon. Your knee cap pain is an indication that body cannot take so much jogging so soon.

What you are experiencing is very common among people who want to start exercising after a long break. We all tend to do too much too soon. This is not SUSTAINABLE.

Even though you want to do more, your body's bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles will need time to adapt. Even more so if you are currently overweight.

If you continue to push on, the injury could become worse and more painful. Eventually, you will give up.

You need to let your knee rest now for about a week with no stress on it, other than normal walking.

After it is ok, try brisk walking three times a week for about 25 minutes. After 6 weeks, you may want to make it four times a week.

Changing your body shape is going to take time. Our bodies are designed to resist changes in order to protect itself.

Just as it took you time to be out of shape, it will also take at least 1.5 times the time to get back into shape. Don't believe all those systems offering you quick results. Most of those plans don't offer permanent weight loss.

By the way, you should be looking at fat loss, not just weight loss. Building muscles is important to maintain good health. Muscles also burn more calories. I am not advocating you do body building, but the advice to go to the gym to do weight training is good. Check online for good weight training programs.

Again, START SLOOW, DON'T OVER DO.

If you are really keen to lose fat, you should seriously consider Tim Ferriss' book on Slow Carb Diet. Google it.

[rileyhale]

Hi Bro Bighead74,

How is your knee?

How's the progress with your weight loss?

Hope to hear your report soon.

[sane]

i m training the mermaid line too, but too much workout also result in knee cap pain..coming off n on.
Does wearing knee protector helps?

[georgemagnum]

Healthiest thread I've come across in SBF.... :D

TS, all the best ..... Take things easy though .... More haste less speed. Cheers!

gm

[bighead74]

I dunno about tat, din try yet, now jus doing abs set, stopped jogging to rest the kneel cap. Lost 2.5kg till date. Intend to start jogging after weight dropped to 80kg, less stress on the kneel then. Must really exercise regular to stay healthy, 4 hrs with a maid on sun, inner thigh ached till tues

[frostiee]

Its good to see another guy trying to get into shape! Keep up the good work!

However, i will like to advise you to refrain from over training; in this case over jogging.

Jogging is great cardio but if you are overweight, try mixing in some swimming, cycling or even trekking.

Anything to get you to sweat is a good cardio. Gym will be another great mix.

Judging from what you post, jogging can be quite damaging to your kneecap.

Jog once a week and mix in all the others i had mentioned. Diet is also critical to success. Soft drinks and fried food will severely hinder your progress. Do take note as well.

Wish you success!

[nuclearkid]

Hi bro TS,

Good to hear that you are doing your darndest to shed the pounds, no motivation like a hot blooded woman eh? Haha...

Just to share with you guys on this thread that more workout is not necessarily the most efficient. There are a couple of ways of shedding weight quickly with very little time working out. How does 20 minutes, 3 times a week sound? I'll quote from this article (http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2013/04/12/tabata-workout.aspx), it says:

"Dr. Tabata’s claims may sound crazy, but previous research has also found that performing high intensity exercises for just minutes per week can significantly improve important health indices. One such study found that just three minutes of HIIT per week for four weeks improved participants’ insulin sensitivity an average of 24 percent. This truly is amazing, and while aerobic fitness is indeed important, improving and maintaining good insulin sensitivity is perhaps one of the most important aspects of optimal health."

The Tabata protocol (http://www.tabataprotocol.com/) is brutal. It's -

"The original Tabata Protocol requires the following:

5 minutes of warm-up, 8 intervals of 20 seconds all-out intensity exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest and 2 minutes cool-down"

Its not at all easy to do, the 10 second break is just not enough! Instead, you could try Peak Fitness (http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2010/06/26/10-minutes-of-exercise-yields-hourlong-effects.aspx). I would refrain from writing too much, its all in the article. Would strongly recommend you to read through, afterall you are investing time reading to save time working out (and suffering). Some of you may be skeptical...probably thinking how can working out less be effective. Give it a try, you'll be flat after the session, if you can complete the full session. Guaran-damn-teed.

Traditional cardio is passe and time consuming. All of us are busy, no point wasting time on unnecessary workout. And not to be accused of talking and not walking, I have personally been doing Peak Fitness for about 16 months and it works for me. Careful if you want to do it through sprinting, you can get injured easily.

All the best to your objective! Write us an FR when you win the prize, yah?! :D Looking forward to it.

[bighead74]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/1mth2.jpg/
18/05/13: 87.5kg
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/526/0mth2.jpg/
22/04/13: 91.5kg

Now 250 sit-up, 8 sets of squats, 4 sets of 10x8 jumping jack, 4 sets of 4x10m shuttle runs to maintain 1 hrs of continuous exercise

[bighead74]

Hi bro TS,

Good to hear that you are doing your darndest to shed the pounds, no motivation like a hot blooded woman eh? Haha...

Just to share with you guys on this thread that more workout is not necessarily the most efficient. There are a couple of ways of shedding weight quickly with very little time working out. How does 20 minutes, 3 times a week sound? I'll quote from this article (http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2013/04/12/tabata-workout.aspx), it says:

"Dr. Tabata’s claims may sound crazy, but previous research has also found that performing high intensity exercises for just minutes per week can significantly improve important health indices. One such study found that just three minutes of HIIT per week for four weeks improved participants’ insulin sensitivity an average of 24 percent. This truly is amazing, and while aerobic fitness is indeed important, improving and maintaining good insulin sensitivity is perhaps one of the most important aspects of optimal health."

The Tabata protocol (http://www.tabataprotocol.com/) is brutal. It's -

"The original Tabata Protocol requires the following:

5 minutes of warm-up, 8 intervals of 20 seconds all-out intensity exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest and 2 minutes cool-down"

Its not at all easy to do, the 10 second break is just not enough! Instead, you could try Peak Fitness (http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2010/06/26/10-minutes-of-exercise-yields-hourlong-effects.aspx). I would refrain from writing too much, its all in the article. Would strongly recommend you to read through, afterall you are investing time reading to save time working out (and suffering). Some of you may be skeptical...probably thinking how can working out less be effective. Give it a try, you'll be flat after the session, if you can complete the full session. Guaran-damn-teed.

Traditional cardio is passe and time consuming. All of us are busy, no point wasting time on unnecessary workout. And not to be accused of talking and not walking, I have personally been doing Peak Fitness for about 16 months and it works for me. Careful if you want to do it through sprinting, you can get injured easily.

All the best to your objective! Write us an FR when you win the prize, yah?! :D Looking forward to it.

Tks bro, still working on it. Jus shift my gaming habit to workout lor.

[nuclearkid]

Tks bro, still working on it. Jus shift my gaming habit to workout lor.

Don't overdo and get injured, bro. Take a full day rest once in a couple of days.

[killer123]

Hi Bro

加油！i am not exercising much but i am shaping up faster.
Losing weight doesnt equal to 6packs.
Muscle is heavy so more importantly is to lose the fat and replace them by muscle. Weight is secondary.
Mermaid lines will form when ur muscle build up.
Also beware if you didn build ur muscle, there will be a rebound effect.

[nhp69]

wow bro...see yr pic, improvement alot, salute to u... maybe can try this abs exercise too?can make the mermaid line out and more obvious... here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkKCVCZe474

[bighead74]

8 mins workout tat's the one i started with but can't keep up with it. Cos i though tat there are hundreds of videos on workout but this one using animations, so got to be more pro rite, haha.

Anyway, the bet was changed to 70kg based on BMI instead of mermaid line. Deadline was initially 31st Dec but she quickly changed it to my birthday, wow still can remember my birthday after just mentioning it once. Fantasizing her being the present, hehe.

Going thru the internet can be confusing cos so many conflicts on each theory. But this Fitness black book more neutral & free, http://fitnessblackbook.com/best-of-fitness-black-book/

I'm on low cal, protein based diet (moderate one cos too much protein hurt the kidney?) + exercise + calories consious. Eg. i gave up on my daily morning teh haria (75 calories,6 mins of workout to burn). Trying to do those exercises tat uses more muscles.

Also trying to get all the facts rite, exercising correctly, the posture the breathing, balancing my diets & workouts. Tks all for sharing.

[Libero]

Good on you, bro. I am also trying to do more exercise and eat less carbs. But it is quite difficult and a challenge because everything has carbs in Singapore for food choices - rice, bread, noodles, unless you eat salad or homecooked everyday :o

[bighead74]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/46/day0.jpg/
Day 0
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/824/week6t.jpg/
Week 6

Daily: 15mins warm up, 5km slow jog, 2km walking for warming up & down. 50 sit-ups/15 push-ups/15 prisoner squats/30s plank (upper body strength weak, suffering at this) repeat till 250 sit-ups.

[bighead74]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/802/d52m.jpg/
ippt silver after 7 weeks of exercising

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/28/an34.jpg/
current tummy with flexing & pulling, lol

[Tripster]

Congratulations Big,
Your progress is inspirational...I have decided to follow your foot steps...let's all get healthy...!!:D