Comments on: Why I Care About Six Pack Abs

By: Jon Pinney

Jon Pinney — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:09:29 +0000

thanks Jessica!!! you can do it too!

I will definitely try the spin classes. The few times I’ve been have been some of the hardest workouts I’ve ever done.

By: Jessica King

Jessica King — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:22:49 +0000

You can do it, Jon! I have had the same things said to me and I’ve had a goal since the new year to lose some weight and get in shape. Not that I was fat before… but I knew I could have a much better body and more confidence if I did the work. So I got a trainer. She is awesome! I really recommend getting a trainer. Not that you lack the motivation, but for me having to be accountable to someone else really helps. I am OK with letting myself down from time to time… but I don’t like to disappoint others. Especially when I am paying them! So that’s my advice, and if you want to lose that body fat try spinning!

Good luck to both of us!

By: Jon Pinney

Jon Pinney — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:21:10 +0000

i don’t know what will happen when i get there… I do know I will make sure it’s fully documented with photos so I can always prove I had one. I would like to think I’d continue living in such a way that I could keep it, but I know eventually it will go away. Either way, I’ll be happy knowing I was dedicated and accomplished the goal.

interesting comment about the perfection… my hope for people is that they will continually try to improve themselves. Recognizing our lack of perfection is fine and good, but it should not be the reason to resist improving. Perfection, in my mind, is a process. We may never get there. But by working on ourselves, we can find something even better: confidence and a feeling of self-worth and accomplishment.

By: Carin

Carin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:49:41 +0000

But what happens when you finally get them? Is it a goal of “just to say you did it” or is it something you actually intend on trying to maintain for an extended period of time? Not that maintaining is all in vain, but at what point do you forgive your age and are able to rest assured that even without the abs of steel, you have a solid, impeccably healthy frame which (if you are starting now) has been long-established for your spirit to reside in.

and.. I find it somewhat appropriate for a side note: occasionally there are some people out there who shy away from perceived “perfection” simply for the fact that they are fully aware that they are not perfect themselves.

Here’s wishing you luck on your quest. Personally, I know I could use a little more dedication with my gym, too. Haha!
=] Carin

By: Jon Pinney

Jon Pinney — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:13:21 +0000

well, i would totally be down for that… if you can convince my boss to give me a four week six pack sabbatical i will be there

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:16:08 +0000

Brenda said if you want a six pack to come work on the farm for a few weeks, and you’ll be set! All her brothers who worked on the farm had six packs since they were 14!