Apparnelty, abs are made in the kitchen???

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shaddowstorm
shaddowstorm Posts: 155 Member
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I've heard abs are made in the kitchen and not so much the exercise.

If this right what should I eat ?

I'm 5'7 and about 60kgs. It's not like I eat chocolate and chips or take away. To me I eat pretty healthy and go to gym twice a week and to abs workouts at home but no flat stomach yet. :(
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  • tmdpotts
    tmdpotts Posts: 27 Member
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    you do need to train then and treat them like other body parts. add weight, change reps and routine. GO to failure.
  • icrushit
    icrushit Posts: 773 Member
    edited October 2014
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    Visible ab muscles are just another muscle group revealed by a low enough level of body fat. Lowering your body fat will reveal what's there, but if what's there to be revealed is not substantial enough for you, you will have to work on building muscle there.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,691 Member
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    tmdpotts wrote: »
    you do need to train then and treat them like other body parts. add weight, change reps and routine. GO to failure.
    No really. Visible abs are a result of low body fat. There are lots and lots of teenagers who have visible abs that don't train them at all. I mention teenagers because most people are leaner in their younger years than their older years, without doing a structured exercise program.

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
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    take away chips
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
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    dbmata wrote: »
    take away chips

    Don't man - you'll make me hangry and it's only 10:16!

  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
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    Abs are revealed in the kitchen, they are made in the gym.

  • Wronkletoad
    Wronkletoad Posts: 368 Member
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    FORK PUT DOWNS!!!!!
  • CatalinaJoye
    CatalinaJoye Posts: 26 Member
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    sjaplo wrote: »
    harlequin0318 wrote: »
    Abs are definitely made in the kitchen, so keep eating healthy. High protein, healthy fats, and carb cycling.

    But also, fasting cardio 3 times a week really helped me lean out - it burns fat much faster than doing cardio after you've eaten all day

    but, abs are also made in the gym - if you want them to pop, add weight. but if you're looking for the flat tummy check out these exercises http://www.fitbie.com/slideshow/standing-abs-workout?ocid=Synd_MFP

    I think you've got the wrong end of the stick here. Exercise burns glycogen, not fat. Your body doesn't care whether you've eaten or not until you deplete your glycogen stores, about 50-60 min in - then they need replenishing.

    very good advice!
  • TossaBeanBag
    TossaBeanBag Posts: 458 Member
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    sjaplo wrote: »
    harlequin0318 wrote: »
    Abs are definitely made in the kitchen, so keep eating healthy. High protein, healthy fats, and carb cycling.

    But also, fasting cardio 3 times a week really helped me lean out - it burns fat much faster than doing cardio after you've eaten all day

    but, abs are also made in the gym - if you want them to pop, add weight. but if you're looking for the flat tummy check out these exercises http://www.fitbie.com/slideshow/standing-abs-workout?ocid=Synd_MFP

    I think you've got the wrong end of the stick here. Exercise burns glycogen, not fat. Your body doesn't care whether you've eaten or not until you deplete your glycogen stores, about 50-60 min in - then they need replenishing.

    Usually, 40 minutes into aerobic activity glycogen in your blood has been used up (if you haven't eaten in couple hours), and after 40 minutes, fat is utilized for energy at a much higher ratio. However, as far as weight loss goes, a deficit in calories will yield weight loss.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
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    So it takes 80 minutes to begin using fat for energy, is what you're saying.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
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    dbmata wrote: »
    So it takes 80 minutes to begin using fat for energy, is what you're saying.

    Maybe that long for weight training.

  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
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    ninerbuff wrote: »
    tmdpotts wrote: »
    you do need to train then and treat them like other body parts. add weight, change reps and routine. GO to failure.
    No really. Visible abs are a result of low body fat. There are lots and lots of teenagers who have visible abs that don't train them at all. I mention teenagers because most people are leaner in their younger years than their older years, without doing a structured exercise program.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
    9285851.png

    You be surprise about older people with low body fat and do not train. Still have visible abs. Also you will see people in the 16-18 percent body fat who have visible abs.

  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
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    glevinso wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    So it takes 80 minutes to begin using fat for energy, is what you're saying.

    Actually its 81.3 minutes

    Only if producing 1.21 gigawatts at the crank arm.

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