Can girls get 6 packs?
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I wouldn't bet against a women on getting a 6 pack first. Its easier for women to do so because they hold more stubborn weight in their hips where as men hold stubborn weight in their core. This means women only need approx 15% BF for abs whereas men need about 10%.0
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It is genetically impossible for a women to have abs without being on steroids, at most doing its naturally girls can only have a 2 pack because of their xx chromosomes so the only way to get a six pack is to also have a y chromosomes which why some women will use steroids to get a 6 pack. Just kidding it is totally possible for girls to get 6 pack, girls can't get a 6 pack is a myth.
Bloody hell, I actually believed you there until I got to the last sentence :laugh:0 -
hoping to become acquainted with my own 6 pack by the end of summer. ^_^0
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Honestly I don't see any problem with women getting six-pack abs. They're very hard to get, but very easy to lose. Just get it, if you don't like the look, a week eating McDonald's will make them disappear...0
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No, I don't think it's possible for girls to get six packs.
Whats funny is that you put up this picure of a crossfitter, but slam eating Paleo in another thread, when the two are very highly associated. And NO I did not say that everyone that does one, always does the other....0 -
I'm working on it!0
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I have the same competition with my bf, too bad he doesn't know it yet
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^^^^ yes lol same here0 -
Who else is going to bring me beer?0
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Having a visible 6-pack is entirely a question of body fat. No matter how strong your abs/core are, if you BF% is not low enough, the 6-pack will not be "revealed". For a woman, a well-defined 6-pack comes at about 15% body fat (for a man, around 10%).
This article explains BF vs appearance very well.
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/07/02/body-fat-percentage/
Great article, thanks!
It also depends on your age. 15% can be low for some of us...
i'm at 27% and i'm starting to see mine. I'm working for 25% body fat to help out with this.0 -
yes but body fat has to be low for women0
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Christmas Abbott seems to think you can
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No, I don't think it's possible for girls to get six packs.
Whats funny is that you put up this picure of a crossfitter, but slam eating Paleo in another thread, when the two are very highly associated. And NO I did not say that everyone that does one, always does the other....
grabbing a pictures of crossfitters to show abs on girls has no tie to that at all. you can google pictures of girls with abs and come across crossfitters.0 -
not a crossfiter
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girls with six packs are hawt.
and they can get it with more body fat then men.
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/07/02/body-fat-percentage/
Men
Women
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I decided i would start a routine to find that out myself. You have to focus on diet more so than working out as you have to cut the fat that's around your core. Just get to it and win that bet!0
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Yes women can get 6 packs. But it is ALL diet. Your BF% has to be <10% to start really seing them. As for an example... I give you Andrea Ager... CrossFit champion...
I just developed a crush on a girl. :blushing:0 -
Some of these women are just beautiful with their six packs...others are just ugly...IMHO I would not ever want that....esp the cross fit girl picture...gross!0
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Some of these women are just beautiful with their six packs...others are just ugly...IMHO I would not ever want that....esp the cross fit girl picture...gross!
trust me, you probably won't ever get one.
oh, and they probably think you're gross.0 -
Some people get really lean and just do not have the muscles for it. Even after bulking for a long period of time with direct ab work.Sooooo-
My boyfriend and I are discussing a challenge- see who can get a 6 pack first.
I remember a rumor that girls couldn't get 6 packs... but I think that is just a myth.
I want to know ( especially from the ladies rocking 6 packs) what works? How do you do it?
What do you eat? Lift? run? Ect.
I'm kinda competitive and I want abs for myself, so why not win a bet while I'm at it?
If you're slim and trying to get a six pack, gluck, you're in my boat, it's likely not going to happen if you keep everything the same but exercise. You'd need to do a pretty long bulk (calorie surplus) first.
If you're large and are lucky and have nice genetics then lift with a deficit. Lifting helps retain muscle mass. The calorie deficit well help you lose fat. That's your best bet.
When you're over on your calories the easiest way to create deficit is cardio. Skipping burns calories like mad but it's hard to keep up so many people choose running because they'll end up burning more over time. You're not going to build sick ab muscles doing cardio (unless you're already genetically lean in the mid section), but it helps you lose weight and it is better then doing nothing and good for your heart and lungs.
If you're going for lean, lift.0 -
Some of these women are just beautiful with their six packs...others are just ugly...IMHO I would not ever want that....esp the cross fit girl picture...gross!
trust me, you probably won't ever get one.
oh, and they probably think you're gross.
Aww now my feelings are hurt and I am going to cry...NOT! No need to be mean...I was just saying and I did say IN MY OPINION... 0 -
Some of these women are just beautiful with their six packs...others are just ugly...IMHO I would not ever want that....esp the cross fit girl picture...gross!
trust me, you probably won't ever get one.
oh, and they probably think you're gross.
Aww now my feelings are hurt and I am going to cry...NOT! No need to be mean...I was just saying and I did say IN MY OPINION...
i wasn't being mean.
i was stating MY OPINION.0 -
It is genetically impossible for a women to have abs without being on steroids, at most doing its naturally girls can only have a 2 pack because of their xx chromosomes so the only way to get a six pack is to also have a y chromosomes which why some women will use steroids to get a 6 pack. Just kidding it is totally possible for girls to get 6 pack, girls can't get a 6 pack is a myth.
Lol I was like wtf straight bro science until I read the whole thing. But yeah of course it's possible.0 -
LOL It's as if she's talking directly to herselfSome of these women are just beautiful with their six packs...others are just ugly...IMHO I would not ever want that....esp the cross fit girl picture...gross!
trust me, you probably won't ever get one.
oh, and they probably think you're gross.
Aww now my feelings are hurt and I am going to cry...NOT! No need to be mean...I was just saying and I did say IN MY OPINION...
i wasn't being mean.
i was stating MY OPINION.
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This particular Crossfitter, literally the Crossfit postergirl, tried Paleo and gave it up because it wasn't compatible with her training volume and intensity, or with her cultural food preferences (Icelandic).No, I don't think it's possible for girls to get six packs.
Whats funny is that you put up this picure of a crossfitter, but slam eating Paleo in another thread, when the two are very highly associated. And NO I did not say that everyone that does one, always does the other....0
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