Belly fat to abs?

Baddogbeanie

I am almost at my weight goal but still have a belly, I want my abs to show but have a back issue (spondylolisthesis). My friend said no exercise necessary, just lose the weight until they show again. That sounds like a dream come true, is he correct?

TavistockToad

yes, if you have enough muscle mass in the first place to show up ab muscles.

Baddogbeanie

TavistockToad wrote: »

yes, if you have enough muscle mass in the first place to show up ab muscles.

I am a contractor and am built very well and very physical daily.. ~ Very excited, thanks for the heads up.

rainbowbow

I think it's important to mention that you may need to lose more weight than you think you do for your abs to be visible.

If you're almost at your goal weight and you aren't near your goal, you need to adjust your goal.

sijomial

Beware at 60 years old you may well suffer from loose skin after weight loss which will mask abs definition even after getting to low fat levels.

I'm 56 and my stomach actually looks a bit worse (saggy skin) at low BF levels. I prefer how I look at "two pack" BF level but your experience and preferences may well be different.

Until you get there you won't really know. To reinforce what @rainbowbow says the other thing I found is that my initial goal weight was simply too high. My best weight in my fifties is lower than my best weight when I was younger.

Good luck and keep striving.

Wheelhouse15

rainbowbow wrote: »

I think it's important to mention that you may need to lose more weight than you think you do for your abs to be visible.

If you're almost at your goal weight and you aren't near your goal, you need to adjust your goal.

+1 abs are mostly about body fat percentage rather than building the muscle, although you do need to do that but if you are working in heavy labour then you've got that covered.

Chilli7777

You've got this!

musclegood_fatbad

Ab muscles are somewhat genetic so that plays a part in how low of bf you need to get to before they will show. They can be built to a certain extent to 'pop' more but it really comes down to being at the right bf.

cwolfman13

Visible abs requires a low/very low BF%. Personally, at 42 I find that level of BF% pretty difficult to maintain...I have to be sub 10%...I can maintain 10-12% pretty easily, but below that I pretty much have to be a nazi with my diet and exercise...I have a life, so it's not really worth it to me.

When I'm at 10-12% I have a flat stomach and you can see some definition, but it's not a chiseled six pack.