How exactly do you get good abs?

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jbean1990
jbean1990 Posts: 69 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I’ve been reading a plethora of articles and they all seem to say different things, so I thought I’d ask the people that have been there and done it, and know best! How exactly do you get a ‘6 pack’ what worked for you? Diet and training wise.

Thanks

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,754 Member
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    Get rid of the layer of fat hiding your abs!
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    By eating in a deficit and losing the layer of fat that was covering them.
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »
    Get rid of the layer of fat hiding your abs!

    Great minds... lol
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,754 Member
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    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »
    Get rid of the layer of fat hiding your abs!

    Great minds... lol

    Jinx
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    Great abs are dependent on low bodyfat percentage, as well as muscle base and genetics. You can get down super lean, but if you don't have adequate ab musculature they will look flat or almost non-existent.
  • jbean1990
    jbean1990 Posts: 69 Member
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    Would 1900kvsl be a suitable deficit? I train 4 times a week and am 27, 6 foot 1, 84kg
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    jbean1990 wrote: »
    Would 1900kvsl be a suitable deficit? I train 4 times a week and am 27, 6 foot 1, 84kg

    Well, what's your TDEE?
  • jbean1990
    jbean1990 Posts: 69 Member
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    2895
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    jbean1990 wrote: »
    2895

    Then 1900 is way steep and you'll be losing a lot of muscle along with the fat. 2300 cals would be the lowest I'd eat with your stats.
  • gearhead426hemi
    gearhead426hemi Posts: 919 Member
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    Diet, Diet, Diet, cardio, resistance training. The most important factor is diet for a 6 pack.
  • se015
    se015 Posts: 583 Member
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    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    jbean1990 wrote: »
    2895

    Then 1900 is way steep and you'll be losing a lot of muscle along with the fat. 2300 cals would be the lowest I'd eat with your stats.

    How do you come up with 2300 for him? Just curious, trying to learn more about how to cut, bc last time I tried cutting I lost more muscle mass than I wanted to
  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
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    Bulk and cut a few times, eventually on your cut, you will start seeing abs. During your bulking cycle, that's when you develop most of the muscles...on a cut, you basically reveal the work you did on your abs when you were bulking.
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    Seth1825 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    jbean1990 wrote: »
    2895

    Then 1900 is way steep and you'll be losing a lot of muscle along with the fat. 2300 cals would be the lowest I'd eat with your stats.

    How do you come up with 2300 for him? Just curious, trying to learn more about how to cut, bc last time I tried cutting I lost more muscle mass than I wanted to

    I actually meant 2400, I can't math unless it's with plates LOL

    I wouldn't recommend more than a 500 cal deficit (1 lb per week) with how much the OP has to lose, though I personally have never cut at more than TDEE-250 because I like to 1. Keep as much muscle as possible and 2. Eat as much as possible while losing weight.
  • se015
    se015 Posts: 583 Member
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    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Seth1825 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    jbean1990 wrote: »
    2895

    Then 1900 is way steep and you'll be losing a lot of muscle along with the fat. 2300 cals would be the lowest I'd eat with your stats.

    How do you come up with 2300 for him? Just curious, trying to learn more about how to cut, bc last time I tried cutting I lost more muscle mass than I wanted to

    I actually meant 2400, I can't math unless it's with plates LOL

    I wouldn't recommend more than a 500 cal deficit (1 lb per week) with how much the OP has to lose, though I personally have never cut at more than TDEE-250 because I like to 1. Keep as much muscle as possible and 2. Eat as much as possible while losing weight.

    Yea I'm with you there, like I said I did the 500 kcal deficit and while I looked very lean and cut I wasn't happy with my overall size and felt sorta back the old skinny me, but I think that's always going to be an issue as I was skinny up until I started lifting at 25ish.
  • loftus4827
    loftus4827 Posts: 56 Member
    edited February 2018
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    Strength train them so they grow, then strip the fat off them.

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