WHERE ARE MY ABS??
HelenGerdes
Posts: 26 Member
Hii everyone! Am wondering what’s a good workout for abs. Trying to get that summer bod! Thanks xx
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This post is great to get you started
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p18 -
In general you can do crunches and leg lifts to define them more but I get noticeable results on my abs just by doing squats and from pull ups as I skip abs a lot of the times and those two exercises alone show result even without doing ab exercises.1
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The first step to "getting abs" is usually losing the body fat. You can't workout your way to a flat stomach. Working out will just develop what is underneath the fat. So if you still have body fat to lose, that is step one. The level of body fat for women to get that six pack/revealed abs look is generally to be considered between 16-19 percent body fat.
As far as ab exercises, they get defined, as other have mentioned, by compound exercises such as compound lifts or push ups and pull ups. Individual ab exercises, such as planks, twists, leg lifts, etc, can assist with that.
Even if you lose the body fat and workout your abs, some of the "six pack abs" look just comes down to genetics, as not everyone's muscles shape the same. So it may not even be attainable for everyone.6 -
Watch chris heria's videos on youtube, he creates really good routines for abs1
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I personally really enjoy the A6W ab workout routine. Check the app store there most likely is a free app for that ;-)1
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Planks!!!!2
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I started doing the P90x Ab ripper workout. Look it up and just lower the reps when you first start0
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I do 5-10 minutes of ab exercises at the end of every workout for an conditioning but more important is you have to get rid of body fat to see your abs, that only comes through maintaining a caloric deficit. You can’t outrun a bad diet so you need to change your diet. I’m not saying go on a diet, but change your diet for good!0
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P90x ab ripper is AWESOME!! I love that workout... its a killer but he always gets results.0
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HelenGerdes wrote: »Hii everyone! Am wondering what’s a good workout for abs. Trying to get that summer bod! Thanks xx
Abs are created by having an extreamly low body fat %1 -
I do a TON of core work, but never saw abs until my body fat was under 20%.
ETA: and it was a fleeting sight.5
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