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Ab Help Please!!?!

Height: 5" 9 1/2
Weight: 163

Hello, I am a 18 year old male, I work out 5-6 days a week doing t25 and weights also. I can not get my abs to show and I have tried everything. Please help. Thanks

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  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    You're 18 now, have been a member for 2 yrs and your profile says 23??

    Either way, you would be well served to look into a heavy lifting routine of some sort. Abs come from overall lost BF%, lifting mixed with a slight deficit or maintenance at your ht and weight would go a long way to helping you recomp.
  • So your saying that I should start lifting more? I made this profile a while back it wont let me change me age haha.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Idk, you haven't really laid out what you do.... Most individuals struggling with bf% at a good weight aren't lifting heavy enough.
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    Idk, you haven't really laid out what you do.... Most individuals struggling with bf% at a good weight aren't lifting heavy enough.

    This
  • jcallejabjj
    jcallejabjj Posts: 33
    Its all in what you eat. When you start trimming down, your abdominal muscle start to appear. Abdominal workouts only defines them and allows them to grow just a bit.
  • Do you have to take supplements or is it optional. what is a good way to get my bf% down. Also how do you find out what your bf% is?
  • i just found out how to measure and mine is 12%
  • steve0820
    steve0820 Posts: 510 Member
    i just found out how to measure and mine is 12%


    What other posters have already mentioned!! Lower your BF% and lift "heavy" with compound exercises.

    Also, if you're not seeing Abs currently, you're probably not at 12%. Males typically start seeing core definition between 10-12%, what method are you using? Scales and gym gimmicks tend to not truly show your BF% correctly.
  • I just typed in my measurements online and it calculate it