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Six Pack NEVER!!!!

tashartaylor
tashartaylor Posts: 1
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
:smile: I have been trying for 15 years to get a six pack and no luck for me. I have not just concentrated on my stomach. I hope this works will start tomorrow. If this does not work then my first inclination was to pass it on to my kids. But I will try one more time. Kids you might have something coming your way.

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  • LJCannon
    LJCannon Posts: 3,636 Member
    :flowerforyou: Welcome to MFP!!
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    What have you tried? You'll need to get your body fat percent down below 15%...
  • brandenocs
    brandenocs Posts: 146 Member
    What have you tried? You'll need to get your body fat percent down below 15%...

    More like 8% and below.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    What have you tried? You'll need to get your body fat percent down below 15%...

    More like 8% and below.

    Nonsense.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Not for a woman
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    What have you tried? You'll need to get your body fat percent down below 15%...

    More like 8% and below.

    OP is a female....
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    What have you tried? You'll need to get your body fat percent down below 15%...

    More like 8% and below.

    Varies quite a bit from person to person. IMO most people will have one in the 10-12% range, but you can't really peg it down to a specific % IMO.
  • lalinzki
    lalinzki Posts: 121
    Welcome MFP friend, and don't be discourage, NEVER SAY NEVER.
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    bs lol i got a visible 6 pak still and i know im above 12% bf
  • jeninabilan
    jeninabilan Posts: 369 Member
    http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/six-pack-abs


    one of the best quotes I have heard is "abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym"

    I read the body builder websites even though I do not want to be a body builder or look like one, but obviously those people know a thing or two about building muscle!

    Here is another amazing article:
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/hugo17.htm

    Now, I am no where near my body fat goal, but I am working on building great muscle mass so that as I lose the fat, I will look more tone than if I was just doing cardio alone.. The body building website has it right.. 1. Nutrition 2. Weight Training 3. Cardio.. That is a trend I have seen over and over again as I have done my own research!

    Good luck :) Can't wait to hear your success story :)
  • silkysly
    silkysly Posts: 701 Member
    Please know that there is a big difference in fat & muscle. The exercises to loss one & achieve the other are completely different. It you want a visible washboard stomach you need to do high cardio to reduce the belly fat along with ab exercises to gain the muscle. Proper nutrition & deadication are also key. Good luck…
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Please know that there is a big difference in fat & muscle. The exercises to loss one & achieve the other are completely different. It you want a visible washboard stomach you need to do high cardio to reduce the belly fat along with ab exercises to gain the muscle. Proper nutrition & deadication are also key. Good luck…

    you do not need to do high cardio at all, diet is 95% of it
  • ktdid626
    ktdid626 Posts: 185 Member
    Please know that there is a big difference in fat & muscle. The exercises to loss one & achieve the other are completely different. It you want a visible washboard stomach you need to do high cardio to reduce the belly fat along with ab exercises to gain the muscle. Proper nutrition & deadication are also key. Good luck…


    Hi Silky!
    (I am from INDY! Hello fellow Hoosier!)

    Tasha
    We are going to make this work!!!!!!! I'm here with you! Friend me!
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    bs lol i got a visible 6 pak still and i know im above 12% bf

    ....you're a guy....
  • brandenocs
    brandenocs Posts: 146 Member
    What have you tried? You'll need to get your body fat percent down below 15%...

    More like 8% and below.

    OP is a female....

    Ah wasn't paying attention to that part.
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