How DO you get a 6 pack??!
chriscbond
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I do abs EVERY day and I eat well and run about 8-10 miles a week. I have a flat stomach but I really want to have defined abs. Am I doing the wrong ab workouts? Do I need to add weights to my ab workouts? Anybody have any suggestions or know the secret to a ripped stomach??
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I always here a six-pack is 80% due to diet and 20% exercise. Am I right ab-kings?0
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more muscle, or less body fat, and you still won't see them without a very low body fat.
Building muscle (whole body muscle though, not just on your stomach) helps to see them at a higher body fat %.0 -
I always here a six-pack is 80% due to diet and 20% exercise. Am I right ab-kings?
No. It's probably more like 95% diet I got a 4 pack by squatting, deadlifting, and losing body fat.0 -
If you have a flat stomach with a low bodyfat percentage and your abs are still not showing, you should treat abs like any other body part and lift heavy in the 6-12 rep range. It seems like its just a problem of them not being large enough to really seperate themselves from your stomach. Whats your approximate BF%?0
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80% diet/20% exercise is correct. But, keep in mind that cardio and a good diet will make you look better in your clothes while weight training and a good diet will make you look great witihout them.0
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Oh and the percentages of diet and exercise to get a six-pack are completley irrelevant, you can eat like a pig and still get abs if you do enough cardio0
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You will have to be pretty lean to see your abs. For guys its around 10% or less, females its ~15 or 16%.
That means you must dedicate yourself to a fat loss diet. Exercise will tone and build them but you have to cut that layer of fat off the top if you wanna see them. So yes diet is most important.0 -
Get you're body fat low, single digit preferably.
& train them with resistance, doesn't have to be overly heavy. But enough to stimulate growth. Both the upper and lower abs.
I'd say losing weight is 80/20 diet/exercise, but if you want abs where all the cubes stick out etc both are important.0 -
If you have a flat stomach with a low bodyfat percentage and your abs are still not showing, you should treat abs like any other body part and lift heavy in the 6-12 rep range. It seems like its just a problem of them not being large enough to really seperate themselves from your stomach. Whats your approximate BF%?
My body fat is like 19%. You think I just need to add weight to my workout and do less reps?0 -
If you have a flat stomach with a low bodyfat percentage and your abs are still not showing, you should treat abs like any other body part and lift heavy in the 6-12 rep range. It seems like its just a problem of them not being large enough to really seperate themselves from your stomach. Whats your approximate BF%?
My body fat is like 19%. You think I just need to add weight to my workout and do less reps?
I think you should first focus on getting down to around 16% BF and see where you stand. Even if your abs did get larger, its likley you wont see them till the lower BF%0 -
No idea I eat bacon and drink beer i don't have a 6 pack: I have an 8 pack.0
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If you have a flat stomach with a low bodyfat percentage and your abs are still not showing, you should treat abs like any other body part and lift heavy in the 6-12 rep range. It seems like its just a problem of them not being large enough to really seperate themselves from your stomach. Whats your approximate BF%?
My body fat is like 19%. You think I just need to add weight to my workout and do less reps?
If you want a full 6 pack you need to lose at least 10% So if you weight 180, you need to lose 18 lbs.0 -
My body fat is like 19%. You think I just need to add weight to my workout and do less reps?
If your bodyfat number is accurate, sorry to break it to you, but you've got a long way to go, and that' s assuming you have enough muscle mass.0 -
Shes a female...10% will probably kill her0
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I would just lift heavy with compound lifts.0
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If you have a flat stomach with a low bodyfat percentage and your abs are still not showing, you should treat abs like any other body part and lift heavy in the 6-12 rep range. It seems like its just a problem of them not being large enough to really seperate themselves from your stomach. Whats your approximate BF%?
My body fat is like 19%. You think I just need to add weight to my workout and do less reps?
If you want a full 6 pack you need to lose at least 10% So if you weight 180, you need to lose 18 lbs.
I weigh 130 and I am 5'4, if I lost 13 pounds I would look gross! Ill try adding weights to my ab workout and see if that gives results. Thanks everyone!0 -
My boyfriend does nothing, and eats crap. Someone he has a 6 pack. The one before this boyfriend was the same. It's magic apparently.0
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Lose bodyfat, not weight.0
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If you have a flat stomach with a low bodyfat percentage and your abs are still not showing, you should treat abs like any other body part and lift heavy in the 6-12 rep range. It seems like its just a problem of them not being large enough to really seperate themselves from your stomach. Whats your approximate BF%?
My body fat is like 19%. You think I just need to add weight to my workout and do less reps?
If you want a full 6 pack you need to lose at least 10% So if you weight 180, you need to lose 18 lbs.
I weigh 130 and I am 5'4, if I lost 13 pounds I would look gross! Ill try adding weights to my ab workout and see if that gives results. Thanks everyone!
Indeed I failed to notice you are female, so its probably more like 3-4%0 -
weighted ab exercises help0
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Lift heavy.
I did several different types of exercise programs, ab workouts, etc. and never saw the type of results I've seen from weight lifting. Although I also fully believe that results are "80% diet, 20% exercise".0 -
Go to the beer store. Pick one. Hand the clerk money. Success! You have a six pack.0
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abs are made in the kitchen, then by working out, i.e. lifting weights and some cardio0
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Go to the nearest liqour store or convenience store there usually in the coolers and it will cost you anywhere between $6 and $8.
Enjoy!!!0 -
No idea I eat bacon and drink beer i don't have a 6 pack: I have an 8 pack.
Best profile picture comment combo.
Back on topic - thank you for this thread. Looks like I have some work to do. :laugh:
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Good diet and strength training. Don't waste time overtraining abs. Get your body fat percent low enough for the abs to show through. Add full body strength training.0
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My boyfriend does nothing, and eats crap. Someone he has a 6 pack. The one before this boyfriend was the same. It's magic apparently.
Define "nothing" - what does he do all day? Sit?0 -
Go to the nearest liqour store or convenience store there usually in the coolers and it will cost you anywhere between $6 and $8.
Enjoy!!!
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HAHA! I was actually waiting for this comment! :drinker: :drinker:0
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I don't do any ab work outside of one boxing class a week... I run, and eat within my calorie goal, and get a fair bit of protein.
Well, correction... I do walk around with my abs "crunched" about 80 % of the time... really burned at first, but now I barely notice it.0
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