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Can I get 6pack abs without doing cardio?

coldhonkey
coldhonkey Posts: 13
edited January 31 in Fitness and Exercise
Is this possible?

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  • dmorinn
    dmorinn Posts: 38 Member
    obviously, I don't do any cardio and haven't done one ab exercises since I started working out and I'm getting there
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Cardio is completely unnecessary for a 6pack.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    Abs are made in the kitchen!
  • BeverlyHillsCop
    BeverlyHillsCop Posts: 94 Member
    Abs are made in the kitchen!

    Amen!

    I hardly ever work out my abs and they've been really showing up lately. I've been incorporating a lot of stomach flattening foods such a broccoli and various greens. Make you you get your fiber intake!
  • Morninglory81
    Morninglory81 Posts: 1,190 Member
    Abs come from lowering your bf% you can do that without cardio.
  • choijanro
    choijanro Posts: 754 Member
    You can get 6 or 8pack abs,, by lowering your bf% by dieting & doing lifting,cardio & abs exercise,, u need cardio also to burn fats or calories
  • bubblygoldfish
    bubblygoldfish Posts: 215 Member
    To "get a 6-pack" you have expose the muscle you already have under the fat. That means lowering your bf%.
  • coldhonkey
    coldhonkey Posts: 13
    I know abs are made in the kitchen but can I get ridiculous looking abs without doing cardio? This is what I had in mind
    ripped-abs.jpg
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    I know abs are made in the kitchen but can I get ridiculous looking abs without doing cardio? This is what I had in mind

    I don't know why you're asking the same question again, the answer is still the same. If you want to look like that, gain a considerable amount of lean mass and then drop to 6% bodyfat or less.
  • edwardgaweda
    edwardgaweda Posts: 40
    Nutrition nutrition nutrition. Proper macros, hitting them spot on and training hard. Cardio is going to help a ton, but no it isn't necessary; its just a tool. With that being said, maybe do some research before setting goals that high (you're aiming for the abs of a veteran bodybuilder at sub-8% bodyfat).
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  • ggxx100
    ggxx100 Posts: 520 Member
    I know abs are made in the kitchen but can I get ridiculous looking abs without doing cardio? This is what I had in mind
    ripped-abs.jpg

    Lmao. For those? No way Jose. Even getting down to 5% body fat won't get you abs like that.
  • TonyStark30
    TonyStark30 Posts: 497 Member
    Yes your abdominals will stick out if you drop body fat, but if you didn't do Weighted Core work when you was big/bulking you will never have those ones lol
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