What's the best way to get a 6 pack?
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ThatsSOcleve
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Personally what do I need to do to get a 6 pack guys, I'm doing insanity workout second week and dieting too. I WANT THIS I WANT IT SOOO BAD
JUST NEED GUIDANCE
6"2 I weigh 189
24.3 bmi
JUST NEED GUIDANCE
6"2 I weigh 189
24.3 bmi
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run to the grocery store, hit the liquor department. grab a six pack.0
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Calorie deficit.
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:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:0
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No easy answer (and WaKay stole mine anyway..)
Keep up the diet, and keep the activity up. There's no way to only go for the one. Obviously some moves will strengthen it more than others. But until the diet and burn brings down the fat that's covering up your abs, you won't see them. Just keep with it, it'll come along. There's not really anything you can do for a shortcut.0 -
Reduce body fat %.0
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Eat the right foods, right amount for you, drink water instead of fizzy drinks, cardio, lots of strength training and most of all PATIENCE0
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For visible 6 pack abs you will need to be around 10-12% BF. Forget BMI, who cares. I would also suggest dropping the Insanity routine and getting into the weight room with a good progressive overload program that focuses on compound lifts. Compound lifts will do more for those abdominal muscles than all of the crunches and sit-ups in the world, so I personally wouldn't bother with those...there are better exercises if you really want to isolate those muscles.
Cutting the fat is obviously necessary to show the muscle...but at the same time, you have to build some muscle to show.0 -
Okay, lol little bit of trolling in the community I'm okay with that.
I know I have some fat however, to build abs... What's the best exercise for the abs like without equipment.0 -
Okay, lol little bit of trolling in the community I'm okay with that.
I know I have some fat however, to build abs... What's the best exercise for the abs like without equipment.
I suggest that you check out a book called "You Are Your Own Gym"0 -
Okay, lol little bit of trolling in the community I'm okay with that.
I know I have some fat however, to build abs... What's the best exercise for the abs like without equipment.
I suggest that you check out a book called "You Are Your Own Gym"
ditto...also "Convict Conditioning" is good.0 -
Basically, the more muscle you have on your body, the more fat you will burn. That's why people say to lower you body fat %. Once you have a low enough body fat % you should start to see abs0
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Basically, the more muscle you have on your body, the more fat you will burn. That's why people say to lower you body fat %. Once you have a low enough body fat % you should start to see abs
Thanks I liked this and I will be reading that book... I wonder if I can download it.0 -
Okay, lol little bit of trolling in the community I'm okay with that.
I know I have some fat however, to build abs... What's the best exercise for the abs like without equipment.0 -
I'm supposed to do calorie deficit? Is that bad or good?0
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Because I am staying under my calorie goal a little bit but I focus on getting more than 12000
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For visible 6 pack abs you will need to be around 10-12% BF. Forget BMI, who cares. I would also suggest dropping the Insanity routine and getting into the weight room with a good progressive overload program that focuses on compound lifts. Compound lifts will do more for those abdominal muscles than all of the crunches and sit-ups in the world, so I personally wouldn't bother with those...there are better exercises if you really want to isolate those muscles.
Cutting the fat is obviously necessary to show the muscle...but at the same time, you have to build some muscle to show.
This. Your weight/BMI is irrelevant when it comes to getting a 6 pack. Your body fat % is the bottom line.0 -
For visible 6 pack abs you will need to be around 10-12% BF. Forget BMI, who cares. I would also suggest dropping the Insanity routine and getting into the weight room with a good progressive overload program that focuses on compound lifts. Compound lifts will do more for those abdominal muscles than all of the crunches and sit-ups in the world, so I personally wouldn't bother with those...there are better exercises if you really want to isolate those muscles.
Cutting the fat is obviously necessary to show the muscle...but at the same time, you have to build some muscle to show.
This. Your weight/BMI is irrelevant when it comes to getting a 6 pack. Your body fat % is the bottom line.
How do I figure my body fat %0 -
Check out this article on livestrong.com. It doesn't deal specifically with 6-pack abs, but it does have a few exercises that may help.
http://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/1006734-crunches-wont-give-flat-abs-12-moves-will/0 -
For visible 6 pack abs you will need to be around 10-12% BF. Forget BMI, who cares. I would also suggest dropping the Insanity routine and getting into the weight room with a good progressive overload program that focuses on compound lifts. Compound lifts will do more for those abdominal muscles than all of the crunches and sit-ups in the world, so I personally wouldn't bother with those...there are better exercises if you really want to isolate those muscles.
Cutting the fat is obviously necessary to show the muscle...but at the same time, you have to build some muscle to show.
This. Your weight/BMI is irrelevant when it comes to getting a 6 pack. Your body fat % is the bottom line.
How do I figure my body fat %
Hydrostatic weighing is the best way. You can google "hydrostatic weighing" and your city/state and see what pops up. It's a bit pricey but its the most accurate. You can also have a trainer do it at the gym--some are better at it than others but it will give you a ballpark estimate of where you're at. Ultimately, it doesn't REALLY matter whether you know what it is or not--to get a 6 pack you still have to work toward reducing your body fat from where it is now.0
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