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Does weight training help people achieve visible ab results at percentages like, 12% bf to 15%?

eclipse162
eclipse162 Posts: 7 Member
edited March 7 in Introduce Yourself
Im at 11.6% bf 165lbs. I do Loaded Carries and Animal Kingdom workouts 3 times a week. I wont to know does Lifting weights actually make abs bigger to see. Ive seen photos of guys that where at 12% to 14% bodyfat and there abs where visible. I guess spot reduction is true since Arnold Schwarzenegger said so?

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  • harlequin0318
    harlequin0318 Posts: 415 Member
    You have to work your abs muscles just like you work your legs or any other muscle group - I do abs twice a week on the decline bench, gradually adding weight
  • eclipse162
    eclipse162 Posts: 7 Member
    Whats your body fat percentage and how long did it take to reach your goal
  • harlequin0318
    harlequin0318 Posts: 415 Member
    I don't measure my body fat percentage - since im female, it would be inaccurate anyways. Ive been lifting only for 6 months now, but in 3 months my upper abs started to pop, and now that im increasing my HIIT workouts, my lower abs are starting to come through
  • eclipse162
    eclipse162 Posts: 7 Member
    can you name a couple of the hiit workouts
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