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Anything I need to do other than drop to a low body fat percentage and work on them?0
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Anything I need to do other than drop to a low body fat percentage and work on them?
Flattering lighting and proper swelfie technique...
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Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »
LOL!! Love it! I think I'd need more than a good swelfie, but I'll subscribe for the "Bro-tips!"
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Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »
LOL!! Love it! I think I'd need more than a good swelfie, but I'll subscribe for the "Bro-tips!"
Basically you nailed it, dropping BF% and working out is the solution, I recommend compound lifts-Deadlifts, Squats etc to strengthen your core. You can do isolation work but high reps tend to be an endurance exercise as opposed to making your abs pop (hypertrophy), so add resistance and keep the reps low. Hope that helps.
ETA: I have achieved visible abs in the past, sadly they are currently hiding after a 3 month sabbitical after a bulk and now I have to take time off of lifting due to illness but this is what I achieved with no isolation work just compound lifts and lowering of BF%
Also I find the title of this thread misleading in the sense that yes (visible) abs can be easy but the path to achieving them is about execution and consistency. An analogy I would like to use is a backward somersault: seems pretty straight forward in theory, jump up, tuck in flip backwards and land on feet. But the execution is not so easy, it requires practice and persistence and lastly the shape you are currently in plays an integral role.
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Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »
LOL!! Love it! I think I'd need more than a good swelfie, but I'll subscribe for the "Bro-tips!"
Basically you nailed it, dropping BF% and working out is the solution, I recommend compound lifts-Dealifts, Squats etc to strengthen your core. You can do isolation work but high reps tend to be an endurance exercise as opposed to making your abs pop (hypertrophy), so add resistance and keep the reps low. Hope that helps.
Thanks for that, it does. I was always under the impression that good abs were mainly down to a low body fat percentage allowing them to show through.
To be honest, my main goal at the moment is dropping fat so I'm not overly concerned about trying to develop muscle.
I do do some basic upper body stuff 3 times a week (just press-ups and bicep curls) but it's really just to try and avoid losing too much muscle from my arms and chest, which are naturally quite muscular, whilst I'm dropping weight.
That's got me thinking though, it probably would do me a lot of good to add a more thorough workout routine, it can only help, right?
EDIT: Sorry, didn't realise this was in the "success stories" section, probably not the best place for my questions!
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Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »
LOL!! Love it! I think I'd need more than a good swelfie, but I'll subscribe for the "Bro-tips!"
Basically you nailed it, dropping BF% and working out is the solution, I recommend compound lifts-Dealifts, Squats etc to strengthen your core. You can do isolation work but high reps tend to be an endurance exercise as opposed to making your abs pop (hypertrophy), so add resistance and keep the reps low. Hope that helps.
Thanks for that, it does. I was always under the impression that good abs were mainly down to a low body fat percentage allowing them to show through.
To be honest, my main goal at the moment is dropping fat so I'm not overly concerned about trying to develop muscle.
I do do some basic upper body stuff 3 times a week (just press-ups and bicep curls) but it's really just to try and avoid losing too much muscle from my arms and chest, which are naturally quite muscular, whilst I'm dropping weight.
That's got me thinking though, it probably would do me a lot of good to add a more thorough workout routine, it can only help, right?
EDIT: Sorry, didn't realise this was in the "success stories" section, probably not the best place for my questions!
I highly recommend adding compound lifts to your routine, many who have success on here would agree it is highly effective and beneficial for many reasons.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/find-a-plan.html
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
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Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »
LOL!! Love it! I think I'd need more than a good swelfie, but I'll subscribe for the "Bro-tips!"
Basically you nailed it, dropping BF% and working out is the solution, I recommend compound lifts-Dealifts, Squats etc to strengthen your core. You can do isolation work but high reps tend to be an endurance exercise as opposed to making your abs pop (hypertrophy), so add resistance and keep the reps low. Hope that helps.
Thanks for that, it does. I was always under the impression that good abs were mainly down to a low body fat percentage allowing them to show through.
To be honest, my main goal at the moment is dropping fat so I'm not overly concerned about trying to develop muscle.
I do do some basic upper body stuff 3 times a week (just press-ups and bicep curls) but it's really just to try and avoid losing too much muscle from my arms and chest, which are naturally quite muscular, whilst I'm dropping weight.
That's got me thinking though, it probably would do me a lot of good to add a more thorough workout routine, it can only help, right?
EDIT: Sorry, didn't realise this was in the "success stories" section, probably not the best place for my questions!
I highly recommend adding compound lifts to your routine, many who have success on here would agree it is highly effective and beneficial for many reasons.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/find-a-plan.html
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
Excellent, thanks for the links, much appreciated.
I'll get reading and make a start on that this week.
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Basically you nailed it, dropping BF% and working out is the solution, I recommend compound lifts-Dealifts, Squats etc to strengthen your core. You can do isolation work but high reps tend to be an endurance exercise as opposed to making your abs pop (hypertrophy), so add resistance and keep the reps low. Hope that helps.
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Thanks for that, it does. I was always under the impression that good abs were mainly down to a low body fat percentage allowing them to show through.
To be honest, my main goal at the moment is dropping fat so I'm not overly concerned about trying to develop muscle.
I do do some basic upper body stuff 3 times a week (just press-ups and bicep curls) but it's really just to try and avoid losing too much muscle from my arms and chest, which are naturally quite muscular, whilst I'm dropping weight.
That's got me thinking though, it probably would do me a lot of good to add a more thorough workout routine, it can only help, right?
EDIT: Sorry, didn't realise this was in the "success stories" section, probably not the best place for my questions!
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I highly recommend adding compound lifts to your routine, many who have success on here would agree it is highly effective and beneficial for many reasons.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/find-a-plan.html
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
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Excellent, thanks for the links, much appreciated.
I'll get reading and make a start on that this week.
[/quote]Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »
LOL!! Love it! I think I'd need more than a good swelfie, but I'll subscribe for the "Bro-tips!"
Basically you nailed it, dropping BF% and working out is the solution, I recommend compound lifts-Dealifts, Squats etc to strengthen your core. You can do isolation work but high reps tend to be an endurance exercise as opposed to making your abs pop (hypertrophy), so add resistance and keep the reps low. Hope that helps.
Thanks for that, it does. I was always under the impression that good abs were mainly down to a low body fat percentage allowing them to show through.
To be honest, my main goal at the moment is dropping fat so I'm not overly concerned about trying to develop muscle.
I do do some basic upper body stuff 3 times a week (just press-ups and bicep curls) but it's really just to try and avoid losing too much muscle from my arms and chest, which are naturally quite muscular, whilst I'm dropping weight.
That's got me thinking though, it probably would do me a lot of good to add a more thorough workout routine, it can only help, right?
EDIT: Sorry, didn't realise this was in the "success stories" section, probably not the best place for my questions!
I highly recommend adding compound lifts to your routine, many who have success on here would agree it is highly effective and beneficial for many reasons.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/find-a-plan.html
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
Excellent, thanks for the links, much appreciated.
I'll get reading and make a start on that this week.Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »
LOL!! Love it! I think I'd need more than a good swelfie, but I'll subscribe for the "Bro-tips!"
Basically you nailed it, dropping BF% and working out is the solution, I recommend compound lifts-Dealifts, Squats etc to strengthen your core. You can do isolation work but high reps tend to be an endurance exercise as opposed to making your abs pop (hypertrophy), so add resistance and keep the reps low. Hope that helps.
Thanks for that, it does. I was always under the impression that good abs were mainly down to a low body fat percentage allowing them to show through.
To be honest, my main goal at the moment is dropping fat so I'm not overly concerned about trying to develop muscle.
I do do some basic upper body stuff 3 times a week (just press-ups and bicep curls) but it's really just to try and avoid losing too much muscle from my arms and chest, which are naturally quite muscular, whilst I'm dropping weight.
That's got me thinking though, it probably would do me a lot of good to add a more thorough workout routine, it can only help, right?
EDIT: Sorry, didn't realise this was in the "success stories" section, probably not the best place for my questions!
I highly recommend adding compound lifts to your routine, many who have success on here would agree it is highly effective and beneficial for many reasons.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/find-a-plan.html
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
Excellent, thanks for the links, much appreciated.
I'll get reading and make a start on that this week.
Lower body fat, till you are sub 15% body fat, then I would suggest working abs everyday with resistance. 2-3 sets0 -
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