This mummy wants a six pack by summer!!?

I agree about the small deficit. I also do HIIT 1-2x/wk & lift heavy 4x/wk. Deficit+protein+lifting = fat loss which is what you need to reveal abs. I'm still working on mine. I have a little loose skin and I'm not sure if that will tighten up or is a lost cause. I'm older than you, though.

It won't happen by summer, but it will happen. Lowering your body fat% is what will reveal abs and this small deficit will not build much muscle under there what you are essentially doing is a recomp where this will take a really longer time hence why I said not by summer.

Nikki_Cherry wrote: »

So what kind of bf % should I be aiming for??

17.2 on your scale.

I wouldn't trust scales for body fat. They are the least accurate way to measure. My scale told me I was at 20% & a Bodpod assessment told me 23%. They also have accuracy issues. I don't know what my % is:maybe around 19-20% now. I only have a 4 pack if I flex hard (I was in my profile pic). Probably won't happen by Summer but you can get the fat down a fair amount. Genetics count a lot as far as when you can see your abs along with lower fat %. is when they show for some women. Fitness photos are misleading. It's damn hard to cut enough to see abs and usually that's only when posing.

Lifting heavy is what is heavy for you. I lift 4 days a week, upper lower split for power & Hypertrophy, free weights. I'm not lifting super heavy because deficit eating makes strength gains more difficult. My deadlift is at 155lbs, squat at 115lbs, bench & rows at 80lbs for example. I just started PHUL & deloaded, working my way back up. Your deficit looks fine. Just keep at it. Consistency is key.

Mine says 30% but it really can't be true (my profile pic doesn't look like 30% to me)

gdyment wrote: »

usmcmp wrote: »

It's impossible to know what to aim for on a body fat scale. Mine says 31%, but I have visible abs.

If your scale has an "athletic" mode that will fix the problem. Mine shows something like 20+ on normal, 9 on athletic.

Accuracy is suspect on everything - even dexa scans - but if you're using the same device the number SHOULD go down assuming the thing isn't actually broken. Yes you can't do absolute comparisons with other people on the forums but so what?

Athletic mode still reads 31% for me. It doesn't fluctuate much and essentially only tells me hydration levels.

singingflutelady wrote: »

usmcmp wrote: »

gdyment wrote: »

usmcmp wrote: »

It's impossible to know what to aim for on a body fat scale. Mine says 31%, but I have visible abs.

If your scale has an "athletic" mode that will fix the problem. Mine shows something like 20+ on normal, 9 on athletic.

Accuracy is suspect on everything - even dexa scans - but if you're using the same device the number SHOULD go down assuming the thing isn't actually broken. Yes you can't do absolute comparisons with other people on the forums but so what?

Athletic mode still reads 31% for me. It doesn't fluctuate much and essentially only tells me hydration levels.

I'm glad I'm not the only "skinny fat" (joking!) according to dumb body fat scale lifter here

The lowest they have ever shown for me was 21% and it was the day before my bodybuilding competition. I was dehydrated on purpose that day. I will sometimes see 24% if I had an active day and didn't hydrate at all.

You look great! You may be quite close to being cut. It's so hard to tell what will happen when genetics, etc, dictate a lot.

If it helps any, I can get a 2-pack and lots of oblique definition quickly from where you are with just weight training, no weight loss. But that has to do with such body-specific things that I don't know if it helps at all, lol.

I've never wanted to get my bodyfat way down, so I don't know when I'd see a 6-pack The only time I was ever that thin (a medical problem), I certainly had too little muscle and it wasn't very pretty!