Abs made in the kitchen?

My thoughts are...

Eating at a deficit will lead to weight loss. We all have "abs"... however in order to SEE said abs, from my own personal and non professional opinion... it's 99% diet, and in order for MY abs to show, for me that means lower carb and higher protein.

And then there's those damn people and their God-Like genetics...

antennachick wrote: »

So I am curious about the saying "abs are made in the kitchen" my questions are;
What does that mean?
Some argue its all about eatting clean?
Others say you need to just eat a deficit so if you have a cookie for breakfast, as long as it fits into your calories you are fine.
Finally in order to get viable abs you need a low Body fat percentage.


Thoughts?

It means that visible abs are a result of being very lean which is attributable in large part to diet.

Right now I'm about 12% and trying to drop to 10%...my exercise isn't any different than it has been...to drop those 2% points, I'm consuming less energy than I expend...i.e. I'm dieting.

Yes, you have to have the muscles...but that's really irrelevant if they're covered in fat.

I would also add that...and keep in mind that I'm 41...but the leaner I want to be, the more rigorous I seem to have to be in my nutrition. It's not like when I was 23 and could eat pizza every night with the boys at the house and maintain 8% BF...it just isn't happening like that at 41.

Yes - Diet is 85% of it. Exercise is little bang for the buck in comparison. And yes, you won't see them until you get below 12% BF.