bulk or cut for abs

benjonesss
benjonesss Posts: 25 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
i'm 5'3 110 lbs, i'm skinny but i still have body fat and a shadowy 2 pack. should i bulk or cut to get abs?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,047 Member
    You have abs. You lack muscular definition. Personally, I'd work on resistance training and a small surplus to increase your lean muscle if you're skinny.

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  • mattcmorris1994
    mattcmorris1994 Posts: 1 Member
    If you are looking for abs then you want to cut. Bulking by definition would not be very beneficial to your abs. But as the other poster said, I would focus on building muscle at your weight.
  • benjonesss
    benjonesss Posts: 25 Member
    can you explain? i'm new to this
  • benjonesss
    benjonesss Posts: 25 Member
    i am currently having 111g of protein, 222g of carbohydrates, and 30 g of fat. is that what i should be eating to gain muscle but lose body fat %?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    30 grams of fat is pretty low. Up your calories to at least maintenance and up your fat percentage. If you go for a bulk, you're going to gain fat along with muscle (provided you're doing a progressive lifting program, otherwise there won't be much muscle gain at all).
  • benjonesss
    benjonesss Posts: 25 Member
    so what should my macros looks like?
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