Six pack abs at 50
sixpackabs2
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Hey Guys, I have less than 5 months to get to the big 5 0 and I want help in getting a six pack ab to celebrate the moment. Anybody with any tips motivation guidance all help is welcome
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Start a year ago?18
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Lose that layer of fat hiding them and lift heavy! I'm rooting for you!4
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how far away are you from getting that pack ? ... are you at 2 or 4 yet ?2
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I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.2
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I_am_the_Cosmos wrote: »I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.
And the likelyhood he is using steroids is... high.4 -
1. What do you weigh
2. what is your current BF%
3. What is your current training plan1 -
What's your current % body fat? Men need to get down to under 10% if they want a visible 6 pack along with all the other work that needs to go into developing them.I_am_the_Cosmos wrote: »I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.
And he probably spent hours each day in the gym, a luxury that those of us working for a living may not have.0 -
BrianSharpe wrote: »What's your current % body fat? Men need to get down to under 10% if they want a visible 6 pack along with all the other work that needs to go into developing them.I_am_the_Cosmos wrote: »I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.
And he probably spent hours each day in the gym, a luxury that those of us working for a living may not have.I_am_the_Cosmos wrote: »I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.
And the likelyhood he is using steroids is... high.
And a personal nutritionist/cook/sleep scientist etc0 -
Shortcut to a six-pack...
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stanmann571 wrote: »BrianSharpe wrote: »What's your current % body fat? Men need to get down to under 10% if they want a visible 6 pack along with all the other work that needs to go into developing them.I_am_the_Cosmos wrote: »I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.
And he probably spent hours each day in the gym, a luxury that those of us working for a living may not have.I_am_the_Cosmos wrote: »I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.
And the likelyhood he is using steroids is... high.
And a personal nutritionist/cook/sleep scientist etc
yeah- when your job is literally to get to six pack abs- it's possible- but you're paying for it- in a lot of ways.stanmann571 wrote: »1. What do you weigh
2. what is your current BF%
3. What is your current training plan
all jokes aside- before real help can be given- these questions need to be answered.0 -
A lot more information is necessary...
But I'll be honest...I had a 6 pack in my 20s and I easily maintained that low of a BF% without issue...it's hard as *kitten* to for me to maintain sub 10% at 43. I'd say there are probably some guys with great genetics that can do it outside of their 20s and 30s, but I'd say they are few and far between if they're natty...2 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »A lot more information is necessary...
But I'll be honest...I had a 6 pack in my 20s and I easily maintained that low of a BF% without issue...it's hard as *kitten* to for me to maintain sub 10% at 43. I'd say there are probably some guys with great genetics that can do it outside of their 20s and 30s, but I'd say they are few and far between if they're natty...
I've been able to find my 4 pack at 42 and I'm fine with that. Looking for the other 2 just seems greedy.6 -
A bunch of cardio combined with deficit to reduce body fat % below 15%. Planks and other ab daily work to build core muscle. After that you can start on getting a six pack.0
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I did it at 67. Never had them b4 in my life.
The trick?
Mainly lose weight and more importantly BF but it's not just as simple as that.
I did it by weighing myself and logging my food intake daily. I also did heavy compound weight lifting 3x's/wk and ate a high protein diet (35-40%) to build the strength and muscular definition that was revealed only after sufficient weight & body fat was lost.
It's also important to note that my abs were not revealed until my BF dropped from 16 to 10% over a 1 yr period following my initial 40# weight loss which took 5 months AND that I was eating at maintenance (not at deficit) when I did this.
This turned out to be a recomp period during which I lost 10# of BF and gained 6# of LBM which was not a lot on a per # basis but made all the difference in achieving not only visbile abs but the total lean, defined and muscular body that I have now.
I have been in maintenance for about 15 months now and my weight has remained constant at 158 +/-3 of the entire period, which at 5'8" is a very good weight for me.
I had to make minor adjustments in my maintenance cals over time which dropped from 2000 at the start to 1650 now as I lost weight & BF. I still weigh myself and log all my food daily and am still on a high protein diet.
I still lift 2-3 days/wk but not at heavy as before to maintain my strength and muscular definition and am also rowing 10k meters a day to do the same plus also to allow me to eat more w/o gaining any weight back.
This has worked for me but can't say if it would work for anyone else.
PS: I developed all of the core strength and definition needed to achieve visible abs by ONLY doing compound body lifts (DL, SQT, OHP & BP) and pushups, pullups snd dips. No ab specific exercises were necessary.5 -
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Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Lose that layer of fat hiding them and lift heavy! I'm rooting for you!
Thank you. yes trying to get rid of that stubborn fat...0 -
I_am_the_Cosmos wrote: »I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.
I am 5'11" average body type
160 lbs
32 waist
no personal trainer... trying to get there on my own...
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stanmann571 wrote: »1. What do you weigh
2. what is your current BF%
3. What is your current training plan
1. 160lbs
2. not sure maybe 18-20%
3. no plan...
started a week ago
30 minutes treadmill
15 minutes mild weights
10 minutes stretching including abs
i understand my goal is unrealistic but i would like to give it a shot nevertheless...1 -
stanmann571 wrote: »BrianSharpe wrote: »What's your current % body fat? Men need to get down to under 10% if they want a visible 6 pack along with all the other work that needs to go into developing them.I_am_the_Cosmos wrote: »I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.
And he probably spent hours each day in the gym, a luxury that those of us working for a living may not have.I_am_the_Cosmos wrote: »I guess the real question is what do you look like now? How far are you from your goal realistically? I mean, Chris Pratt did it in 6 months but he was also 18 years younger and had access to a personal trainer.
And the likelyhood he is using steroids is... high.
And a personal nutritionist/cook/sleep scientist etc
True to all of the above...thank you for your responses...0
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