Model abs vs bodybuilder abs

model abs and bodybuilder abs are probably pretty much the same. bodybuilders just 'cut' before competitions so they have a really really low BF%. try to google some pics of those girls off season - they look amazing.

Can someone explain the difference between the process (diet and exercise) of getting model abs versus bodybuilding abs?

There are two issues. First of all the easiest thing to explain is the body fat % you have. The leaner you are the more your abdominal muscles will show. If you don't want to see the individual sections of the abdominal muscle just don't lower your body fat so much. That's easy to do. Just ask anyone to raise their shirt and, nope, no visible abs. Body fat is too high. Find a reasonable BF % for you and stick with it. If it gets too low then just adjust your calories up a tad and there you go.

The other issue is size and density of the abdominal muscle. If you want a nicely defined middle without the bulk do exercises like planks and side planks and skip any weighted abdominal exercise. Do things that stress your abs without actually damaging them so they rebuild thicker and fuller.

Lastly genetics. Some people have more defined abs than others and there's nothing you can really do about it.

The first woman has very little muscle. They might have about the same body fat percentage but with little muscle tissue nothing shows. The second woman has probably done several "bulk and cut" cycles where she purposely put on muscle (heavy lifting and eating 3000 calories a day) and then lost fat slowly. There's also probably a genetic element. The second woman might build muscle slightly easier than the first (I do).

Assuming the same body fat %, you get bodybuilder abs by doing strength training exercises with added weight. The goal is to build the muscle to be larger. Although, I would hardly classify the 2nd pic as "bodybuilder" abs.

The "model" abs are more from doing crunches and the typical bodyweight exercises.

http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

These women both have 15% body fat.

That picture is off.

The difference between model vs bodybuilder abs would probably be steroid usuage, muscle size, and bodyfat percentage.

I'd assume that the model does very little strength training (maybe a little?) and has abs like that through a very good diet, low body fat and that's about it. There's not much muscle there, it's more just like a flat stomach. This would be a lot easier to achieve IMO, although still quite hard unless you're genetically inclined to be that small.

The second woman (I would KILL for her abs!) obviously works out a lot, lifts weights, spends a lot of time specifically on looking that way. Plus her body fat looks lower, which would make the abs more defined. This wouldn't come along my accident, it takes a lot of hard work! I'd assume a great deal more effort and time than it would to look like her, than to look like the model.

I feel like Miranda Kerr's boobs are staring at me. :embarassed:

Assuming the same body fat %, you get bodybuilder abs by doing strength training exercises with added weight. The goal is to build the muscle to be larger. Although, I would hardly classify the 2nd pic as "bodybuilder" abs.

The "model" abs are more from doing crunches and the typical bodyweight exercises.

Exactly. Like any hypertrophy of muscle.

Thats bulky? :huh:

Same thing with any muscle...If your doing exercises with weight that work the core then you will 'build' up those muscles. To get the 'model' abs, you'd probably see the results just from watching your diet to get down to the right bodyfat along with a little exercise. She doesn't have much muscle. More weight and stress you add, then they will grow and become what you seem to think of as 'bulky'.