exercise or diet for abb's???
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I think you have to keep training them, but diet is the only thing that will make them visible.
i dont think you need to train them directly. I train abs minimally if I train them at all. Doing alot of heavy compound lifts will help them keep up with the rest of the body.
my abs dont look any better dieted down whether I trained them all year or neglected them. i only train them DC style now, and thats mainly to keep lower back problems controlled.
my abs dont look any better dieted down whether I trained them all year or neglected them. i only train them DC style now, and thats mainly to keep lower back problems controlled.
yep...it's both, but diet is going to lower your bodyfat %. Also genetics play a big factor in how well they show. Some guys (like myself) have very small abs that don't stick out. Even if I got below 8% they wouldn't look that good. So I need to train them and diet hardcore.
Diet and cardio man. Always easier said than done right
I have noticed that people who concentrate a lot on lower abdominal exercises usually have better overall development. During spring/summer, I hit abs almost every day, but while I like my abs to pop out, I like to hit my abs with higher reps most of the time to keep my waste small and muscle fibers as dense as possible. When I was younger, I would sometimes do 1000 reps for my ab routine, which normally took between 20-30 minutes of various exercises. I know that was probably overkill, but I was a competetive martial artist and boxer back then and I never wanted to be vulnerable to body shots.
I have noticed that people who concentrate a lot on lower abdominal exercises usually have better overall development. During spring/summer, I hit abs almost every day, but while I like my abs to pop out, I like to hit my abs with higher reps most of the time to keep my waste small and muscle fibers as dense as possible. When I was younger, I would sometimes do 1000 reps for my ab routine, which normally took between 20-30 minutes of various exercises. I know that was probably overkill, but I was a competetive martial artist and boxer back then and I never wanted to be vulnerable to body shots.
mikeswift said:
Yep, I used to run track. Even when I was 155-160lbs and running 10+ miles a day I didn't have abs. I mean I can feel the abs under my skin they just don't pop out like other guys. At 220 I could still feel them under my skin, but they don't pop out. WTF? Obviously body fat is a little higher but my muscle mass is higher too. I'm leaning out right now and I'm at 201-203 lbs right now and still nothing.
I'm not going to worry about it at this point. I just want to look good and be healthy. I've just accepted at this point that I'll never have great abs like some of you lucky fucks. lol.Yeah, I stopped training them as well. I just focus on my core exercises. I haven't noticed much of a difference in the way they look. lol.
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