I'm sure everyone is different but I was wondering if there was a good guide to figure out what BF% I needed to get to in order to see all of my abs? Right now I've got a 4 pack... LOL looking for that 6 or 8 pack and wondering how much of it will be from focusing more on lower ab work and how much will be diet. All opinions welcome
bodyfat % to see lower abs?
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saudades
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I've heard that to really see all the abs, you have to be at least 7-8% bf. Typically, the last percentage points in bf in the single digit range are more controlled by diet, and I mean _strict_ diet.
CandyRoids
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Its very hard to see all your abs. You need a strict diet and good routine. 6-8% bf is when you normally would see all of your abs.
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saudades
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True, true. I'm at 9.6% and can almost get the bottom two, but for the moment, I'm still mostly at a 4-pack myself.
well I haven't lost any bodyfat but I've been concentratiing more on lower ab work and they're becoming more and more visible. I'm going to guess that my BF% is typically between 10 - 13% all year long. I've actually gained a few pounds in the past 2 weeks which I could only attribute to hard training and IGF-1, there's no way it's fat as my abs are being more visible. i know they say it's impossible to gain weight and lose body fat at the same time but I think on IGF-1 it's very possible
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saudades
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Yeah, you also have to build up the ab muscles for them to be visible, not just lower the bf %. If the abs are flat, there won't be anything to show.
I know you think I might be Bullshitting but, Im at 12% BF and I can see my Abs pretty good. It's all on how your abdominal muscles are built.
It really doesn't have to do with BF % all that much.. Ofcourse a guy with 30% wont
see his abs, and if a guy with 8% and no muscular abs you prob wont see the things... Just work your abs and keep the fatty foods to a min and drink assloads of water. Just my .02
It really doesn't have to do with BF % all that much.. Ofcourse a guy with 30% wont
see his abs, and if a guy with 8% and no muscular abs you prob wont see the things... Just work your abs and keep the fatty foods to a min and drink assloads of water. Just my .02
now dont get me wrong... I cant see all 8... I can see the top 4....they are visable.. I guess I kinda read the thread wrong...
I was under the impression mikeswift was just looking for any signs of ab muscles..lol..
It's one of those glance reading things. :dead:
I was under the impression mikeswift was just looking for any signs of ab muscles..lol..
It's one of those glance reading things. :dead:
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MdTNT
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modizzle said:I hear ya Z,..am at about 12% and i can only see 3-4 at times...gonna be using HGH to bring down the bf soon,....can't wait to see what i actually have under that burried 12%..
I always figured you wre slightly off balance....LMAO
On a brighter note, i tend to sit at or around 11 - 12% bf and i maintain 4 solid abdominal seperations....durring the summer i start showing 6 but my bf does not change that much to any great degree...I have noticed the older I get the harder it gets to keep the abs up...Md
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