@MtlGuitarist: You probably just have to focus on building muscle. I never had abs until I started lifting. Now I could probably go up to 85kg and still have my abs, compared to me being 60kg with no abs when I was your age. Also you can't be sure those body fat measurements are accurate. Arms and other muscles can look very lean at a higher body fat before the abs come when reducing bf.

@Adel: I never train abs directly because I honestly don't see the point. Abs come from eating lean anyway, and I definitely do not want to increase my ab size. Also, my genetics only allow me to have 4 abs..makes me sad, but Arnold only had 4 too ^^

I'm very hairy, so I usually just trim legs, stomach, chest, armpits. Shave back/shoulders. I use a Norelco Bodygroom.

MtlGuitarist97

United States1539 Posts

March 29 2013 18:16 GMT

#142

The issue is that I don't drive yet and I don't have a ton of time to lift with school and other stuff (school is still a full time thing for me).

I'll probably start working out in the morning now though, cause I have time to do that again. Also, my abs are hard and you can see the obliques and stuff if I flex them, it's just that I don't really have a low enough body fat percentage to see the individual muscles.

Is bodyweight stuff fine for abs if I can't squat at my gym?

Thor.Rush

Sweden702 Posts

March 29 2013 19:28 GMT

#143

Sure

mordek

United States12705 Posts

March 29 2013 20:28 GMT

#144

Man anything under 10% just seems unnatural. 10-15% is ideal to me but that's personal preference

When I want to cut I stop trying to eat as much as possible at every opportunity. Works pretty well for me.

Thor.Rush

Sweden702 Posts

April 05 2013 01:26 GMT

#145

I've lost 3kg so far over a few weeks and retained all muscle mass, and I feel I've gained a little in my lats and biceps from improving my training methods. Abs looking ok, but problem is I store more fat on the hips. Feels bad to be at a lower weight, simply because it's a smaller number, but I gotta keep telling myself to judge by the mirror and not by the scale.

Edit: - 6kg overall since January.

decafchicken

United States20090 Posts

April 05 2013 04:12 GMT

#146

4 days of healthy eating and my lifting belt already slides on easier lol. assuming right now i'm 225 @ 15% fat means i've got 34 pounds of fat. If i cut down to 210 over the next 4 months (3 if i can) i'll be 210 at ~9-10%. As long as i can put up a 300 total at that weight at nationals i'll be happy and super ripped :D

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

April 07 2013 15:11 GMT

#147

just took a picture of myself, and wow I look ridiculously fat compared to five months ago

time to start dropping some body fat percentages...

SixSongs

Poland1455 Posts

April 12 2013 06:17 GMT

#148

I'm here to reporty that I'm finishing up on the diet I mentioned in this thread before. The Velocity Diet, which takes 6 weeks to complete. Sunday will be the last day. I'm happy to announce that I've lost 18lbs,and I'm on a good way to get ripped. I need to strip off maybe more lbs, I think that healthy diet should do the trick. Also 29days till my first half-marathon. Can't wait

kaluro

Netherlands760 Posts

April 12 2013 12:33 GMT

#149

On April 05 2013 13:12 decafchicken wrote:
4 days of healthy eating and my lifting belt already slides on easier lol. assuming right now i'm 225 @ 15% fat means i've got 34 pounds of fat. If i cut down to 210 over the next 4 months (3 if i can) i'll be 210 at ~9-10%. As long as i can put up a 300 total at that weight at nationals i'll be happy and super ripped :D

The healthy food will likely have reduced salt levels in them, which in turn causes less bloating(water retention). Less bloating = much less overall bodysize/weight :-)!
It's likely also so that your intestines will have less volume in them because of the cutting diet, giving your belly area a nice size reduction!

TomatoShark

United States288 Posts

April 12 2013 13:46 GMT

#150

just do burpees till you die

hastur420

Belize178 Posts

April 17 2013 11:39 GMT

#151

just do at least 1 hour of training every evening and eat all I can, and i'm back to ripped as hell after a few weeks.

usually it's 2 hours though, 1 hour training with weights and 1 hour cardio.

Zafrumi

Switzerland1272 Posts

April 19 2013 06:50 GMT

#152

down to 78kg bw (from 82kg). abs are barely visible and I still have almost no definition in my legs! guess I'll never have a real sixpack because I'm tired of dieting and losing anymore weight will probably mean that I will get blown away on a windy day :p arms are looking pretty nice though with veins popping out everywhere..

Thor.Rush

Sweden702 Posts

April 28 2013 13:14 GMT

#153

Update: I'm at 74kg from 81kg. My strength has definitely decreased, but I was sick for a bit. Miraculously though, my arm size is exactly the same as when I was 81kg despite eating much less protein and not lifting nearly as much. I don't know if it's genetics or if protein is overrated. I'm going to stay 74kg and try to regain my strength. Physique-wise though, I'm fairly happy.

On April 19 2013 15:50 Zafrumi wrote:
down to 78kg bw (from 82kg). abs are barely visible and I still have almost no definition in my legs! guess I'll never have a real sixpack because I'm tired of dieting and losing anymore weight will probably mean that I will get blown away on a windy day :p arms are looking pretty nice though with veins popping out everywhere..

Keep going man! Less body fat will create the illusion that you're bigger anyway.

lannisport

878 Posts

May 01 2013 19:38 GMT

#154

Trying out a new diet like velocity sounds tempting but I'm jut gonna stick to what worked for me last year. I lost something like 25lb of fat lifting twice a week and standing all day at my old job. I was also on the leangains diet. This time since I work for home I'm going to stand 5 hours a day at my make shift standing desk (i.e. a box on my kitchen counter). And I'll be lifting 3 days a week , working on abs twice a week and doing a lean gainish diet again. Hopefully it works, so far I've lost about 3 pounds in the first week, I'm hoping to lose 20-25 in two months at a comfortable pace.

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