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    Question Abs

    I am training my abs muscles, however I'v been told that I won't see the results visually, since I have some fat over the muscles. Yet my weight is only average, and I really don't understand how skinny one must be, for his/her abs muscles to be seen.

    Should I drop some more weight, or if I just train more, I'll see the muscles in my abs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eugene
    I am training my abs muscles, however I'v been told that I won't see the results visually, since I have some fat over the muscles. Yet my weight is only average, and I really don't understand how skinny one must be, for his/her abs muscles to be seen.

    Should I drop some more weight, or if I just train more, I'll see the muscles in my abs?
    Most everyone has abs....some bigger or more developped thanx to training, but body fat is what determined if you "see" them or not....U must get lean in order to have those abs pop thru!
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    diet will be the key. If you can't see them, then yes, there is some fat covering them up. Some people are more genetically gifted than other, and a six-pack comes from simple ab work. Others have to combine it from a very strict diet and cardio routine.
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    im super skinny but i can hardely see them when i lay down i can feel that i have 8 but i cant see more the 4

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    you have 8 what?

    If you're super skinny and can't see your abs, your abs are small. Train them to get them bigger.
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    im very lean but my abs need bulking up more before they show out alot just after working them out. im guessing they need more bulking as i dont thnk i have much body fat at all and have been told im very lean most bf calculators tell me that i have 8% body fat

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    alot just after working them out
    that's because they are temporarily engorged with muscle. This is useless relative to total growth, and it's called a pump.

    To get big abs you need to do weighted work and progress with it, i.e. increase weight or reps EVERY workout.
    "in the howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure."

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    cheers as im allways so happy just after working them out and then cant seem to get them to stand out as much few hours after

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    Quote Originally Posted by sgtneo
    cheers as im allways so happy just after working them out and then cant seem to get them to stand out as much few hours after

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    maybe you aren't or don't know how to flex them properly?? Maybe you should work on ripping a vaccum.
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    ripping a vaccum??

    sorry not sure what that is

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    it means to take anal sex
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    Quote Originally Posted by topolo
    it means to take anal sex
    Then does that mean you have ripped abs?

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    WTF being straight its something i would never do but why would you even suggest that

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    Quote Originally Posted by sgtneo
    WTF being straight its something i would never do but why would you even suggest that

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    Your not straight?

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    yes mino
    Quote Originally Posted by ForemanRules
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    what i said being straight its some thing i would never do meaning i wouldnt rip a vaccum i just want to know what ripping a vaccum has to do with flexing your abs

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    Quote Originally Posted by sgtneo
    what i said being straight its some thing i would never do meaning i wouldnt rip a vaccum i just want to know what ripping a vaccum has to do with flexing your abs

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    Quote Originally Posted by topolo
    yes mino
    I See..........

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    lol ill put it clearly for you

    i am straight

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    ok im guessing thats the right way of flexing abs

    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by sgtneo
    lol ill put it clearly for you

    i am straight
    You sure, cause if your not we accept you.

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    Thats one example of the exercise vacuum sweep.

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    yes lol im definatly sure

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    To execute the Stomach Vacuum, stand upright and place your hands on your hips, and exhale all the air out of your lungs, completely. Expand your chest, and bring your stomach in as much as possible, and hold. Visualize trying to touch your navel to your backbone. One isometric contraction of "X" seconds is one repetition. Once mastered, the Stomach Vacuum can be performed in a standing, kneeling, seated, and lying position. Now you will have no excuse to avoid abdominal training if you are stuck in traffic.

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    Just wondering, we have a member named Randy who was against homosexuals until he saw the light.
    Now he is a full blown homo.

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    Lol

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    You may be skinny, but you might not be lean. There is definitely a difference. A small waist doesn't mean you are lean. You need to, basically, achieve one thing to have visibility of your abs: lower body fat. You can achieve this via increased muscle mass or less fat. Optimally, a combination of both is best. Additionally, more massive ab muscles makes for visibility at slightly higher body fat percentages.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duncans Donuts
    you have 8 what?

    If you're super skinny and can't see your abs, your abs are small. Train them to get them bigger.
    8 abs when i lay down you can kind of see them all but like i said when i stand i "have no stomach"

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    that vaccumm thing what is that suposed to do???
    i know it works your as but how you are just breathing wierd????
    does it work good?

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