When I flex my abs they, and feal them, they are one big bump....

bencool904 · 06-24-2002, 11:54 AM

how can I achieve flatter abs....work my obliques more?

**Prince** · 06-24-2002, 12:16 PM

are you lean?

Scotty the Body · 06-24-2002, 12:21 PM

Sounds like a high Body fat is your problem, abs are made in the kitchen.
Bigger obliques are gonna make you wider not flatter.

**Prince** · 06-24-2002, 12:23 PM

You should put that in your sig: "Abs are made in the kitchen!"

TJohn · 06-24-2002, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Prince
You should put that in your sig: "Abs are made in the kitchen!"

Yes, you sure can make some abs in the kitchen if you're not careful !!

TJohn

bencool904 · 06-24-2002, 08:19 PM

I have a 9.5% body fat...do you think that still is the problem?

**Mudge** · 06-24-2002, 11:12 PM

Where do you mean they are a bump, in the center?

Some people actually only show 4 abs and have to be pretty ripped for them to show, because the abs are so large. You should be able to see something, I can see my upper abs even at 16%, but you should definately feel something if you work them at all...

**Prince** · 06-24-2002, 11:27 PM

can you post a pic, cause I really do not know what you mean.

bencool904 · 06-24-2002, 11:45 PM

maybe its just me, but all of my abs seem a little clustered together, I always thought they were supposed to me more spread out. Is this just the way my body is?

**Mudge** · 06-24-2002, 11:46 PM

Without seeing there is no way to judge, mine are not that far apart, most people's aren't. Look at a pic of what the abs look like without skin and it should make sense, but not everyone is the same.

Lightman009 · 06-25-2002, 03:09 AM

Just like Pecs, genetics play a role in how your abs will look.

Sub-Zero · 06-25-2002, 11:50 AM

How was ur BF% taken ?

bencool904 · 06-25-2002, 12:22 PM

I got it taken with a machine....yea, I know there in accurate. It said I had 9.5% body fat. How much can the machine possibably be off? The guy at the gym said up to 6%.

Sub-Zero · 06-25-2002, 12:36 PM

They can be VERY off. Also a 6% difference in BF% is HUGE.

I was 12% once, and it said i was 22% BF - YA FUCKIN RITE !!!

bencool904 · 06-25-2002, 12:46 PM

sub-zero:
In you case, the body fat was off in a negative way...can it also read to low?

Also, a better description of my abs:
When Im lieing down in my bed, and I flex my abs the appear as one bump. Starting at my obliques, you go in about 2 inches..to the abs, and then my abs slowly incline to about 1 inch higher than my obliques.. Is that normal? When I am standing straight there is not as big of a bump.

LAM · 06-25-2002, 01:18 PM

knowing your body fat is essential to determine your caloric intake. I suggest getting yourself some hand calipers they are like $15...

bencool904 · 06-25-2002, 02:12 PM

where can I get hand calipers? gnc?

LAM · 06-25-2002, 04:27 PM

As I don't go near GNC I couldn't tell you what they carry. But any REAL supplement store should carry them, if not tons of places on the net to order them from...

06-24-2002, 11:54 AM	#1
bencool904 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	When I flex my abs they, and feal them, they are one big bump.... how can I achieve flatter abs....work my obliques more?

06-24-2002, 12:16 PM	#2
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06-24-2002, 12:21 PM	#3
Scotty the Body I'm Dead Sexxxxy!! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 4,970	Sounds like a high Body fat is your problem, abs are made in the kitchen. Bigger obliques are gonna make you wider not flatter.
	Cool

06-24-2002, 12:23 PM	#4
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,932 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	You should put that in your sig: "Abs are made in the kitchen!"
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06-24-2002, 11:12 PM	#7
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23,056 Photos: 1	Where do you mean they are a bump, in the center? Some people actually only show 4 abs and have to be pretty ripped for them to show, because the abs are so large. You should be able to see something, I can see my upper abs even at 16%, but you should definately feel something if you work them at all...
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06-24-2002, 08:19 PM	#6
bencool904 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	I have a 9.5% body fat...do you think that still is the problem?

06-24-2002, 11:27 PM	#8
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,932 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	can you post a pic, cause I really do not know what you mean.
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06-24-2002, 11:45 PM	#9
bencool904 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	maybe its just me, but all of my abs seem a little clustered together, I always thought they were supposed to me more spread out. Is this just the way my body is?

06-24-2002, 11:46 PM	#10
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23,056 Photos: 1	Without seeing there is no way to judge, mine are not that far apart, most people's aren't. Look at a pic of what the abs look like without skin and it should make sense, but not everyone is the same.
	Kinesiology Vote @ Top 25 Deads Comp Bench Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks

06-25-2002, 03:09 AM	#11
Lightman009 UCSB Student Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 300	Just like Pecs, genetics play a role in how your abs will look.
	Just Shut Up and LIFT.

06-25-2002, 11:50 AM	#12
Sub-Zero Master of ICE Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Underworld Posts: 181	How was ur BF% taken ?
	Cold as ice !!

06-25-2002, 12:22 PM	#13
bencool904 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	I got it taken with a machine....yea, I know there in accurate. It said I had 9.5% body fat. How much can the machine possibably be off? The guy at the gym said up to 6%.

06-25-2002, 12:36 PM	#14
Sub-Zero Master of ICE Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Underworld Posts: 181	They can be VERY off. Also a 6% difference in BF% is HUGE. I was 12% once, and it said i was 22% BF - YA FUCKIN RITE !!!
	Cold as ice !!

06-25-2002, 12:46 PM	#15
bencool904 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	sub-zero: In you case, the body fat was off in a negative way...can it also read to low? Also, a better description of my abs: When Im lieing down in my bed, and I flex my abs the appear as one bump. Starting at my obliques, you go in about 2 inches..to the abs, and then my abs slowly incline to about 1 inch higher than my obliques.. Is that normal? When I am standing straight there is not as big of a bump.

06-25-2002, 01:18 PM	#16
LAM Gym ratt/Part-time pimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 7,384 Photos: 2	knowing your body fat is essential to determine your caloric intake. I suggest getting yourself some hand calipers they are like $15...
	Dumbest statement made in the Anabolic Zone for Nov TBD ----------------------------------------------------- What you talking about Willis ?

06-25-2002, 02:12 PM	#17
bencool904 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	where can I get hand calipers? gnc?

06-25-2002, 04:27 PM	#18
LAM Gym ratt/Part-time pimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 7,384 Photos: 2	As I don't go near GNC I couldn't tell you what they carry. But any REAL supplement store should carry them, if not tons of places on the net to order them from...
	Dumbest statement made in the Anabolic Zone for Nov TBD ----------------------------------------------------- What you talking about Willis ?

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