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    bigger abs allowing more BF%

    hi guys i have a question which i think i already know the answer to but i just want to ask to make sure i am right.

    i know that to have great abs you need a low bf%. but abs are also muscle which can grow and get big, so if you built big abs muscle then can you get away with haveing a higher bf%, to still keep the abs showing well.

    dont get me wrong, im not saying get big abs and eat as much as you want. im just saying that if someone had big abs then could they get away with keeping a slightly highter bf% and still keep the ab showing nicely.

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    If you have more muscle, you can get away with a slightly higher body fat percentage.

    Abs have a miniscule potential for hypertrophy.

    The combination of big abs and a normal/high bf% means you get a pot belly.

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    Subcutaneous fat is below the skin but above the muscle pretty much negating any display of definition with high bodyfat percentage, so I don't think it will work much and I don't think you'll have juicer abs without being a big juicer.
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