When your abs show??????

**Ryano2005** · 03-27-2006, 11:00 PM

What bf% do you think you have to have before you see your abs, I went from 16 to 14% and my abs are tight as f*ck and was just wondering?

**Im-Your-Huckleberry** · 03-27-2006, 11:08 PM

Im not to sure man, i would think it would be around 11 or 12 percent, but hey, everyone is different, and maybe you just have very little fat around your abs. Congrats on your new found abs though

**Ryano2005** · 03-27-2006, 11:24 PM

Hey I apperciate that, all them mornings of I cant even roll out of bed has finally paid off.

**GunTotingHipGangster** · 03-27-2006, 11:36 PM

my abs still show right now at 13% and i havent worked them since september...it takes time to get some mass on them

**SaintGJR7** · 03-28-2006, 05:22 AM

Think also as well as the low bodyfat factor, it depends on how well pronounced your abs are, some people dont have big or protruding abs, therefore they dont show so much even at low body fats.

Just remember to work the abs hard, and like any other muscle in the body.

**Mizfit** · 03-28-2006, 06:37 AM

Genetics and frame etc all play a role. There is no magic number that says your abs will automatically pop.

It's indivual.

**Ryano2005** · 03-28-2006, 09:16 AM

hhhmmmmmmm...........

**taiboxa** · 03-28-2006, 10:46 AM

12 i see mine deceantly at 15% Which im at right now.. they GONE! ;D

**Panzerfaust** · 03-28-2006, 11:01 AM

O do not know my BF% but i can see them, they have a little layer of fat over them though.

**Cardio Kitten** · 03-28-2006, 11:28 AM

Im at about 17% right now and I can see mine...I think it just depends on the person.

**lucabratzi** · 03-28-2006, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Cardio Kitten

Im at about 17% right now and I can see mine...I think it just depends on the person.

girls have a higher bf% so urs will show at a higher level...but mine show at around 11-12%...

**sonar1234** · 03-28-2006, 11:59 AM

I am so fat right now ...........

**taiboxa** · 03-28-2006, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by sonar1234

I am so fat right now ...........

i hear ya buddy

**chest6** · 03-28-2006, 01:48 PM

My top 2 still show and im around 15%

**godkilla** · 03-28-2006, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by chest6

My top 2 still show and im around 15%

ditto

**badboy247** · 03-28-2006, 04:18 PM

abs can be visible at 18-20%bf i know this for a fact,. but the guy in question worked his abs harder than any other muscle. obsessive though,, he did 2000 situps a day. so in answer to your question u can go two ways, either cut hard and drop your bf to around 10% or just work your abs much much harder.

**Pelon** · 03-28-2006, 04:36 PM

Your Abs Can Be Visible At 6% Bf.

**taiboxa** · 03-28-2006, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by chest6

My top 2 still show and im around 15%

SO DO MINE! when i...
DONT eat dinner
Wake up in the morning
take my diuretic
and Flex while laying down!

**Ryano2005** · 03-28-2006, 11:29 PM

lol................

**Mizfit** · 03-29-2006, 06:29 AM

See and i barely do sit ups at all and my abs show.

diet is key too

**sonar1234** · 03-29-2006, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by taiboxa

SO DO MINE! when i...
DONT eat dinner
Wake up in the morning
take my diuretic
and Flex while laying down!

HEy Tai i just tried Stimulant X from anabolic xtreme since i cant use ephedrine base products anymore.

I gotta say its good to cut out the appetit and sugar cravings.

A lot of people where able to lose 8-10 pounds in less then 2 weeks.

I am giving this a try right now.

Die lovehandles Die LOL

**kaorialfred** · 03-29-2006, 07:36 AM

diet and genetics are always the key, some people like the candian cutie don't have to work there abs for them to show.

**kaorialfred** · 03-29-2006, 07:38 AM

I also tend to think that lots of men over 30 tend to develop abdominal fat, because of estrogen related issues.

**Ryano2005** · 03-29-2006, 08:52 AM

interesting...............

**Angelus** · 03-30-2006, 07:29 AM

I can see mine at 16 % the lower abs apear at 12 % but i still look like a fat freak with abs, now if I got to 10% I look trim but when i can really say that my abs look good is at 8%

**C_Bino** · 03-30-2006, 08:28 AM

For me its 13% when they are borderline, but definitely not lower abs until <8%

**Ryano2005** · 03-30-2006, 08:49 AM

So you start seeing lower abs at about 8-10% bf?? dang I got a way to go............

**vic99** · 03-30-2006, 07:25 PM

i can see my upper abs but lowers seem to take forever. Is 8 the magic number for the entire package to show?

**IronAdonis** · 03-30-2006, 09:36 PM

I think it can be as low as 5-6. My lowest bf was 8 and they still werent showing completely.

**Mizfit** · 03-31-2006, 07:00 AM

Ok people there is no magic number. Abs showing is individual.

for one person regardless of whether you are male or female will have a different Bf% as to where their abs show.

THERE IS NO MAGIC NUMBER!

Diet is key to obtaining abs regardless. If you eat junk all the time, don't expect to see your abs.

**kaorialfred** · 03-31-2006, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by Mizfit

Ok people there is no magic number. Abs showing is individual.

for one person regardless of whether you are male or female will have a different Bf% as to where their abs show.

THERE IS NO MAGIC NUMBER!

Diet is key to obtaining abs regardless. If you eat junk all the time, don't expect to see your abs.

Originally Posted by kaorialfred

diet and genetics are always the key, some people like the candian cutie don't have to work there abs for them to show.

The Canadian Cutie has spoken!!!! End of discussion.

**Ryano2005** · 03-31-2006, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by kaorialfred

The Canadian Cutie has spoken!!!! End of discussion.

no not quit, so bascially if you train your abs to an equal of the rest of your body your abs will show at a high bf% and im sure gentics has a role to play with it but as long as you got a clean diet and train hard I dont think gentics will play that big a role, but I apperciate your all's info.

**MartyMcFly** · 03-31-2006, 11:38 AM

my bro has never done a situp or anything and has an 8 pack. It is just his genetics. I hope I will get some of it. I should be cut down w/in a month.

**kaorialfred** · 03-31-2006, 11:41 AM

I'm going by what is known by or researched by NSCA and ACSM.
Yes your genetics have a factor but " Abs show when there is a lower bf% over the paticular area. there are plent of models that have strong abs but they don't show and they have dangerously low bodyfat.
End of discussion was a joke also btw.

**Mizfit** · 03-31-2006, 11:49 AM

Sadly nothing is a gaurantee.. some people never get the 6 or 8 pack they want (genetics)

**speedtraining** · 03-31-2006, 01:03 PM

i'm at 10.5 % I have the line down the middle it will take about -2.5% for me to get them out nicely, i should be shread down nicely.

**Ryano2005** · 04-02-2006, 09:09 PM

The 2 bottom abs is the only one's im having problems with, other than that my abs show quite well and me at 14% , im afraid where I was real heavy before I might not be able to tighten up my lower stomach........... its a sad day.