Thank you for a real answer. This is what I was looking for. To all you other haters, I am 5’8 160, not really a bigdude. I am just getting into this body building thing, and it is definitely not fat that is holding me back.
probaly not, what is holding you back is lack of muscle, you might think this is not true, I once weighed 160lbs and thought the same way… Oh well live and learn.
Here is what i recomend dont worry about the abs right now try to pack on a good 30-40 mostly quailty pounds and getting stronger with the big lifts(dont forogot isolation work either though.) By adding weight to Lifts like front squats, back squats, deadlifts, good mornings, etc your abs WILL get bigger and stronger and “pop” out.
Once you have done this you will have decent mass you can cut down to sherd some of the bulking fat and you should have big strong abs.
Seriously what is the point of having no real width or thickness to your back, legs, etc just to have a 6 pack?
Very good advice, I was going to say something very close to this, but you already did.[/quote]
Thank you for a real answer. This is what I was looking for. To all you other haters, I am 5’8 160, not really a bigdude. I am just getting into this body building thing, and it is definitely not fat that is holding me back.
probaly not, what is holding you back is lack of muscle, you might think this is not true, I once weighed 160lbs and thought the same way… Oh well live and learn.
Here is what i recomend dont worry about the abs right now try to pack on a good 30-40 mostly quailty pounds and getting stronger with the big lifts(dont forogot isolation work either though.) By adding weight to Lifts like front squats, back squats, deadlifts, good mornings, etc your abs WILL get bigger and stronger and “pop” out.
Once you have done this you will have decent mass you can cut down to sherd some of the bulking fat and you should have big strong abs.
Seriously what is the point of having no real width or thickness to your back, legs, etc just to have a 6 pack?
Very good advice, I was going to say something very close to this, but you already did.
This all sounds like good advice. Thanks.
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Glad you seem to be listening, by doing this now will save you alot of wasted training and time in the long run.
Feel free to ask any more questions since you seem to listen unlike some.
[quote]conorh wrote:
I think the best “ab” exercise is front squat lockouts from the pins with (much)more then your best front squat. Make sure to hold for a bit at the top. Make sure to keep a “big chest”. Add chains if you’re feelin’ frisky.[/quote]
That sounds like great and deadly. I’ll try that out soon.
At 5’8" and 160, I think your problem is definitely both fat and lack of ab musculature. While you may not have a lot of fat, you also don’t have a lot of muscle, so what small amount of fat you do have is obscuring the small musculature of your abs. Your ab muscles have to show through the tendonous bands of fascia covering them that give them that segmented look. Imagine your ab muscles like a balloon, wrapped in a webbing. If you inflate the balloon (i.e. build the muscles) it will expand and poke out through the webbing, giving you the six pack look. Anatomically speaking, the rectus abdominus is actually covered with one vertical and three horizontal tendonous sheaths, meaning that everyone technically has an 8-pack. However, on most people, one of the sheaths is not as deep into the muscle and not as easily visible unless body fat is extremely low.
So, you probably are fairly lean, but you just need to build some more muscle to get those abs to show through.
