How to get abs

Hello everyone,

Being someone who has been overweight most of my life, I've never seen my
ab muscles. I'm just curious if eating right and doing some exercise is
enough to be able to see the outline of one's abs. I mostly do cardio
workouts with my stairstepper (1hr/day) and walk (1.5 hr/day). I'm eating
better than I ever have in my life and weight is coming off fairly quick and
steady.

Does one have to do sit-ups in order to see the ab muscles or is this just
to make them more prominent or thicker. I don't care to get my muscles cut
real deep, just want them to be able to be seen. Do I need to achieve a
certain body fat percentage to achieve see my abs, and if so what is the
percentage that most people get to in order to see their abs?

I do have some limitations to some exercises due to my disability after
being in an accident, but this mainly is targeted to my legs.

Thanks for any input,

Paul
300/230/175

"Paul" wrote in message
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Hello everyone,

Being someone who has been overweight most of my life, I've never seen
my
ab muscles. I'm just curious if eating right and doing some exercise is
enough to be able to see the outline of one's abs. I mostly do cardio
workouts with my stairstepper (1hr/day) and walk (1.5 hr/day). I'm eating
better than I ever have in my life and weight is coming off fairly quick
and
steady.

Does one have to do sit-ups in order to see the ab muscles or is this
just
to make them more prominent or thicker. I don't care to get my muscles
cut
real deep, just want them to be able to be seen. Do I need to achieve a
certain body fat percentage to achieve see my abs, and if so what is the
percentage that most people get to in order to see their abs?

I do have some limitations to some exercises due to my disability after
being in an accident, but this mainly is targeted to my legs.

Thanks for any input,

Sit ups do nothing to help show off abs. Everyone has a perfect 6 pack,
it's just hidden by a nice thick layer of fat. If you want visible abs, you
need to drop bodyfat until you can see them.

det

Thanks det

Paul

"determined" wrote in message
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"Paul" wrote in message
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Hello everyone,

Being someone who has been overweight most of my life, I've never seen
my
ab muscles. I'm just curious if eating right and doing some exercise is
enough to be able to see the outline of one's abs. I mostly do cardio
workouts with my stairstepper (1hr/day) and walk (1.5 hr/day). I'm
eating
better than I ever have in my life and weight is coming off fairly quick
and
steady.

Does one have to do sit-ups in order to see the ab muscles or is this
just
to make them more prominent or thicker. I don't care to get my muscles
cut
real deep, just want them to be able to be seen. Do I need to achieve a
certain body fat percentage to achieve see my abs, and if so what is the
percentage that most people get to in order to see their abs?

I do have some limitations to some exercises due to my disability
after
being in an accident, but this mainly is targeted to my legs.

Thanks for any input,

Sit ups do nothing to help show off abs. Everyone has a perfect 6 pack,
it's just hidden by a nice thick layer of fat. If you want visible abs,
you
need to drop bodyfat until you can see them.

det

"Paul" wrote in message
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Thanks det

And as far as what specific % you will see your abs... it depends on how
you carry your fat. I'm a female and carry most of my fat around my
middle - I'll probably never see my abs, even if I drop my overall bodyfat
pretty low. Most men will see ab definition at 15% I believe.

det

"determined" wrote in message
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"Paul" wrote in message
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Thanks det

And as far as what specific % you will see your abs... it depends on how
you carry your fat. I'm a female and carry most of my fat around my
middle - I'll probably never see my abs, even if I drop my overall bodyfat
pretty low. Most men will see ab definition at 15% I believe.

det

I won't see mine without plastic surgery to take off the excess skin - blah.

Jenn

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"determined" wrote in message
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"Paul" wrote in message
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Thanks det

And as far as what specific % you will see your abs... it
depends on how you carry your fat. I'm a female and carry most
of my fat around my middle - I'll probably never see my abs,
even if I drop my overall bodyfat pretty low. Most men will
see ab definition at 15% I believe.

det

I won't see mine without plastic surgery to take off the excess
skin - blah.

Jenn




The only way I'll see them on me is buy one of those t-shirts with
them painted on.

determined wrote:

And as far as what specific % you will see your abs... it depends on how
you carry your fat. I'm a female and carry most of my fat around my
middle - I'll probably never see my abs, even if I drop my overall bodyfat
pretty low. Most men will see ab definition at 15% I believe.

But they don't see a six-pack until around 8%.

And people who have lost 100 pounds have thick excess skin hiding it
all, anyway.

How about we choose another goal?

Dally

Dally wrote in
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determined wrote:

And as far as what specific % you will see your abs... it
depends on how you carry your fat. I'm a female and carry most
of my fat around my middle - I'll probably never see my abs,
even if I drop my overall bodyfat pretty low. Most men will
see ab definition at 15% I believe.

But they don't see a six-pack until around 8%.

And people who have lost 100 pounds have thick excess skin
hiding it all, anyway.

How about we choose another goal?

Dally



Party-pooper! Yeah, they've shown a few case of large weight loss on
"losing it" on Discover Health where people get 15 pounds of fat
removed with liposuction after they've all the losable weight that
can. Sometimes a tummy tuck is also needed.

"determined" wrote in message ...

And as far as what specific % you will see your abs... it depends on how
you carry your fat. I'm a female and carry most of my fat around my
middle - I'll probably never see my abs, even if I drop my overall bodyfat
pretty low. Most men will see ab definition at 15% I believe.

My body fat is 12-13%, but I have noticeable abdominal fat. Well,
noticeable to me, anyway. Everyone else tells me not to worry about
it. I am six feet tall and 155 pounds.

Derek Juhl

Derek N.P.F. Juhl wrote:

My body fat is 12-13%, but I have noticeable abdominal fat. Well,
noticeable to me, anyway. Everyone else tells me not to worry about
it. I am six feet tall and 155 pounds.

My advice is to seek perspective. Do you want to be a fitness model?
Then you're in deep **** with all that subcutaneous blubber. Do you
want to look good in your size 32 waist jeans? I'm sure you look great.
And at your body fat percentage there isn't much fat wrapped around
your organs causing health risks.

My husband has your dimensions (BF%, weight and height) and he is
generally one of the most fit and trim and athletic men in whatever
group he happens to be in. He's 48 and I think he looks damn good. But
there isn't any chance of a six-pack showing up anytime soon, and he
doesn't hang out with elite athletes.

(By the way, he lost 20 pounds of fat when I changed my way of eating -
he didn't used to look this good!)

Dally