Is it necessary to have good genetics (or steroids) to get ripped abs?
I just don't see how I could lose the layer of fat on my abdomen. It seems impossible, because it is a natural place for the body to store fat and I don't understand how someone can lose that fat.
Of course, many people can get ripped abs, but I consider it quite an achivement!
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07-04-2006, 04:20 PM #1Banned
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Is it necessary to have good genetics to get ripped abs?
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07-04-2006, 04:23 PM #2Avast ye scab!
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No it's not totally necessary. But the genetics do control how easy it will be for you to lose the stomach fat, it's not impossible. Just takes a lot of diet control and hard work for an extended period.
Sometimes you eat the bar, and well, sometimes the bar eats you.
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07-04-2006, 04:28 PM #3Registered User
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genetics plays a big role with abs....mine upper abs are visible even when im at 13% bodyfat and I know people at are 8 or 9% and I dont see any abs.
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07-04-2006, 04:44 PM #4Banned
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Holy crap! I just noticed that I took 6 pounds today. I weighted 148 this morning and now I weight 154. How is this possible? That could explain why my abs look fat right now.
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07-04-2006, 04:47 PM #5Banned
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Originally Posted by remifontaine
Eatin and drinkin thru out the day. kinda obvious...
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07-04-2006, 04:47 PM #6Registered User
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Originally Posted by remifontaine
lmao
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07-04-2006, 05:08 PM #7Registered User
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REMI: if I weighed 148 pounds, you would see the myosin molecules when I flexed abs! HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA.........
ULTRA made a very good point: there IS a bodyfat percentage for everyone where they will show good abs....and the reason for that , is that fat is rarely distributed EVENLY throughout the body......
so: although someone at 12 percent shows abs, he is storing more fat somewhere else on his frame ( the glutes, upper thighs, usually)
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07-04-2006, 05:11 PM #8Yep, vegetarian.
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really 26?
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My journal http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=5662511
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07-04-2006, 05:16 PM #9Registered User
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Originally Posted by JOHN GARGANI
yah my hips are bigger than id like...but i have very little fat on my stomach but im only 165 lbs
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07-04-2006, 05:36 PM #10Random Words
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Everyone's weight goes up and down all day long. You eat, drink, sweat, hit the bathroom, etc. Completely normal.Originally Posted by remifontaine
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07-05-2006, 02:19 AM #11Banned
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One thing I've noticed is people with more compact torso's can have difficulty getting a ripped sixpack. I've never seen a pic of Dave Draper where he had a fantastic set of abs.
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