Can see ribs but not abs. (Teen)

[CMBFit9]

Hi guys. I'm a 14 years old, weigh 130 lbs and I am 5ft 10in tall. I weighed around about 155-160 lbs back in late December. I started taking my training and nutrition slightly more seriously in March due to me being unhappy with my 'skinny fat' aesthetic. I reverse dieted for a bit to 2400 calories from about 1700 (which always filled me up) in order to get my metabolism at a steady rate and began slowly declining my caloric intake down to 1900. It's only recently that I have been happy with my body fat levels (I don't have a percentage) but I can see my ribs and feel my hips and shoulder blades but only my abs when I tense. I feel perfectly healthy and fit but my family and friends say I'm looking really skinny. I have a decent amount of arm and shoulder definition but my chest and abs are really lacking. Do you suggest that I lean bulk in order to fill out my physique?

Apologies for the lack of detail and measurements but it'd be great if I could be given some advice from someone more experienced than me. Thanks for reading.

[joshuadelapenha]

5 10 and 130 lbs. I get that you are young but still...

You're skinny. Just focus on gaining slowly.

[Malik116]

skinny guy on abs is like fat girl on tits. Doesn't work.

[SandBB]

focus on getting bigger and stronger, not on getting abs.

[gbullock32]

Well defined abs come from 2 things- Low body fat and abdominal muscles.

Since you are 130 pounds, and 5'10" I doubt you need less body fat.

Start eating more, lifting hard and add more muscle mass to your frame- bulk for 4 or so years and take full advantage of the hormones you have, you could be beast mode by 18 easily.

Worry less about abs, you can get them later and it would be far better for you to enjoy the growth of youth (and all the good/usually free food) while you can.

[inb4snapcity]

Put some mass on.

[wpaincomesgain]

Hi guys. I'm a 14 years old, weigh 130 lbs and I am 5ft 10in tall. I weighed around about 155-160 lbs back in late December. I started taking my training and nutrition slightly more seriously in March due to me being unhappy with my 'skinny fat' aesthetic. I reverse dieted for a bit to 2400 calories from about 1700 (which always filled me up) in order to get my metabolism at a steady rate and began slowly declining my caloric intake down to 1900. It's only recently that I have been happy with my body fat levels (I don't have a percentage) but I can see my ribs and feel my hips and shoulder blades but only my abs when I tense. I feel perfectly healthy and fit but my family and friends say I'm looking really skinny. I have a decent amount of arm and shoulder definition but my chest and abs are really lacking. Do you suggest that I lean bulk in order to fill out my physique?

Apologies for the lack of detail and measurements but it'd be great if I could be given some advice from someone more experienced than me. Thanks for reading.

Don't take it the wrong way but YOU NEED TO EAT, EAT, EAT! Don't cut calories. ADD CALORIES! ABS are made in the kitchen, not in the gym. ty

[Spose]

Yo bro.

I'm 5 foot 10 as well, and I started out at 130 lbs as the point you are now. I've been working out seriously for 1 year now, and I'm up to 155 lbs with some good definition as well as low body fat %. I've never been a heavy eater, I eat smaller portions several times a day instead. You shouldn't focus on your abs at this point as you are skinny, and to build muscle, you need to gain weight. What I did was, I ate the regular breakfast, lunch, proteinshake, dinner and a snack on the evening (usually peanuts as I don't like peanut butter), and then I started adding a mutant mass gainer shake (only half the portion due to the thick consistency) which was 500 kcals extra a day. Doing this, and day by day increasing the amount I ate on my meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), I gained 20 lbs on just a few months, without gaining any significant amount of fat.

Hope this helped bro!

[WolfBeast]

Work on gaining weight, dont worry about dieting or restricting your foods. You're still growing!

[punjabi98]

Well defined abs come from 2 things- Low body fat and abdominal muscles.

Since you are 130 pounds, and 5'10" I doubt you need less body fat.

Start eating more, lifting hard and add more muscle mass to your frame- bulk for 4 or so years and take full advantage of the hormones you have, you could be beast mode by 18 easily.

Worry less about abs, you can get them later and it would be far better for you to enjoy the growth of youth (and all the good/usually free food) while you can.

No offense bro (srs) co ur advice is usually good, but do u acc lift or is that pic out of date?

[CMBFit9]

5 10 and 130 lbs. I get that you are young but still...

You're skinny. Just focus on gaining slowly.

Okay thanks. (:

[CMBFit9]

skinny guy on abs is like fat girl on tits. Doesn't work.

Haha heard that one before, noted.

[CMBFit9]

Well defined abs come from 2 things- Low body fat and abdominal muscles.

Since you are 130 pounds, and 5'10" I doubt you need less body fat.

Start eating more, lifting hard and add more muscle mass to your frame- bulk for 4 or so years and take full advantage of the hormones you have, you could be beast mode by 18 easily.

Worry less about abs, you can get them later and it would be far better for you to enjoy the growth of youth (and all the good/usually free food) while you can.

Okay, thanks for the advice. (:

[CMBFit9]

Don't take it the wrong way but YOU NEED TO EAT, EAT, EAT! Don't cut calories. ADD CALORIES! ABS are made in the kitchen, not in the gym. ty

Haha, okay thanks dude.

[CMBFit9]

Yo bro.

I'm 5 foot 10 as well, and I started out at 130 lbs as the point you are now. I've been working out seriously for 1 year now, and I'm up to 155 lbs with some good definition as well as low body fat %. I've never been a heavy eater, I eat smaller portions several times a day instead. You shouldn't focus on your abs at this point as you are skinny, and to build muscle, you need to gain weight. What I did was, I ate the regular breakfast, lunch, proteinshake, dinner and a snack on the evening (usually peanuts as I don't like peanut butter), and then I started adding a mutant mass gainer shake (only half the portion due to the thick consistency) which was 500 kcals extra a day. Doing this, and day by day increasing the amount I ate on my meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), I gained 20 lbs on just a few months, without gaining any significant amount of fat.

Hope this helped bro!

Thanks for the advice man! It's nice to hear an example. I might enter a lean bulking stage where I eat in a surplus on my four days of training but eat maintenance on my rest days as I find I gain fat quite easily and still want to be lean. Will that stall progress at all or should I just eat in a surplus all week?

[CMBFit9]

Work on gaining weight, dont worry about dieting or restricting your foods. You're still growing!

Will do, thank you

[hairlineofpeace]

You should never be on a caloric deficit when you're going through puberty. As stated above, eat and train. Do not think about cutting until you're a few years older.

[CMBFit9]

You should never be on a caloric deficit when you're going through puberty. As stated above, eat and train. Do not think about cutting until you're a few years older.

Will do, thanks.

[Spose]

Thanks for the advice man! It's nice to hear an example. I might enter a lean bulking stage where I eat in a surplus on my four days of training but eat maintenance on my rest days as I find I gain fat quite easily and still want to be lean. Will that stall progress at all or should I just eat in a surplus all week?

I suggest you eat on the same surplus during the entire week. If you have easy to gain fat (unlike me), you should do some cardio a day or so when you're not at the gym (i.e take a short run outside)

[CMBFit9]

I suggest you eat on the same surplus during the entire week. If you have easy to gain fat (unlike me), you should do some cardio a day or so when you're not at the gym (i.e take a short run outside)

Okay thanks bro.

[Kichie]

skinny guy on abs is like fat girl on tits. Doesn't work.

Basically.

[gbullock32]

No offense bro (srs) co ur advice is usually good, but do u acc lift or is that pic out of date?

Old pic/stats ((busy so haven't updated in awhile) and medical issues before. Progress is there but slow.

[mhong64]

Old pic/stats ((busy so haven't updated in awhile) and medical issues before. Progress is there but slow.

feels.