Athletic Build but can't get abs.

[JosefBK]

Welcoming any advice to help get cut, I am 6' 5'' 235 lbs (20 years old) and I have a relative decent athletic build besides fat in my mid torso and back area. I regular day of eating consist of 4 eggs turkey sausage and glass of milk for breakfast, post workout I eat a whey shake with crackers or fruit, and then chicken rice and corn for dinner. I drink lots of water and coffee. I lift 4 days a week for around a hour, chest and tris, back and bis, shoulders, and lastly legs or whatever I'm feeling.

[xsquid99]

Welcoming any advice to help get cut, I am 6' 5'' 235 lbs (20 years old) and I have a relative decent athletic build besides fat in my mid torso and back area. I regular day of eating consist of 4 eggs turkey sausage and glass of milk for breakfast, post workout I eat a whey shake with crackers or fruit, and then chicken rice and corn for dinner. I drink lots of water and coffee. I lift 4 days a week for around a hour, chest and tris, back and bis, shoulders, and lastly legs or whatever I'm feeling.

Without seeing a photo, but given what's normal at that height (given your age) to get lean and get abs you would probably need to drop at least 30 lbs of fat, provided your abs have been built up enough in the first place.

[hardyboysare]

As squid stated for your height, your weight is probably too high to have abs. Most people need to a lot lower weight wise then they expect to get visible abs as they underestimate their fat levels and overestimate amount of lean mass however a pic will offer better prospective.

[StrongmanFan]

I'm also 6'5" and currently cutting. I'm 214 currently and still have bellly fat. Planning to cut down to 200. 235 is way too heavy unless you're freaking jacked with muscle, which is really unlikely at your age if you're natty.

[Tommy W.]

Welcoming any advice to help get cut, I am 6' 5'' 235 lbs (20 years old) and I have a relative decent athletic build besides fat in my mid torso and back area. I regular day of eating consist of 4 eggs turkey sausage and glass of milk for breakfast, post workout I eat a whey shake with crackers or fruit, and then chicken rice and corn for dinner. I drink lots of water and coffee. I lift 4 days a week for around a hour, chest and tris, back and bis, shoulders, and lastly legs or whatever I'm feeling.

Abs come with a very low bodyfat amount in combination with a developed midsection. This can take years of work. At your stats you need to drop a lot of fat. When you get fairly lean if you don't see a hint of abs yet it means that further dieting down won't produce the results you're after. Reverse diet with a small surplus at that point and go on a proper training program that will include a good amount of direct ab work. Once you're built up the abs sufficiently then diet back down properly to maintain the muscle you've built. A pic is always needed for a proper assessment.

[bto131]

I'm also 6'5 24 yrs old. I've been cutting this year down from 225-ish... I'm down now to 197 and still dont have abs, but i never really trained my abs and definitely am lacking overall muscle development(despite being fairly strong for the muscles I do have). You can look at my profile for some pics and compare yourself.

[JosefBK]

Without seeing a photo, but given what's normal at that height (given your age) to get lean and get abs you would probably need to drop at least 30 lbs of fat, provided your abs have been built up enough in the first place.

Currently heavier than normal due to lack of lifting, starting Arnold workout plan monday and with running 2 miles 4 days a week. Any nutrition advice or workouts you would recommend .

[xsquid99]

Currently heavier than normal due to lack of lifting, starting Arnold workout plan monday and with running 2 miles 4 days a week. Any nutrition advice or workouts you would recommend .

As stated, your bodyfat is high, you're around 25% and you have a lot to lose. Its all about creating a caloric deficit.

Read: https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=173439001

[Manila209]

Your bf% is too high for your abs to be revealed.

You need to go on a diet so u are eating less calories than your body burns.

Download a calorie tracking app. Find out your caloric maintenance and subtract -500 or more.

Try to get to 210 lbs, if ur abs still wont show, keep cutting. Abs only show at very low bf unfortunately

[SuffolkPunch]

OP, it's very common to severely underestimate the amount of fat you carry when you also have some muscle (so you don't look sloppy). I've done it too.

[Tommy W.]

Currently heavier than normal due to lack of lifting, starting Arnold workout plan monday and with running 2 miles 4 days a week. Any nutrition advice or workouts you would recommend .

You have a long way to go for abs so read stickies for fatloss and training. Bottom line is you need to concentrate on fatloss with a decent sized calorie deficit and train on a good program to maintain muscle at this point.

[spradish]

Why in your OP did you say you lift 4 days per week if you're not currently lifting?