I'm trying to get abs and one of the biggest things they say is to be on a calorie deficit if you want your abs to be visible can someone explain it in a simple way am I supposed to count the calories of the food I'm about to eat? do I need a scale because I don't have one? what do I need to do?
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11-27-2022, 10:48 AM #1
Can someone explain to me how to be in a calorie deficit in a simple way?
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11-27-2022, 11:08 AM #2
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11-27-2022, 11:27 AM #3
Read this:
Calculating Calories and Macros - How To
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11-27-2022, 12:13 PM #4
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11-27-2022, 01:33 PM #5
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11-27-2022, 02:48 PM #6
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11-27-2022, 02:54 PM #7
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11-27-2022, 03:22 PM #8
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11-27-2022, 05:14 PM #9
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Read:
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=165843261
https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=173439001
Yes, you'll need a food scale that measures to the gram and a calorie counting app to help you out.
How do you know if you're in a calorie deficit? If you're losing weight. No weight loss for 3 consecutive weeks = not in a calorie deficit.
Keep in mind that if you don't have a significant history of strength training then likely no amount of bodyfat reduction is going to result in you having abs, unless you want to look like a skeleton. If your abs aren't built from years of training, then don't expect to have them just from a few months of dieting.All it takes is consistency, effort, proper nutrition, good programming, and TIME.
Don't be upset with the results you didn't get from the work you did not do.
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11-28-2022, 06:16 AM #10
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11-28-2022, 06:51 AM #11
You could theoretically get "powerlifting abs" which are somewhat visible through even a moderately high amount of fat. I'm not disagreeing with the principle of being at a healthy level of bodyfat being of primary importance and it's a bit nitpicky, but it's not literally the only thing in all scenarios, even if it's less likely. (You did say "too much fat" though, and obviously there's a point where no amount of hypertrophy is realistic for that purpose, but a normally-composed person doesn't necessarily fall into this category.)
There are a lot of threads here from guys who are already clearly lean and still struggle to get more than faint ab definition. Without knowing whether or not or to what extent OP is overweight or what training level he is at, it's hard to say in general, but if he's a "normal" person, it would probably be a better bet to just pursue gaining strength for a long time than to try to cut down to whatever abs he has by default.Bench: 340
Squat: 405
Deadlift: 505
"... But always, there remained, the discipline of steel!"
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11-28-2022, 03:10 PM #12
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I don't use a scale anymore, but for the first 6 months of significant weight loss I found it invaluable just because back then I couldn't really fathom what an actual "portion size" was. Now I can just eat intuitively, but most people who have never done this before seem to have a hard time with that.
All it takes is consistency, effort, proper nutrition, good programming, and TIME.
Don't be upset with the results you didn't get from the work you did not do.
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11-30-2022, 07:18 AM #13
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11-30-2022, 08:04 AM #14
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