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I Am Thin, About 8% Bodyfat But Abs Not Showing? More Cardio or What Should I Do?

by Chris on May 24, 2010

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I want to help people who are asking this question. I see it asked a lot on various “asking sites” like Yahoo answers as well as YouTube and other video sharing sites. You are usually young (teenager) or a little bit older and are just naturally “thin”. You have low body fat, but also little muscle. Not too much of anything. This is usually the case for young teenagers who have yet to develop their full potential in muscle growth, testosterone levels can be lower etc.

If you really want abs and are doing a lot of cardio, as well as sit-ups and crunches or other “ab routines” then you might want to rethink as this is not what you need to focus on right now. Since you are thin, yet do not have abs, the problem is that you need “bigger abs”, and not burn off the fat covering them.

Therefore you need to train your abs like any other muscle. With weights and resistance. If you aren’t 18 yet, I would suggest looking into bodyweight exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, squats, inverted rows, lunges etc in order to release some testosterone and metabolic drive. If you are a little older and suffer from this same condition however I recommend that you literally forget about your abs for about 2-3 months and build some serious muscle instead.

You should be lifting heavy weight, low reps on the compound movements: Squats, Deadlift, Benchpress, Military Press, Lunges, Pull-Ups, Rows, Barbell Rows etc to build a more muscular body. You will also need to EAT MORE! Yes, eat a lot more in order to build some muscle… Your abs still need energy to grow, so even if you starve and train them everyday they will not grow. You need to only do your ab routine, heavy, with weights 1 or 2 times per week along with a “bulking program” in order to get the abs (and all other muscles) bigger.

That will give you a much more attractive look and take you just 2-3 months! Eat a lot of protein, 1 gram per lbs of bodyfat at least. Also eat clean and skip the junk food as best you can. Drink plenty of water.

This is the best solution for really skinny guys who cannot get abs (even with low body fat). Build muscle until you reach 10-12% bodyfat then cut 250 calories and don’t change your routine until you see your abs. It’s as simple as that!

Have a great day and start pumping up the muscles hard with intense lifting, low reps, low # of sets and heavy as possible. This will release growth hormones, testosterone, even out insulin levels, increase your metabolism and much more. Good luck!


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