Current Events > I don't understand how I exercise so much, yet...

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My abs are still barely visible, and my chest is not very big. It's really hard to get chiseled abs and a big chest.

are you supplementing your exercise with steroids?

Muay thai will get you abs real quick. I havent had abs like this since i was 15 over 25 years ago

Your abs don't really get visible from exercise. You need low body fat percentage

BilalPowell posted...

are you supplementing your exercise with steroids?

No, because I don't want to die like all of those famous roiders from YouTube.

SauI_Goodman posted...

Muay thai will get you abs real quick. I havent had abs like this since i was 15 over 25 years ago

I used to want to do Muay Thai, but no one in my area taught it.

ThyCorndog posted...

Your abs don't really get visible from exercise. You need low body fat percentage

And what lowers body fat percentage? Exercise.

Ive been doing kegels for years and it shows

You need to work the antagonist muscle too. The goal should be balanced gains.
Instead of just chest and abbs, you need to work back too.

SauI_Goodman posted...

Muay thai will get you abs real quick. I havent had abs like this since i was 15 over 25 years ago

How do you exercise? I want to get into Muay Thai myself.

Imit8m3 posted...

You need to work the antagonist muscle too. The goal should be balanced gains.
Instead of just chest and abbs, you need to work back too.

I do, along with legs and arms. I'm on a program. However, abs and chest seem to be lagging.

Pepys Monster posted...

No, because I don't want to die like all of those famous roiders from YouTube.

I used to want to do Muay Thai, but no one in my area taught it.

And what lowers body fat percentage? Exercise.

To be fair, it's also nutrition.

Slaya4 posted...

How do you exercise? I want to get into Muay Thai myself.

Right now taking it easy cause covid. But i was going to class twice a week and gym 3 times a week for lifting. Currently im doing neither cause i dont wanna get covid again. My ed is finally going away.

hitokoriX posted...

To be fair, it's also nutrition.

>_>

Pepys Monster posted...

And what lowers body fat percentage? Exercise.

Ok but maybe you're taking in more calories than you need so your fat % isn't going down

SauI_Goodman posted...

Right now taking it easy cause covid. But i was going to class twice a week and gym 3 times a week for lifting. Currently im doing neither cause i dont wanna get covid again. My ed is finally going away.

Understandable, health first. Same like you, I want to do classes, but covid prevents me. I've thought about watching YouTube videos, but I feel like it's not the same.

Unless you have great genetics, abs are like the hardest thing to get showing because it is all dependent on bodyfat %

I was doing 40 minutes of cardio, 45 minutes lifting, and eating 1600 calories/day to get to 9% bodyfat, and my abs still weren't showing like you see on instagram.

You'd need to train them like you would any other muscle. This can be done through compound lifts or isolation exercises.

Pepys Monster posted...

And what lowers body fat percentage? Exercise.

Nah, for visible abs you need to be around 8-9% body fat. If you're not dieting right, you're going to have a hard time getting your body fat that low, even with exercise.