Six pack abs ?

kranos33 · 2017-10-22T06:47:14+00:00

Good progress, but you don't have enough muscle.... my suggestion:

Keep cutting until 150lbs.... you will not have a six pack, but gotten rid of more fat is better
Start slow bulking for a good 5-6 months, (i.e. not more than 1lbs a week), until at least 165-170lbs.
Start cutting, again slowly (not more than 1lbs a week), until 150-155lbs, you should start seeing a six pack (if you did your bulking right). If you don't, then repeat the process again, until you do.

Remember, it takes 2 years for a total body transformation, and at least a couple of bulk/cut cycles to get a great body. You are just getting in second base right now. Have at least one more year of good work before seeing the final results...

Bonus:

Don't buy expensive clothes until done with at least one more bulk/cut cycle, and settled in your ideal body weight.
Once reached your ideal body, maintaining is very easy. You still have to do work, and watch out what you eat, but as long as you go a couple of times in the gym, you will not lose your muscle.

Ahoymaboy · 2017-10-22T08:37:11+00:00

As the other comments have mentioned, the key to 6 pack abs is diet. You need muscle, obviously, but you have to eliminate the fat that secretes at the lower portion of your stomach. Your body naturally goes there to store fat. Personally, I had 6 pack abs, but I wasn't seeing the definition that I wanted. I decided to try the keto diet, and it eliminated all of the fat for me. What happens is by reducing your carb intake to close to zero, your body starts to burn fat instead of carbs for energy. Naturally, the fat that was difficult to remove disappeared. It requires a tremendous amount of self-discipline, but the results speak for themselves, and now I have the definition that I desire.

LordThunderbolt · 2017-10-22T05:59:30+00:00

A 158 lbs is weak by man standards, but decent by DYEFL standards. You're on your way to being mediocre. Keep it up. You are not seeing you abs because your whole body is veey underdevelopped. When I used to bench 160lbs, I was borderlining semi Auschwitz status.

Give yourself some more time. You won't look joocy overnight. Your abs are muscles just like your pecs and triceps. You need to develop them for them to pop. Just cutting fat won't do much if your abs are untrained and small. So again, give yourself some time. Keep training and keep gaining.

drypumpkin20 · 2017-10-23T02:15:36+00:00

You have several options. A proper cut, a lean/dirty bulk, and recomp. Nobody can give you accurate advice without pictures. But, what ever you do, stick with it until you reach your goal, and then head the opposite way.

GayLubeOil · 2017-10-22T08:04:30+00:00

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Dramatic pause

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Title	Six pack abs ?
Author	Solipsistic_guy
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Date	October 22, 2017 5:14 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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