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Lowkey ion wanna bulk I want to get the 11 lines abs. But my core workouts that I’ve been doing just aren’t working. HELP what should I do?
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Anonymous 17w

Any kind of abs whether it’s 11-line or 6-pack or 8-pack depends veryyy heavily on your genetic body structure. Some people can only ever achieve a 5-pack, while others can get a 12-pack, because that’s how many abdominal muscles they physically have. Now, as a (presumably cisgender) female, achieving abs for people of most genetic backgrounds will take a combination of low enough body fat and high enough underlying muscle mass in the abdomen. (Cont’d)

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Anonymous 17w

i agree w #1- a bulk also isn’t technically necessary; you can eat at maintenance/slight surplus to make sure you’re eating a lot of carbs and protein to increase workout performance + recovery time. also not to say your expectations aren’t viable, but getting 11 pack abs let alone visible abs as a women depends a lot on genetics + bf%. you would actually have to cut to a pretty low bf% to even see it as a women because we store essential fats and have higher compared to men

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 17w

Some people lose their period when they lose so much body fat where they can see their abs, while other people still have a period. Even if you don’t want kids one day, this matters a lot for bone health and prevention of osteoporosis and heart issues. All that to say, you may have to “bulk” a little and focus heavily on weighted ab exercises (which may add “bulk” you may or may not want) or you will have to lower your body fat to be able to see them (which may or may not be healthy )

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 17w

so if anything, a bulk (large surplus) is honestly not necessary and to reveal abs you would actually have to be in a cut to get a low bf% if there is any muscle on your stomach. as for if you want to grow muscle on your ab area, you train it like any other muscle group that allows for progressive overload 2x a week, i.e. a cable crunches. it’s one muscle group, there’s no need to do more than 1-2 exercises (you honestly need one); increasing weight is the most important thing in selection.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 17w

You guys the 11 abs is not an 11 pack it’s like the two lines like just this im not asking for an 11 pack ion hate myself

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