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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?

Anonymous 4w

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)

Anonymous 4w

Most “core workouts” where you flail around on the ground for 15 minutes are gonna be dogshit and aren’t really anything more than glorified cardio. 2-3 sets of a weighted ab crunch, like a cable crunch or machine crunch are going to be way better than

Anonymous 4w

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

Anonymous

#1 4w

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 )

Anonymous

#2 4w

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.

Anonymous

#2 4w

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

Anonymous

#3 4w

agree…. i wish i knew this before but progressive overload still applies to abs!!!! like you do not need planks russian twists etc etc to grow, just stick to a exercise you can progress weight on 2-3x a week 😭💔🥀

Anonymous

#2 4w

I have no clue where this idea of ab training came from 😭😭. Abs aren’t special, they work just like any other muscle, so why wouldn’t we train them the same way we train every other muscle? It’d be like trying to build your biceps by doing a circuit of different curls with 5 pound dumbbells for 15 minutes.

Anonymous

#3 4w

RIGHT!!! tbh in general there’s just so many misconceptions in the women fitness industry like doing high reps and low weights to get the “toned” look 💔 muscle building is universal, we shouldn’t treat weight lifting differently for women or men, and i hate that this is such a common thing (including me that fell victim when i first started smh)

Anonymous

#2 4w

NO SAME. I was stuck for YEARS spinning my tires until my BF convinced me to do things his way, and it worked sooo well. I was scared of looking like a man, but training heavy only accentuated my feminine features. The women’s fitness industry is literally entirely built on the lie that women should be training different than men, when they are basically the exact same.