How close am I to having abs?

[Demondosage]

Try switching your diet up. I have a feeling that your progress isn't a matter of carbs or calories not being low enough, it's that your body has become stagnant to it. I would drop yogurt, almond milk, and almond butter for now. Jack the carbs back to around 200 grams/day and take out all fats EXCEPT for trace amounts in a lean steak once/day. Eat a 6-8 oz cut of lean steak once each day. Go for top round, bottom round, sirloin, NY strip, shoulder, or London broil. Top and bottom round is usually the cheapest. Red meat will help fill you out better. Other than that, I'd just do a couple tblspns olive oil at night, because you do need a little fat intake for testosterone production if you're natural. I feel that this is partly an issue of the muscles not pushing against the skin like they should. Try this diet, I'm guessing you'll be a changed physique in the next 6 wks;

meal 1- 6 egg whites, 1 whole, 1 cup oats

meal 2- protein shake in water, 1 cup rice or 8 oz potato

meal 3- 6 oz fish or chicken, 1/2cup rice or 4oz potato (half baked potato)

meal 4 (dinner) 8 oz lean steak, 8 oz yam, 1-2 cups steamed broccoli

meal 5- protein shake in water, 2 tablsn olive oil

Increase cardio to 5x/wk at 30 min/session and use stairmaster

 

[raysugar1234]

It doesn't look like they are developed enough to me. Maybe try cable crunches and leg raises. My abs really developed well when I started doing cable crunches and band work. Jump stretch bands really work well for abs and you can hit lower, upper and obliques. Follow diet advice but developing them is also necessary.

 

[MANWHORE]

I say about 12 1/2 days

 

[csd5]

Thanks for that meal plan and the advice. I'll try to get more steak and less of those 3 things. Any reason behind cutting out almond milk.. Almond butter and plain yogurt? I can see maybe the milk And the almond butter but the yogurt is pretty much 170 Cal 24g protein and 10 carbs 0 sugar? I do cardio min 5x a week for 25mins and once or twice intervals on the stairclimber... I know my abs aren't developed that great but will they grow on a caloric deficit or do I have to bulk first and go through this all over again? Here are 2 more pictures attached

 

[mission2]

Close bro..but I think you're missing some thickness in the abs

 

[johnnyBALLZ]

Thanks for that meal plan and the advice. I'll try to get more steak and less of those 3 things. Any reason behind cutting out almond milk.. Almond butter and plain yogurt? I can see maybe the milk And the almond butter but the yogurt is pretty much 170 Cal 24g protein and 10 carbs 0 sugar? I do cardio min 5x a week for 25mins and once or twice intervals on the stairclimber... I know my abs aren't developed that great but will they grow on a caloric deficit or do I have to bulk first and go through this all over again? Here are 2 more pictures attached

They're right there man.. I like the plan demon put up but I can tell you 30min cardio sessions weren't cutting it for me, there was a difference within weeks after bumping to 45min..

 

[csd5]

thanks man 45 mins is rough bc my cardio session is either 15 incline at 3.7 mph, stairmaster level 20/level 7 intervals or sprints lol but ill try to see what i can do

 

[bornSkinny]

I say about 12 1/2 days

no way, 13 for sure

seroiusly
I dont even think this is a diet thing you just need to develop your core
I have clearly visible abs currently at 17% bf
You cant be much more than that if at all

 

[csd5]

no way, 13 for sure

seroiusly
I dont even think this is a diet thing you just need to develop your core
I have clearly visible abs currently at 17% bf
You cant be much more than that if at all

i wanna believe you on this but there is a bit of fat down there, but i also agree on it not being as developed as it needs to be, question is can i burn the fat and gain the muscle when im taking in 2k calories

 

[MANWHORE]

no way, 13 for sure

seroiusly
I dont even think this is a diet thing you just need to develop your core
I have clearly visible abs currently at 17% bf
You cant be much more than that if at all

I never diet to bring my abs out..
Yes, you have to build the ab muscles so you can see them better..

Mine build with pushups..
slow pushups.. alot of pushups.. volume.. pullups..
planks until my abs burn

M

 

[MANWHORE]

and yes 13 weeks..
I was thinking about something else

M

 

[sin]

I don't know why people think leg lifts are an ab exercise, this works your hip flexors more than anything. The main function of abs is spinal flexion, you want to build them do crunches, reverse crunches, reverse cable crunches. Isometric contractions are not great for hypertrophy which is what you get from leg lifts, planks, pullups, squats, etc. Concentric contractions have consistently been proven best for hypertrophy and you do not get that from these exercises that don't involve spinal flexion.

 

[bdg77]

Sounds like your cardio is pretty intense. Do your check your heart rate? Cause you might be pushing yourself into the cardio training zone which is higher than the fat burning zone. Power walking at steep inclines works well. But if your pushing too hard you're going to be above the fat burning zone and 45 min may not be possible at that intensity. So turning down the intensity a bit and going those extra 15 min may work better in the long run.

 

[csd5]

Heart rate for cardio usually 160 at peak for treadmill incline walk... 170 peak for sprints etc

 

[Wunderpus]

Nothing has EVER developed my abs like hanging leg raises. It's a foundation in my routine now.

 

[BigJP]

I would say you are about 8 weeks of good diet and cardio and about 3 vials of tren ace away from abs

 

[csd5]

so without the tren ace more like 8 years away lol
id do it but i aint losing my hair

 

[dredd09]

Planks , up downs, and ab wheel. With that damn ab wheel who needs situps? Im all about saving the back stress.

 

[csd5]

So I've made some progress but I still haven't got rid of that little pouch or whatever it is around my belly button.... Any comments? advice?

 

[BigJP]

You look good man I would just up your cardio and you'll be there