Why do most people think that doing crunches will give you a six pack?

Why do most people think that doing crunches will give you a six pack?

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>doing crunches will give you a six pack
Is this not accurate ?!

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Everyone has a 6 pack. It is just under fat and spot reduction is a hilarious myth.

They believed all the infomercials promising spot reduction.

So how do I get a 6pack then ?
If crunches are useless I mean

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Doing ab work will make abs larger. You can be 20% bf and have abs show.
Yes getting lean is 80% of it, but saying ab work doesn't help abs show is peak autism.

It does when youre very low bodyfat. I remember getting a 6pack in like 2 weeks of doing a lot of "sit-ups" when I was around 11. Even though I'm still skinny, I can't reproduce that now as my bf% must have been like 5% back then unironically.

Low bf%

lol I used to believe what Jow Forums says too. Imagine my surprise when doing 100 crunches a day as an accessory to my regular lifts makes my core bigger and my abs show more than anything else. Now instead of getting mad at people saying situps work, I get to be mad at Jow Forums parroting this perpetual fucking myth because it's in the sticky. JUST SQUAT FOR ABS BRO

Focus on "core" ie lower back and abs and be at low BF. There is more to abs than just the crunch movement, also crunches aren't really effective or good for you.
Try doing some rowing machine hard as fuck and you'll realize you don't HAVE to directly train abs.
It isn't that complicated by any means.

this is a meme lol

Ok but where does typical ab work, crunches, leg raises, etc. fall under as an exercise? Once you start doing dozens of reps of these bodyweight ab exercises, is that best for hypertrophy? Can you really build strength doing BWx100 crunches?

I hate the meme that low bf% is all that is required. I have seen it on myself like I explained when I was a kid. I was extremely low bf but I didn't have an actual 6pack until I started doing ab exercises. You can see plenty of bone-skinny kids and people dying of cancer and they don't have a well-defined 6 packs.

>not verifying at your nearest hospital tonight

Thx for real anons, I'll go sleeping less dumb tonight

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look kid you need to understand that abs are made in the kitchen, ok? you dont need to directly work them, just do compounds.

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ITT: retards. You need to both work your ab muscles and have low body fat. Don’t fall for the “abs are made in the kitchen” and “I don’t even work abs lol” memes. Target your abs just like with everything else.

couldnt have said it better myself

High pulley cable crunches is the best thing you can do for core development and deep separation, period. That being said you won't have abs if you're fucking fat. If you don't train your core you will never have those 3d deep separated abs regardless of diet.

crunches are a total meme exercise. Pull ups will work out abs more than crunches/sit ups

blessed image

>training abs for 6 pack and not for stronger core for squats

all you need to do is hanging leg raises

would it be crazy if I just walked up to her and got on my knees to sniff her hole? haha

yeah, it's always one extreme or another
>you need low bodyfat bro
>you're already at a low bodyfat and you don't have abs? you need to do crunches to see them bro
It's a combination of genetics, prior musculature and low bodyfat, some people just don't have very naturally defined abdominal musculature and not matter how much they train abs or how lean they get, their abs will always look sub par.

just look at arnold, fairly mediocre core for a bodybuilder of his calibre

this is actually true tho. I don't do any direct core work and i have a 6 pack

I have barely visible abs at like 20% bf dyel because of weighted myotatic crunches. Abs+love handles is a retarded combo, but it's there.

wtf is that trap hair?

this is how you get abs

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What the actual fuck is that

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>He actually believes atrophied, weak abs that perform no work look the same as strong abs that are exercised under load on a regular basis

LOL

deadlifts,squats,fast running,planks,etc

Lose bf and do core and back exercises

I do a decent a amount of work on the rowing machine and can confirm, very good way to bump your core quickly. But you have to row hard as fuck and quite frankly it is not easy to do. Rowing machines are greatly overlooked for good full body workout.

Leglifts, abdominal vacuums and ab roller works for me.

left looks better

dad bod's are in

sorry

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Imaging seeing that infront of you

>mfw my gym had same exact shit

most retarded shit i have ever seen, tried doing abs on it once, felt like i was fucking the air

How much bf does left have. I have similar build right now.

>mfw laughing at cucks not doing hanging leg raises and stomach vacuums every workout 3 times a week.

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>sprints
Kek, running in fast

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doing any kind of core excercise is awesome for fitness. Most people are sedentary and their core is their most unfit muscle group. I would NEVER tell someone not to do crunches. usage and fitness of core is waaaaaaaay and i mean waaaay more important then caring about sixpack

Does anyone have a pic of abs from someone with low body fat who doesn't do crunches, vs someone who does?

>dont need to directly work them
>"dont need to"
>"need"

but it does help

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how in the fuck do you use this?

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