Does anybody on TSR have 8 pack abs?

What, him getting fat?

Sports and aesthetics keep me highly motivated though

Agreed. He's lean. 8-10% probably and that is definitely a six pack in my book! Lean enough to make it difficult to maintain year-round and I'm sure the picture is probably enhanced in many ways. I don't think you'll find a non-pro bodybuilder at 6% body fat though. That's freakish and unhealthy to maintain. Lots of discipline, mind.

I have no motivation to do sport, I just thank my mother for my high metabolism! But I think aesthetics motivates everyone, well at least most people - we want to look the best we can.

I think sport is something you are brought up with and can become extremely passionate about. It drives you more than anything to get better, unlike many ordinary jobs. Thus you can see why some people are so dedicated to training when they have sport as motivation. I suppose that should make it easier for me to get back into shape now than purely trying to look good . There's also the fact that you feel better too in so many ways as a third incentive.

I agree with you. My family has never been sporty and so I've never had the inclination to do sport myself. I think it also has a lot to do with how good you are at it. If you're at the gym and lifting like 50kg (I don't know if that's a lot in the grand scheme of things, but it's how much I weigh so I'm assuming that'd be hard?) you'd feel better about yourself and so would want to do it more. Whereas people like me who have difficulty lifting 3kg weights are probably going to give up before they've begun.

Depends what exercise really. 50kg is fairly light, how old/tall are you? And you like pancakes so you must have a fast metabolism!

You gain knowledge of how to train and that as a method of self-improvement and a hobby, taking performance and how you look out of the equation, becomes enjoyable in itself, just like some people like to run or are into powerlifting/olympic lifting/bodybuilding, I like to train and get stronger/faster/fitter/more mobile, especially in a team training environment where you get tested as well. You want to be better than the rest because generally all sportsmen have a healthy ego and you want to impress your coaches with your work ethic.

Oh Lord, see.. I'm clueless! I'm 17 and 5'3" and yup, if my friends order a large Dominos I'll probably have 7/8 slices.. We went to the Harvester once and I ate over 3,000 calories in one meal .

What sports do you do?

Dominos is so tempting now a day before I start the log!!!

. Skinny abs if you are 65-70 kg, like big boobs on a fat girl, don't count.

That's the biggest bull**** statement you made lmao. I have a friend who weighs 70kg, middleweight boxer, 9% body fat and he has definitely not got what you call 'skinny abs'. He trains hard and out lifts people weighing 85kg.

Also metabolism has a massive effect, some people don't necessarily need to be starving themselves to achieve a body fat % of 8%.


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Go for it, Texas BBQ is THE BEST. I have my local Domino's saved as a contact on my phone Committed or what?

It was tongue in cheek you clown!

Anyone 70kg and male should have visible abs. Boxers don't train for abs and bulk, they're beasts in their own right but their training goals have to be strictly performance-orientated, along with their diet in order to keep weight down. He obviously does not have much muscle but can still have high relative strength. Most boxers don't have massively aesthetic abs in a strength training sense, some do.

Metabolism plays a role, but lots of people mistake a high metabolism for never eating more than 2500 calories a day in their life and playing 2 hours of football 5 days a week.

I do, but they're cleverly disguised you see. Under a layer of alcoholism and poor choices, some nay-sayers would call "fat". The're hibernating, they're a sleeping giant at the minute.

They call it "fat", you call it "memories"

You absolute shortbread biscuit! Don't remind me of the times I had to do nothing and have a nice shape!

I'll get in shape again, and I'll look at your name as inspiration, it will become my "Adrian"!!!

lol of course boxers and body builders have different training routines, done both and they have completely different impacts on your body. The former is much more intense and painful.

Don't know anyone who plays football 2 hours 5 days a week, but my little brother eats in excess of 2500calories a day and his body fat % is below 10% lol.
But to be fair he's very young and only weighs 60kg and is 6ft1.

Any one male weighing 70kg doesn't necessarily have to 'have visible abs' depends on height and many other factors. Most people don't lift weights.



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I didn't understand any of that.