The Truth About Abs: They Aren’t Worth It (Genetics, Beginners, Pop Tarts) – OmarIsuf

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krillerdk123321 September 13, 2015 - 1:04 pm

Seems like genetics = diet… shit diet= shit genetics = bad/misbehaving gains. It depends on your bowels and if you actually absorb all the calories you eat, say you eat a shit ton of mayo buy you cant absorb fat as well, now you would be eating 4000 calories but absorbing/utilizing only 3000, good genetics? no, bad genetics.

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ISYS Theories September 28, 2015 - 4:47 pm

What if when I started lifting I was 11% bodyfat and had abs . Will it be beneficial for me to still hit the core twice a week?

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Nick Shaffer November 11, 2015 - 4:06 am

I like the video and would like to add to say two things. More muscle mass is evident at the same BMI and weight loss is faster with more muscle mass. But you know this. Cheers.

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Jacob Hash November 23, 2015 - 12:57 am

Your information is garbage. You can't just claim to know genetics and the way individual bodies work when you haven't studied it.

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Casey December 7, 2015 - 7:51 pm

I chose to get lean first

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Lal Tawm Pui A December 22, 2015 - 2:09 am

This guy loves wearing those shirts. Wear a tees bro, your physique isn't the most pleasing.

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Thomas t. December 22, 2015 - 12:25 pm

Very interesting and helpful video! I really like it!

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Andy Pejman December 31, 2015 - 4:26 am

Yeah it took me like 2 years to get over the beginner hump but it's so worth it after that

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Vik Sword January 11, 2016 - 1:50 am

guys I'm 1.70 meters tall and weight is 64kgs I have nice muscles build and vains butt my belly is just sticking kinda out instead of ripped with abs I also seem to have a lot of water weight what do I do to get my belly flat abs showing and all? pls help thx

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perfect January 16, 2016 - 12:12 am

u look like u are wearing an apron.

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splattenburgers January 22, 2016 - 6:12 pm

To be honest, aren't visible abs just unhealthy? They serve no purpose to speak of and you need disturbingly low body fat levels for them.

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Jared Wright January 26, 2016 - 3:24 am

Alright… so what you are saying is do overall body weight lifting and your body will gain good traits for being healthy, and abs will follow?

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DemiGodDarien March 22, 2016 - 11:46 pm

You just saved my life

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James Cannon April 8, 2016 - 10:10 pm

Abdominal muscles are actually the first and most important thing a beginner should work on. I am not speaking to diet or fat accumulation but muscle growth itself; working those muscles. Not only will stong/toned abdominals prevent injury but will actually act as your cornerstone of mass development. The abdominal muscles are a very important part of (if not 'the key' of) many kinetic chains. Strengthening the core of these chains will actually allow you to thrive in compound movements notorious for building mass. Long story short- you must have a strong chain to put adequate weight (necessary to gain strength and muscle) on the distal end of that chain.

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Coffeebupper April 13, 2016 - 1:07 am

It's still good to train the core for strength. It helps with all your other lifts.

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Roberto EnrĂ­quez May 16, 2016 - 4:24 pm

Both me and my younger brother work out. I'm the one with bigger muscles, but it's very difficult for my abs to pop out. On the other hand, my brother is way thiner but has an incredible 8-pack. Is it possible that, by being related the way we do, we can tap out on each other's genetics with the correct programs (he wants to get bigger and I want more abs)? Or should we just drop it and do our thing?

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Luc Skickweller May 26, 2016 - 7:35 pm

59 people have bad genetics ….

Nah, they´re just fat as fuck….!!!

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Fhcr May 31, 2016 - 6:07 pm

Getting abs is actually easy, squatting 3 times your bw is what my goal really is.

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Bryce Rush June 12, 2016 - 8:36 pm

I'm 17 years old 6' 150lbs just starting out lifting how many calories do you think I should get for lean mass? I was thinking of around 2400 or so

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Baddicus B June 16, 2016 - 2:17 pm

I'm basically the type of person he explains in this video, I'm 6'0, 150, 14-16 percent bf. But I want to cut first and get some definition. I'm a noob and I'm getting stronger while being in a deficit of 500. Is this okay? I want to add size later but for now I want to get as lean as possible like no leaner than 8, is this possible and should I do it?

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Mike Nguyen June 23, 2016 - 1:31 am

I been training abs for a month everyday and they been popping out a lil more and I been lifting for 2 years

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Thunder _kkiller35 June 26, 2016 - 4:17 pm

I'm 17 I eat 1500 calories a day.. I workout 6 hours a day for 6 days. Yes I go hard and heavy. Am I good or it that still starving myself?

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Sean Akyildiz August 21, 2016 - 3:25 am

Ok so I am 13 years old and I eat junk food but I also eat a wide variety of healthy foods all the time and even have healthy choice meals but I also like junk food, I workout every other day for like 2 hours and for some reason even tho I eat junk food I am getting leaner, why is this will Someone help me out?

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Luis Morse September 6, 2016 - 11:31 am

WOW, so good! Thanks for providing this video, it really helped! 🙂

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Geco Correal September 20, 2016 - 10:46 pm

Dude seriously, you are a freaking genius, your stuff is always so on point. Thanks a lot for the down-to-earth, no BS and accurate information.

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Mehran Mahdi October 14, 2016 - 12:58 am

I had hard, well-defined abs since I was 12 without exercise. It's all
about genetics and metabolism. I know people who can crunch much harder
and longer than me and still look like they gave birth

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Mak - D November 5, 2016 - 2:50 am

This guy is cool, but his got the worst shoulders ever , no shoulders what so ever

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Tyler November 12, 2016 - 4:30 am

This is dead in the money

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Kevin li December 24, 2016 - 7:38 pm

but im over 15 percent bodyfat by a little so can i still lean bulk

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Anna Darus March 3, 2017 - 1:53 pm

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Vicente Joaquin March 12, 2017 - 3:51 pm

Been training and cutting for two years, I never go lower 165 pounds, my body gets hungry as hell once I get there, I'm 5'10, should I do a lean mass phase? According to the body fat calculator I'm 14 per cent body fat.

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Paul Reuter June 3, 2017 - 9:58 am

I gained 13 kg in 1 year and now I lost 7 kg in a month.. hurts so much too see all the mass go, but I wanna get shredded and build up again.

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Martial Arts June 28, 2017 - 4:30 pm

says the man who has nice abs

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Rashadul Islam August 2, 2017 - 11:34 am

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BlakeMcTavishe January 31, 2018 - 4:53 pm

Why do I keep getting ads for baby formula on fitness channels?

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Peter Medenwaldt May 13, 2018 - 10:30 pm

But what if I've been lifting for 6yrs and still haven't cut down to see my abs yet? I wouldn't call myself a beginner lol

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M F June 3, 2019 - 8:36 am

This advice ignores "hardgainers"

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Alex January 4, 2020 - 3:14 pm

There's no such thing as 'good' or 'bad' genetics, that's just bullshit, it implies those people are born universally better.
Storing fat is simply undesired for modern asthetics standards, but it's great genetics for an eskimo trying to survive the winter.

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Ryan Barnes February 7, 2020 - 1:47 am

I do gymnastics. Believe you me, it is not worth it to focus on lowering bodyfat for the sake of revealing a six pack. Your performance will suffer quite a bit.

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