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Anonymous
Humble people of /fit/, please enlighten me...

I'll get to the point or I'll go on a tangent. Is it actually natural for people to have more-than-flat, insanely defined abs?

I've been in excellent shape my whole life. I'm 21, weigh 150 pounds, and live a very active lifestyle. I've been a dancer my whole life. My schedule isn't the same nowadays, but I've also been swimming for over a year now. I work my whole body, but I practice various ab exercises, some I've discovered on my own. I eat well, no fast food for years and plenty of what the body needs without gorging.

I tell myself that this isn't possible: with everything contained behind the abs it wouldn't be normal to be concave, and in this twisted society we live in, what is attractive is typically what's unnatural. But once in a while I still wonder if it's possible. I'm sure it is but it would require insanely rigorous and thorough workouts. Thoughts?

Pic related cause It's me (left - relaxed, right - flexed)
>> Anonymous
OP; no
american culture tends to confuse aesthetics with functionality...if you use the muscle, it has to relax at some point right? it has to expand? so you cant have 'those' abs simply by the nature of simple biology

the dudes with those abs are just emaciated speed addicts

look at professional fighters; their core has to be AMAZINGLY powerful, yet they have 'guts' why? because with all that core power comes muscle...muscle takes up mass and space when its not contracted

i had the same concerns; i had a muscle gut from doing kickboxing... but i had super defined abdominals.... it drove me crazy.

i wouldnt worry op
>> Anonymous
Think about it from an evolutionary perspective. The only pressure thus far on our species is to have the best ability to store fat for famines and bad hunting. So no, your crazy abs are not "normal."
>> Anonymous
>>10267
lol this poster is a fat sack of shit who is deeply jealous of your man abs which in fact were normal until america mericaaaa hell look at hippies in the fucking 60's most people werent fat sacks of shit. get off the internet everyone.
>> Anonymous
Actually I'm a bio major and I'm happy with my gut. I'd be able to kick the shit out of anyone with a sixpack showing.
>> Anonymous
I don't want to have defined/visible abs for fear of a retarded one (which seems to be common). I'ma just do biceps and pecs. 99% of chicks are fine with that. Hell, 80% of chicks are fine without a guy having any visible muscle definition as long as he's funny and has nice hair. And 50% are fatties that will take ANY man.

But yeah, the muscle gut is frustrating. I'm stuck with a gut. It's either fat or muscle. Can't be thin.