What he's talking about is the lower abdominal fat. Pelvic fat you see on women where they store fat for hormonal balance. You'll see it when women wear jeans. The pelvic area is pudgy. Fit women have fat pelvic area.
Just because you can't see your abs, doesn't mean they're not there. Hard work you put into improving yourself will still pay off. Stay healthy and happy people.
@@2.o136 rather aesthetics but as a man I don't even necessarily find it aesthetic on women, at some point a ripped woman becomes too masculine (but that doesn't mean they shouldn't exercise, being fit is attractive)
yep! i had a ripped 6 pack but i lost my period, my hair fell out and i had really awful digestive issues. i was dying even tho i looked extremely fit. i had to gain 25 pounds or i was literally going to damage my organs. i’m better now but i never want to feel that way again.
@@ryanrodriguez7664 it was scary… my doctor told me i wouldn’t ever be able to have a baby if i kept going like that. it was my wake up call that i was damaging my body.
I honestly wish I had even a small portion of the body fat women had. I’m so skinny that I look like a model of a skeleton you’d see in a museum. I feel fine but I don’t think I should look like a pale bog body with healthier toes.
@@sophiedavis434 Honestly, that's stupid. Men don't work out to fight perverts or other people in general. If there's anyone trying to cause you harm you know they don't care about rules, so you will punch them and they will stab and shoot you. Muscular men and women are so fragile and helpless as anyone.
@@sophiedavis434That's stupid in other ways too. You can have a 6-pack that's hidden behind a health layer of fat. You will be as strong as someone with a 6-pack showing but much healthier than them.
Most men don't like abs on women. The fact that you didn't know this already just shows how disconnected women are from what men are and want. And I mean MEN, not boys or some random Chad on Tinder that wants to come over to pump and dump.
Brutal. Not honest, just brutal. No one said anything about bmi here and the subject is specifically understanding a body feature that gets shame on bodies within the healthy range; which isn't cut and dried on body fat percentage. The op is either a person with dysmorphia joking about the fix, or someone being fast and loose with the term for the joke. Dysmorphia happens in people of every bmi and isn't cured by shorts or accusations. But, could very seriously make someone's suffering worse.
This literally happened to me in conservatory as a dance major and I'm still trying to get my ovaries to work again 5 years later. Definitely not a game.
@@tediumluvs that sounds really scary... I was going to gym away my tummy fat but now I'm just going to make sure I burn enough calories to tame the chonk.
@@tediumluvs more like premature. Not necessarily temporary because sadly, it might be permanent. Between overworking my body, not retaining enough body fat, and being stressed beyond belief, I forced it to happen without even knowing. Self care is actually a lot more important than we like to believe.
Reminder that muscle definition like six packs and bodybuilding comes from a mix of building muscle and burning enough fat to make them visible. Functional muscle has a layer of fat over it.
AND, AND, *AND* Having over 30% body fat is still fat and not good for your health at all so keep a moderate body fat% or youll die sooner And yes Eddie Hall is technically overweight, although hes getting better since he retired
@@magentawool2556 also something i learned recently, Abs look like abs only when flexed. . When they are not flexed they just look like a muscular stomach.. Does that make sense
as a women who used to have abs i found that eating more protein and including milk in my diet helped me get my menstrual cycle back on track, but it didn’t stop me having abs
Most people with abs tend to have a very low body fat, as long as you maintain your body fat , it's all good. Do take regular checkups and try to stay in the 15 mark in case to make sure you don't cross 12 cause i know many woman who has no menstruation cycle due to this
so you went from too low calorie intake to healthier calorie intake. Yea it's possible to have yr abs visible and not have a too low body fat %. It's not something special about milk - it's just high calorie
This is why I prioritize flexibility and strength rather than bulking up. I don't "look fit," if anything I look like anything but, yet my back doesn't hurt, my knees don't hurt, and my bones don't feel "creaky."
This is why I base my progress on strength rather than appearance. At my most fit I was still kinda fat but my endurance was amazing. I fell off over the years and I’m slowly getting into the exercising habit again, but this is a comforting reminder that gains don’t have to be visible to know you’re doing a good job with your fitness. Take care of yourselves 💖
Keep that energy moving forward in 2023. And it's true, gains aren't always visible, especially to the person making them. You look at yourself in the mirror every day, the transition is so slow that it's not even going to he visible to you, but running an extra hundred meters or adding another 10lbs to a lift is definitely something you notice.
Our abs are there, they are our muscles, ladies. It's just hidden behind the stomach fat. But like he said, abs aren't the epitome be all and end all of what health truly is. I hope we can all live healthily in our own happy ways and not live by others' standards of healthy 🥰
@@ok0_0 10 percent body fat is really going to be the lowest you'd want to go, although id recommend going at least a little higher. A lot of people when they think of abs they are thinking of 6 to 8 percent body fat. That sort of "washboard abs" look.
In a similar vein, it's important to remember that the way bodybuilders look on stage is not a state we should aspire to be in. Even the bodybuilders don't usually look like that. Their on stage appearance is actually them at their weakest and least healthy, because they're dehydrated, malnourished, and probably below their essential body fat levels. It's not a great idea to be obese either, but I feel most people already understand that.
Yup, the biggest indicator of it being the appearance over health/strength is the fact that powerlifters and bodybuilders tend to look completely different.
@@dorrianbrooks9408 This is pretty accurate, however there's a bit more to it. There are plenty of powerlifters who take such an insane amount of gear they look like a bodybuilder anyway, plus even as a lighter powerlifter my cardio is horrible and it's even worse for any of the other powerlifters I know. The issue with both bodybuilding and powerlifting is they are so narrow minded that both don't do that great a job of making you healthy. Obviously in moderation both are good but there are definitely better ways to get healthy (ex: calisthenics + running)
@ezechieldzimeyor4541 yeah, I probably should've made the distinction that powerlifting isn't the healthiest either. It's definitely something you do to genuinely get strong, but like you said, too much of one thing isn't healthy(a statement that applies to life in general) and most licensed professionals would agree that it's best to be diverse(for a lack of a better word) when it comes to working out, especially if better health is the main goal/motivation to get physical
My mom was a body builder, didn't use steroids, but she told me how taxing and stressful it was. They would not drink any water (or minimal water) for a day or two before the competition. They would also have to appear vascular so many would go to extreme measures. My mom knew it was bad when she was fainting frequently. She also thought that some women were definitely using gear. There is a picture of her during these days and she looks really scary. Not because she's muscular, but because you can just tell how unhealthy she is and how tired she looks.
Yep. It’s not just body builders, but MMA fighters, boxers, wrestlers, pretty much any kind of combat sport… They all go through a cutting phase a few days before a weigh in, one of my old roommates did amateur BJJ, and I remember him eating rice cakes and celery while walking around wearing trash bags to cause him to sweat out all of his water weight. The weigh in was always rough, dude always looked like he was about to die.
I have abs, a perfect monthly period, and am so happy. This definitely isn’t true for everyone and shouldn’t be used to dissuade women from having them. Granted, however, my abs come from ballet and the 18 year training to hold in my stomach at all times, so it’s rock hard from discipline and isolated muscles that have been used since I was 5, not exercise.
thanks for this- seems all this video did was tell me “don’t you dare work out to get toned.” Idek if they mean 6 pack like RIPPED BODY BUILDER or if i just want to slim down and get noticeably toned. Either way this video is Super discouraging making me feel like I’m going to be more healthy staying a flabby short girl rather than a “healthy fit” one….
I think there's a stricking difference between the light fit abs, the the bodybuilder super cut abs. I think he's referring to the second one in this video
Just don't do the extreme. I don't think the point is to discourage those from losing weight. Just don't do the extreme bodybuilder stuff. Everyone in the bodybuilder world will tell you it's the most healthy thing. A lot of the top bodybuilders tend to die on the younger side from heart problems.
There should have probably been some more nuance in this discussion. It obviously really depends on how big those ab muscles are and genetics. Even at 15-20% abs can show. Also a lot of fit women you can very clearly see the oblique muscles but not the rectus abdominis (the six pack part), so be careful how you define it
For those who are reading the comments, this is for define 6 packs where each individual ab is visible. If you have a define stomach where you can see the indention or shape of your abs, your fine. It also depends on how much fat you have on your body. Some women have more fat stores in the legs and arms than the stomach.
No periods? I'm getting me a 6 pack. Edited for explanation The truth is I can't anyway. I have a huge piece of hernia mesh and a belly full of scar tissue to go with my PCOS.A period can be painful enough to need a trip to the hospital as cramping pulls on the scar tissue. I have 3 teenagers and I have had a tubal ligation. Menopause is helping because it's all winding down. Yes, I was being facetious but for genuine reasons. I didn't think a comment would cause so much controversy.
My thoughts exactly. Free birth control and you get to look like a beast in the process, lmao. (Apparently I need to clarify that this is in fact a joke. Thank you for reading and have a nice day.)
I love the explanation. Keep in mind that many people have strong muscles, but it is only because of the low body fat that they become visible in certain areas. Being strong and healthy is different than looking a certain way.
Exactly! I don't look like I can lift 80lbs in each arm, but I can. People try to dissuade me from carrying things over 30lbs because I'm small and don't have super defined muscles!
@@223556762308 ummmm yeah both women, and men have completely different biology. Except for the majority of the organs. The problem is that women have less testosterone than men, and wider hips which makes it harder to run faster. There's also the fact that women have less muscle than men. So putting women in close combat roles is a bad idea, because they don't have enough muscle mass that is required in close combat. I do agree that women can take combat roles that don't require being in close combat like a sniper, or a helicopter pilot that shoots, or bombs the enemy's. And other roles that don't require close combat.
It makes me sad when girls flex their abs but some come out saying how they haven’t had their period in months to years from working out and having pretty much zero body fat
@@kotaleartist its not a win if you think its a win because you wont get period but you really should listen to what the video said its about health not a win or lose situation
Even when I was my skinniest and most toned, I still couldn't get a 6 pack. I tried. I didn't know all this. I was so ashamed of myself. I was working out 6 days a week and still wasn't seeing my lower abs. I'm glad to know this now. I'm not going to be ashamed or push myself that hard again.
@@ODaughterofZionMinistries This is why I love genetics showing us people can never be equal in any form espacially physically and making other jealous
As a woman, I had to go down to 10% body fat to attain abs. I had stopped menstruating, I was weaker than ever, I felt cold all of the time, and I was ALWAYS HUNGRY. It was nowhere near sustainable. It may be possible, but it's def not HEALTHY, and that should be the priority. 👍🏻
Yow what HOW IS THAT SO HARD FOR YOU A skinny person?? Literally when i squat and maintain food intake(calories intake) its naturally forming! Like the 11 abs not the wash board one that's hard XD i dont like crunches a lot
Dont ,trust me if you want to be both skinny and have abs is bad for your health.heck even as an boy my gym instructer didnt allow me to do abs workout like after 6 months after gaining enough weight Ok for everyone saying that about weak abs and having weak core is that itsnt for me specfically but for every new member around my age at that time so dont need to mock someone for trying have an better phyisque when you yourself are just an internet comment warrior lmao
feels like some men just want women to go under the knife for breast implants that weaken their muscles. I can still have body fat (10%-13%) for support but also visible muscles, specifically triceps and pectorals because they're HELPFUL! (men just want women to be helpless mammals that don't look human). I won't be weak no matter how many men want to convince me to be. or how much "data" they want to use. sexual selection is the reason women became weaker, tho they weren't originally weaker. this really angers me. permanent breasts are even a mutation because of sexual selection and according to business insider, breast fat reduction reduces breast cancer risk by a staggering 95%. breast fat doesn't mean more milk glands. In fact, it impedes lactogenesis according to the international consortium of milk genomics. sexual selection caused women to look the way they do rn. I'd want to reverse that crap any day.
Yeah, it isn't healthy for the men either, it's a beauty product not strength (if anything it keeps person very vulnerable and susceptible easy death from evolutionary point of view.)
This is very true So I got this friend of mine, he has abs, but can't do sit ups very well (about 30-35 in a minute) I did gymnastics when I was a child, and continued abdominal training after stopping gymnastics. I got a gut, no abs, but I could do about 50 sit ups in 1 minute
This makes me very sad for another reason. I’ve heard so many middle aged women talk about how horrible their weight gain was for them, when they used to be smaller all their life, when it makes sense and is totally normal!
It’s not a game though. When you want it to come back, it’s not guaranteed. It’ll take years to get your body back to a healthy place if you do get that low of body fat percentage.
Too bad it's not just that but the lack of hormones mess up your whole body like he said. Even thyroid problems alone are enough to male your life pretty uncomfortable, let alone messing up your bone density.
So the beauty standards we are pressured to attain are literally damaging our health… perfect. Didnt think this would blow up like this. Some of you are really getting into it in the replies.
Didn’t even know that was a beauty standard. The only women I’ve ever seen that are thin are seriously underweight like me. And it’s probably out of their control. But I don’t see many women and don’t even pay attention so maybe I missed something.
@@13_cmi the beauty standard referred to is probably the hype about the thigh gap. Many women believe the more space between the thighs the more desirable
If I understand correctly it's also quite common to have the fat stored ON TOP of the muscles (instead of around the organs where it impedes function) and you don't see abs even if she's super strong. The engine is under the hood
I'm glad he pointed out that there are exceptions. I hope that we finally reach a point of understanding that everyone has a different state of homeostasis. That it is not only normal but a GOOD thing.
Abs are maintainable for men, but it depends on whether somebody has the fat distribution for a 6 pack at 12% bf. The problem is that under 10% just like for women, men will suffer from things like lack of sex drive, mood changes etc.
@@freezingicy9457 What would you consider extremely low? Under 12% the constant feeling of hunger, libido decrease and being moody seems like shit to me but idk.
Just to make it clear, I don't think he is saying "Be Fat". He is saying that women shouldn't have an extremely low body fat percentage that men strive for as they do need body fat however staying lean and healthy isn't going to harm you and will probably be better for you.
Thank you for talking about the non menstrual effects of lowered estrogen!! So important for everyone to know that it’s not just about kids. It’s about your health.
please i'm tired of hearing these stories about doctors trying to scare women that they won't be able to have kids, they should gain weight or "give birth and you'll be ok (hormones)" (have two "skinny" friends but none of us want to have kids i believe) i mean yeah, for some it might be "good point" in convincing to gain weight but. ....it should be about /person's own health/ and not potential kids
I used to have a six pack - a four pack actually. I was on a low-carb diet (vegan and mostly organic food). I did crossfit three or four times a week and I trained at a regular gym on Saturdays and Sundays. I had less than 10% body fat and weighed 48 kg. Now I'm "off duty", 10 kg heavier and I wouldn't go back. In retrospective I think I had an eating disorder. (I'm not implying that people who train hard and are on a diet have an ED, but I think I did because everything revolver around that).
Yes, if you see men who are buff from actual physical work and look like they wrestle bears in the woods they rarely have visible abs. Muscle in men who are buff for practical reasons rarely have tiny little waists, minimal body fat and don't look like pretty boys. Their waist is quite wide and core is very strong
Abs are a sign of athleticism not just raw strength. Its not good to be strong but be unable to do a 5k run or a pullup or a 12inch vertical of a 15sec 100m dash.
Thanks kinda cap, immune system, metabolism and other factors like daily activities and diet pay a huge role. If you think that you have low estrogen, look up the symptoms on the internet.
There is a difference between unhealthy fat and healthy fat. PLEASE don't use this as justification to consume unhealthy fats and foods that create unhealthy fats in your body. You are open to many other health problems like diabetes, heart disease which is skyrocketing, cancer, stroke, etc,... Don't eat processed foods like processed grains, hydrogenated oils like canola and most plant oils, sugary foods foods with unnatural sweeteners... What should you eat? A lot of healthy fat and healthy cholesterol, and healthy omegas. Best sources are additive free lard, real butter, homemade ghee, tallow, cold pressed unrefined coconut oil (as long as you don't heat it), fish low in Mercury, egg yolks. If you want a sweet treat stop stuffing your face with cake.... Make Russian custard using raw local honey. Add a tad of raw local honey to those healthy fats and enjoy those fats by the spoonful as snacks. I solved adrenal, thyroid and weight issues by going grain free sugar free and doing plenty of healthy fats and cholesterol and I also don't have overweight issues anymore because my body needs the healthy fat for all the functions that guy mentioned and more!
As someone who struggled with an eating disorder, this was amazing to hear and a lot of info I never had before. I'm doing much better nowadays but whenever the dark thoughts come back, I will think about this now. The goal for me is to healthy and happy.
That's why the focus needs to be on health and how you physically feel rather than how you look. Nothing is sexier than someone who is confident, healthy, living their best life
I understand you, as a fellow woman who struggles with extremely heavy flow and horrible pain, but it won't just stop your period. It will wreck absolute chaos in your body, including mood, it can lead to lower bone density and bone problems later on. Estrogen is really important and I hope you find a way to treat your endometriosis without hurting your body
Yeeepppp. When I was at my most “fit” my periods completely stopped (thought I was pregnant 😅) took awhile for me to realize that my body was trying to tell me that I wasn’t being healthy, that I was just working out to the point it was damaging
There’s so many comments like this. I wish this were covered in health class. Or maybe I wish anyone actually paid attention in health class. Hope you’re healthier now, take care of yourself.
@@user-yb5yb6rj8h yeah estrogen supplements definitely would help, but also I don't think it would be that bad if you did anyways unless you had some underlying problems like osteoporosis. My mom has the biggest muscles I've seen on anyone men included she's like pure muscle and she's fine, she's never had any problems with menopause bone density or anything. Also unrelated but love your name that's one of my favorite kanji (or hanzi can't really tell since there's no context)
@@user-yb5yb6rj8hyeah its written the same in both Japanese and Chinese so that's why I said either kanji or hanzi! Although I can't remember the Chinese pronounciation only the Japanese
@@user-yb5yb6rj8h I've seen women say how scary and difficult it was for them when their period stopped because of working out too much, I'm jot sure why they felt that way, but maybe losing your period has more side effects than not being able to conceive children.
I was a fitness fanatic that bordered on an eating disorder, I had a 6 pack and ripped arms and then my period stopped, my hair thinned out and my nails were bendy and snapped constantly. I got joint pain and now years later at 37 every joint in my body cracks and my hair STILL falls out more than it should. So there are long term effects
Some women can maintain 20% bodyfat without hormonal issues, generally most can maintain 25%, >35% is considered obese, being obese can also cause hormonal issues and other health complications. Most men will have low testosterone if they try to maintain
Oh wow so that’s why i hear about ballerinas and gymnasts going through abnormalities with their periods. Anyways I’m gunna do some 6 pack prevention now🍩 🍨 🍰 🧁 🍮
What’s so strange is that extremely thin women (who also commonly miss their periods) are treated like the pinnacle of beauty. When there was a woman with stomach fat on the cover of sports illustrated, there was outrage. It’s literally impossible to please people.
Well there’s a medium between fat and what you said (I don’t know if that’s skinny or what you’d call that). Besides that is the beauty standard for women, just like how being tall, ripped and having a nice face is the beauty standard for men. Both are unrealistic and kind of unhealthy, but they’re still the beauty standard.
@@Willy_Warmer see I somewhat see eye to eye with you on that but I will mention that women's beauty standards are a lot more intense, we don't need to go into depth about societal pressure even because it's obvious in everyday rates of women vs men practicing unhealthy diets, plastic surgery (not to mention female beauty standards literally contain waxing and makeup to a certain extent, which are monsters in themselves since they require regular upkeep). Now those are just surface level, beauty standards of most eras are defined by what the ideal female body was in that era and the differences are drastic, men's standards more or less don't waver honestly. so yeah, I hear you but not comparable, plus men's beauty standards are generally also not pressurized as hard.
This is true , my daughter is petite and very under weight her periods have stopped for a while, went to the doctor she proscribed high fat diet. And explained all this.
@@dowon_btw "the doctor who understands human biology is wrong and I'm right" yea man sure if someone wants a 6 pack they can go on ahead but they oughta know this first, yafeel?
@@uncroppedsoopgod wtf, people here are weird. Having abs developed for a woman is completely fine, just because you grow more muscles as a woman doesn't fucking mean you'll die. The issue is when people try to define them by decreasing the level of fats in their body. The minimal healthy amount recommended for women is 12%, and if you go under that, your abs will be more toned, but you'll probably have more health issues. There's a difference between having a highly visible six pack and a slightly visible one. + fat distribution varies in people, some might have more fat on their stomach, some on their back and thighs, some in between, etc. If you have less fat on your stomach your abs might be more visible. I believe i saw a person saying here that abs can be visible at 12-14 fat percentage but idk. People here are misunderstanding what the doctor said and thinking that building muscles for women is unhealthy. If you're a woman and want a six pack, go for it, but also maintain the needed fat percentage. There's also different types of fat and genetics, god, doctors MUST go into these details or else people will misinterpret their words.
@@verydamn nothing you said contradicts anything I meant, just expands on what I said. this video is a short though, and I think it's common sense to not _only_ watch a short and gather everything from there on something as complicated as the human body. it's just worth hearing this to then know to look into it more beforehand. kind of like how the original commenter here mentioned how _understanding_ it is important, and not just that hearing this is. it's a generalized statement when he says that it would be unhealthy for a woman to have a 6-pack, but you're also absolutely right that people will misinterpret things to be fair. humans are really good at getting everything wrong in every way possible even when it baffles you as to how they could
If medicine is in my future as far as a career I’d love this man to be my professor he explains everything so well and he keeps my interest which means next nothing will be missed.
This goes for men too. When I first got into bodybuilding and did my first cut I went way too far with it and negatively impacted my testosterone as well as metabolism. Toward the end I was taking 4 naps a day, got cold all of the time, and generally felt like crap.
There are different levels to ab visibility. Many people could stand to lose fat and wouldn't risk these downsides. When most women think of wanting a "six pack," they usually just want them barely visable with the line down the middle. You don't have to get shredded for that. It's also worth noting that building muscle everywhere will spread out your fat across more surface area, making abs easier to maintain.
A caveat is that your 6 pack / ab muscles could still be visible even with sufficient fat (12% is still very little tho generally speaking for both women and men) if you train hard a built up those muscles. Also people's fat is distributed differently. Some have more on their arms or thigs while other have more on the abdomen
Thank you. Although I put the bulk of my fat on my stomach, I'm still showing the first line and faintly the second line at ~22% bf. I imagine I could see all 3 and be above 12% even with my fat distribution profile. However I focus on the core heavily due to the motions I do and want the stability
@@SwilyStaff Yeah also focusing on the core helps immensely with certain types of back pain. I did PT for a while for back pain (edit: which focused pretty much 100% on my core) from bad genetics and I started to see that faint line on my stomach with about 20% bf.
After I had my son I didn't get my period for over a year after he was born (not bc of breastfeeding) bc I was small to begin with, during pregnancy it took a lot out of me to bear him, and by time I gave birth I had a low body fat percentage. I was diagnosed with temporary amenorrhea. They wanted to prescribe me hormones, but I wanted to even my body out on my own. I finally started menstruating again last month, unfortunately, but I did it by myself without hormone medication, and I'm proud of myself for letting my body regulate itself.
Uh, cool i guess? Medecine exists so you can make this go faster. It's not unhealthy to be healthy faster. There's no benefit to "naturally" healing over modern science, unless you have an irrational fear instilled by naturopathic practitioners.
@@gormauslander OK? Go off I guess. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to take hormone replacement medications. My OBGYN gave me a choice, and told me it would be better to let my body fix itself. You don't have to have some irrational fear to not want to take medicine. It's common to not have your period for a while after giving birth, and it's not a serious problem.
So glad you're here to share this story. Wish I was as brave as you. I appreciate myself everyday before and since my pregnancies for having a "healthy" body not knowing it actually wasn't healthy; that I am lucky to have had good pregnancies. I can sympathize without fully understanding
I wish this was common knowledge. A few years ago i struggled with an ED and i tried to eat as less as possible and train as hard as i could. I did lose a lot of weight and got a slim and flat stomach but it cost me my period and overall physical and psychological health. My hair got thinner and weaker so i lost a lot of it, i always felt tired, even when doing the most basic things like going up the stairs. My hormones got all messed up and i damaged my body in so many ways only to pursue a body that i wasn't even comfortable in, all of this while i was 15-16. Please guys, take care of yourselves and never take for granted your health.
Then my current mindset is a good one. My husband and I pursue health very closely. We both go to the gym and eat on the healthier side. Not ridged diets, but healthier options. He is quite slim and I have a distinct hourglass figure but I am rather soft. I have been focusing on strength rather than loosing weight and I gained lots muscle but have not lost much body fat. Guess it's not too wrong
My husband and I are basically the same. I was slim most of my life but just had a baby, so quite a bit softer now. But I'm not in a rush to lose weight. I just want to regain my core strength so I stop having back pain and eat well because I'm breastfeeding.
@@nightlysobbing Yooooooo! Great job on making a whole new human being! Definitely take all the time you need on that. Be healthy and do it healthily. Especially in your situation where your estrogen is really necessary and all the other hormones needed to take care of the baby. Dramatic weight changes are way not good for that situation but regaining strength after something so radical for your body is. Great choices all the way, I mega support!
@@nightlysobbing honestly. We need more of it. So take some more positivity from me. Your body is doing what it naturally needs to when supporting a baby inside and outside of you and that itself is beautiful. I'm very, very happy positivity could be given to you
I just have to say one thing, this just means eat healthy as per your body's needs and don't try to get a reallllly less body fat percentage. Doesn't mean you stop exercising or toning your abs to get them stronger, this just applies to visible abs. Also some people might have fat stored in different places hence it's different from every person. Conclusion:Don't starve urself or overdo it.
I mean as the title says it''s about ripped Abs Like I can Imagine that it''s the Same with ripped men. They often also have way to less Body fat. This Video isn't about lightly defined muscles or small muscle outlines in the stomach.
My mom told me that when she was in the marine Corp, she never got a period because of the intense physical exercise. This was after watching a law an order episode starring Kate Mara where she played a gymnast who thought she wasn't training hard enough *because* she got her period. Shutting off one of your major bodily functions sounds like a health risk to me.
Mind you to everyone out there this doesn’t mean don’t work out. Visual abs aren’t the be all end all of fitness you can still be healthy and work out you don’t need visual abs and also this varies so don’t be discouraged from working out but if you do feel or see these symptoms then you need to work around that but don’t stop the grind both kings and queens alike
That's really unfortunate. If it makes you feel any better it's actually really bad for both sexes to have particularly low body fat. And many of the issues that women will run into men will too
Thanks for the info.Maybe I should stop lifting weights and doing home based exercises. 78 here, and the gym is a favorite place. Shoveling snow and mowing the huge lawn are done by me also. If I ever sit down, I am a portrait artist. hugs ❤️
I remember a few years back setting my mind on having visible abs. Sadly, I was overly working out and taking in very few calories, that mindset ended up becoming an eating disorder which, as this video suggests, resulted in me missing my period for a few months. My mom was worried and she had scheduled a gynecology check up. The procedure really hurt and the doctor made me really uncomfortable, just a terrible experience overall. But in a way it was a wake up call for me since I learned that the wishes I had very not manageable and are not worth my health. Thank you for reading.
Ladies, there’s a lot of guys out there that like them thighs THICK. So do your thing and squat if you want to, just make sure you’re eating enough. The issue isn’t about exercising, it’s about not eating.
Not really he just said having a six pack for woman means they’d need to usually be at a very low body weight. That being said being fat isn’t good for anyone . Having fat is different from being fat everyone has fat even at relatively low-ish weight.
@@leraplaksyva2031 He didn't say that. He said having 'visible' abs for woman is bad. Abs don't have that much of an impact by themselves. The only way abs are visible if body fat os low. It's okay to have abs, but not low body fat.
@@leraplaksyva2031 indeed being fat is diffrent from having fat I am not like very thin nor with a healthy working out routine, but the last time i did blood tests by doctor told me to eat heavy oily foods for some time cuz my blood vessels lacked fat ^^"
This was so informative thank you ! I naturally have low body fat % , and due to a neurophysiological disease I have thinning bones as well . I was considering getting the surgery to remove my uterus and/or ovaries because I’m in so much pain all the time and it’s gotten worse into my 30s, but it seems like with my specific health issues combined this could accelerate me into a dangerous place . Gosh bodies are complex messes sometimes
Wellp, I guess it's all about the individual organism. I ovulate, I menstruate, I have a kid, I have abs and have had abs for a long time. Guess I'm divergent 😂
This tells me that my health nut mother who shamed me any time I had any weight on me at all will have more bone density loss as a result of her obsession with not ever gaining weight. I like this information. She deserves it.
So thick thighs truly do save lives
What he's talking about is the lower abdominal fat. Pelvic fat you see on women where they store fat for hormonal balance. You'll see it when women wear jeans. The pelvic area is pudgy. Fit women have fat pelvic area.
@@PuffOfSmoke 1) it was a joke
2) I could be wrong, but wouldn’t having thick thighs likely mean that you have higher pelvic fat?
@@PuffOfSmoke 🤓
@@PuffOfSmoke still, women usually have well distributed fat storage, so a reasonable body fat percentage is likely to result in thick thighs
@@xij3505women having THICC thighs means it’s easier for them to give birth. Women died during childbirth before medical advancements.
Just because you can't see your abs, doesn't mean they're not there. Hard work you put into improving yourself will still pay off. Stay healthy and happy people.
yeah ppl think abs are the epitome of strength or health which is definitely not the case
@@2.o136 rather aesthetics but as a man I don't even necessarily find it aesthetic on women, at some point a ripped woman becomes too masculine (but that doesn't mean they shouldn't exercise, being fit is attractive)
@@ayoutubecommenter7494 bruh ... being ripped doesn't equal masculine... they also have muscles in their body
@@ayoutubecommenter7494 What🤦♀️
@A TH-cam Commenter women cannot be "masculine" when they do something that is naturally possible for them.
yep! i had a ripped 6 pack but i lost my period, my hair fell out and i had really awful digestive issues. i was dying even tho i looked extremely fit. i had to gain 25 pounds or i was literally going to damage my organs. i’m better now but i never want to feel that way again.
damn.
@@ryanrodriguez7664 it was scary… my doctor told me i wouldn’t ever be able to have a baby if i kept going like that. it was my wake up call that i was damaging my body.
I'm so happy you're better ❤️
@@smriti3657 thank you love!! ♥️
@@lilith75 no? She literally said that
i can’t see my abs, but i can feel them when i do a sit-up. that shit’s solid as a brick, and that’s enough body confidence for me.
LOVE IT 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Amazing!
Every one has muscles 😂 they all will be solid nigga😂
Me too, I cannot see them but I definitely can feel them. Anyways stay confident😊
I can feel my abdominal area harder when I push on it even if I can't see abs and that's my motivation
basically we are supposed to be a lil soft. I agree...I'm doing my part eating cookies now.
I honestly wish I had even a small portion of the body fat women had. I’m so skinny that I look like a model of a skeleton you’d see in a museum. I feel fine but I don’t think I should look like a pale bog body with healthier toes.
@@13_cmi a pale bog body 😂 that's quite a morbid description of yourself
@@13_cmi There are plenty dietary supplements that you can take if you want to gain mass. Eating more + moderate exercise is the best way to go
Especially after menopause, nom, nom
@@shivanshsaumya7356 dietary supplements are a waste of money. Eat food.
this needs to be essential knowledge taught in health class
Yeah, it should be
@@sophiedavis434 Honestly, that's stupid.
Men don't work out to fight perverts or other people in general.
If there's anyone trying to cause you harm you know they don't care about rules, so you will punch them and they will stab and shoot you.
Muscular men and women are so fragile and helpless as anyone.
@@sophiedavis434That's stupid in other ways too.
You can have a 6-pack that's hidden behind a health layer of fat. You will be as strong as someone with a 6-pack showing but much healthier than them.
@@sailor5853 this I agree 👍
@@sophiedavis434 yea i also wear aluminum hats so the meteorites wont hit me in the head
I REALIZED THAT THE REASON I HAD "ABS" IN ELEMENTARY WAS BECAUSE I WAS UNDERWEIGHT AS HELL NOT BECAUSE I WORKED A LOT 💀
OMG HAVE I BEEN LIED MY WHOLE LIFE TOO????
Wtf?!
Y’all never knew that the muscular system already has abs?
@@JotaroKujo-ip5wb My 7 year old self did not
@@emmahimata578 valid
bro just fixed my body dysmorphia
aw i wish you the best 💜
Most men don't like abs on women.
The fact that you didn't know this already just shows how disconnected women are from what men are and want.
And I mean MEN, not boys or some random Chad on Tinder that wants to come over to pump and dump.
If your body fat is more than 25% then it’s not body dysmorphia, you’re just fat.
Rude I know, but this is one of the most real answer you will get
Brutal. Not honest, just brutal.
No one said anything about bmi here and the subject is specifically understanding a body feature that gets shame on bodies within the healthy range; which isn't cut and dried on body fat percentage.
The op is either a person with dysmorphia joking about the fix, or someone being fast and loose with the term for the joke.
Dysmorphia happens in people of every bmi and isn't cured by shorts or accusations. But, could very seriously make someone's suffering worse.
@Scarlet truth is often painful, but I guess whales are incapable of understanding that
Someone should’ve told 6th grade me searching “how to get abs” this
@Marcell Toing I think you should remove you and then I'll agree.
@Marcell Toing true
@@tookietookie9563 someone should tell you present you a lot of things as well. But ignorant is a bliss.
@@amoththatthinks also true
This literally happened to me in conservatory as a dance major and I'm still trying to get my ovaries to work again 5 years later. Definitely not a game.
jesus? so you're in like a temporary menopause?
Drinking maca might help it helps with periods/iron and getting more fertile
@@tediumluvs that sounds really scary... I was going to gym away my tummy fat but now I'm just going to make sure I burn enough calories to tame the chonk.
@@tediumluvs more like premature. Not necessarily temporary because sadly, it might be permanent. Between overworking my body, not retaining enough body fat, and being stressed beyond belief, I forced it to happen without even knowing. Self care is actually a lot more important than we like to believe.
@@mari55587 thanks for this ❤️
Reminder that muscle definition like six packs and bodybuilding comes from a mix of building muscle and burning enough fat to make them visible. Functional muscle has a layer of fat over it.
This this this ^^^
AND, AND, *AND*
The world's strongest weightlifters have huge f*cking potbellies. Muscles still exist under the fat!
AND, AND, *AND*
Having over 30% body fat is still fat and not good for your health at all so keep a moderate body fat% or youll die sooner
And yes Eddie Hall is technically overweight, although hes getting better since he retired
@@magentawool2556 also something i learned recently, Abs look like abs only when flexed.
. When they are not flexed they just look like a muscular stomach.. Does that make sense
@@abhayraj4189 well they always look like abs, but like all muscles they expand outward when they contract.
as a women who used to have abs i found that eating more protein and including milk in my diet helped me get my menstrual cycle back on track, but it didn’t stop me having abs
Most people with abs tend to have a very low body fat, as long as you maintain your body fat , it's all good. Do take regular checkups and try to stay in the 15 mark in case to make sure you don't cross 12 cause i know many woman who has no menstruation cycle due to this
so you went from too low calorie intake to healthier calorie intake. Yea it's possible to have yr abs visible and not have a too low body fat %. It's not something special about milk - it's just high calorie
This is why I prioritize flexibility and strength rather than bulking up. I don't "look fit," if anything I look like anything but, yet my back doesn't hurt, my knees don't hurt, and my bones don't feel "creaky."
I’m interested in what you do! Any tips?
@@AM-by2fjcommenting under you in case they reply lol
@@Berrymoon. me 2
@@blizzard1198 me 3!
Me 5
This is why I base my progress on strength rather than appearance. At my most fit I was still kinda fat but my endurance was amazing. I fell off over the years and I’m slowly getting into the exercising habit again, but this is a comforting reminder that gains don’t have to be visible to know you’re doing a good job with your fitness. Take care of yourselves 💖
New years is right here....make that your goal and stay on it....
Radiate positivity the same way 😁
Keep that energy moving forward in 2023. And it's true, gains aren't always visible, especially to the person making them. You look at yourself in the mirror every day, the transition is so slow that it's not even going to he visible to you, but running an extra hundred meters or adding another 10lbs to a lift is definitely something you notice.
If you got nothing to show for, then why work out in the first place?-every female health influencer.
isn't having muscles hidden under a bit of fat and looking like you could hurt no one not a bit amazing too? 🤔
my bf sent me this because I told him I was selg conscious about my belly fat (there isn't actually that much). It's nice to know that it's normal.
Ooo
Our abs are there, they are our muscles, ladies. It's just hidden behind the stomach fat. But like he said, abs aren't the epitome be all and end all of what health truly is. I hope we can all live healthily in our own happy ways and not live by others' standards of healthy 🥰
Abs are visible at 14% body fat which is above the healthy level.
@@ok0_0 keep in my that that's a different kind of visibility than what is meant in the video.
@@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466 I don't understand the video though. Abs are typically visible at healthy levels despite what the video is claiming.
@@ok0_0 10 percent body fat is really going to be the lowest you'd want to go, although id recommend going at least a little higher. A lot of people when they think of abs they are thinking of 6 to 8 percent body fat. That sort of "washboard abs" look.
@@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466 bro I get abs at 14%
I love how the comments are split on "Dang, I'm gonna get myself some cake" and "Dang, I'm gonna do some push ups right now"
Technically push ups don't do anything for body fat
do both !
@@anarchosnowflakist786 do push ups while eating cak- wait no that would make you feel sick
@@TheGamingWolf1022 not true, you continue burning calories after training like that of any kind
@@ahyena975 it burns calories not necessarily fat
In a similar vein, it's important to remember that the way bodybuilders look on stage is not a state we should aspire to be in. Even the bodybuilders don't usually look like that. Their on stage appearance is actually them at their weakest and least healthy, because they're dehydrated, malnourished, and probably below their essential body fat levels. It's not a great idea to be obese either, but I feel most people already understand that.
Yup, the biggest indicator of it being the appearance over health/strength is the fact that powerlifters and bodybuilders tend to look completely different.
@@dorrianbrooks9408 This is pretty accurate, however there's a bit more to it. There are plenty of powerlifters who take such an insane amount of gear they look like a bodybuilder anyway, plus even as a lighter powerlifter my cardio is horrible and it's even worse for any of the other powerlifters I know. The issue with both bodybuilding and powerlifting is they are so narrow minded that both don't do that great a job of making you healthy. Obviously in moderation both are good but there are definitely better ways to get healthy (ex: calisthenics + running)
@ezechieldzimeyor4541 yeah, I probably should've made the distinction that powerlifting isn't the healthiest either. It's definitely something you do to genuinely get strong, but like you said, too much of one thing isn't healthy(a statement that applies to life in general) and most licensed professionals would agree that it's best to be diverse(for a lack of a better word) when it comes to working out, especially if better health is the main goal/motivation to get physical
My mom was a body builder, didn't use steroids, but she told me how taxing and stressful it was. They would not drink any water (or minimal water) for a day or two before the competition. They would also have to appear vascular so many would go to extreme measures. My mom knew it was bad when she was fainting frequently. She also thought that some women were definitely using gear. There is a picture of her during these days and she looks really scary. Not because she's muscular, but because you can just tell how unhealthy she is and how tired she looks.
Yep. It’s not just body builders, but MMA fighters, boxers, wrestlers, pretty much any kind of combat sport… They all go through a cutting phase a few days before a weigh in, one of my old roommates did amateur BJJ, and I remember him eating rice cakes and celery while walking around wearing trash bags to cause him to sweat out all of his water weight. The weigh in was always rough, dude always looked like he was about to die.
I have abs, a perfect monthly period, and am so happy. This definitely isn’t true for everyone and shouldn’t be used to dissuade women from having them. Granted, however, my abs come from ballet and the 18 year training to hold in my stomach at all times, so it’s rock hard from discipline and isolated muscles that have been used since I was 5, not exercise.
thanks for this- seems all this video did was tell me “don’t you dare work out to get toned.” Idek if they mean 6 pack like RIPPED BODY BUILDER or if i just want to slim down and get noticeably toned. Either way this video is Super discouraging making me feel like I’m going to be more healthy staying a flabby short girl rather than a “healthy fit” one….
I think there's a stricking difference between the light fit abs, the the bodybuilder super cut abs. I think he's referring to the second one in this video
Just don't do the extreme. I don't think the point is to discourage those from losing weight. Just don't do the extreme bodybuilder stuff. Everyone in the bodybuilder world will tell you it's the most healthy thing. A lot of the top bodybuilders tend to die on the younger side from heart problems.
There should have probably been some more nuance in this discussion. It obviously really depends on how big those ab muscles are and genetics. Even at 15-20% abs can show. Also a lot of fit women you can very clearly see the oblique muscles but not the rectus abdominis (the six pack part), so be careful how you define it
@@BR-nv8bwit’s fine to get toned, just make sure you keep your body fat levels over 15-20% otherwise you risk what he said
For those who are reading the comments, this is for define 6 packs where each individual ab is visible. If you have a define stomach where you can see the indention or shape of your abs, your fine.
It also depends on how much fat you have on your body. Some women have more fat stores in the legs and arms than the stomach.
I've got thunder thighs and a colossal caboose....
The padding comes in handy when I fall on my ass on icy sidewalks in the winter.
I am pretty skinny but I have a lot of fat in my thighs, I wanted work on my body for my health, is it ok?
I love that there is science to why I shouldn't be insecure about my body.
Be a little insecure. Just a little.
@@jonahhudson2052 why
@@Vibes4Life536 just for fun
@@Vibes4Life536
As a treat
@@jonahhudson2052unless it's unhealthy, why
No periods? I'm getting me a 6 pack.
Edited for explanation
The truth is I can't anyway. I have a huge piece of hernia mesh and a belly full of scar tissue to go with my PCOS.A period can be painful enough to need a trip to the hospital as cramping pulls on the scar tissue. I have 3 teenagers and I have had a tubal ligation. Menopause is helping because it's all winding down. Yes, I was being facetious but for genuine reasons. I didn't think a comment would cause so much controversy.
Take testosterone, you will not get them anytime, LOL
Amenorrhea? How terrible! /s
@@toomuchglitters7254 not when you have PCOS and are starting to hit menopause anyways.
My thoughts exactly. Free birth control and you get to look like a beast in the process, lmao.
(Apparently I need to clarify that this is in fact a joke. Thank you for reading and have a nice day.)
Go get a surgery if you're never planning to be pregnant
I love the explanation. Keep in mind that many people have strong muscles, but it is only because of the low body fat that they become visible in certain areas. Being strong and healthy is different than looking a certain way.
Exactly! I don't look like I can lift 80lbs in each arm, but I can. People try to dissuade me from carrying things over 30lbs because I'm small and don't have super defined muscles!
Guys, this isn't an excuse to be obese 😂
It isn't an excuse to keep women out of combat roles based on bigoted opinions that claim men and women are biologically different.
@@223556762308 Sir, this is a Wendy's.
@@223556762308 ummmm yeah both women, and men have completely different biology. Except for the majority of the organs. The problem is that women have less testosterone than men, and wider hips which makes it harder to run faster. There's also the fact that women have less muscle than men. So putting women in close combat roles is a bad idea, because they don't have enough muscle mass that is required in close combat. I do agree that women can take combat roles that don't require being in close combat like a sniper, or a helicopter pilot that shoots, or bombs the enemy's. And other roles that don't require close combat.
@@Marishelle77 bigot. Women and men are equal. How dare you.
@@223556762308 it's not bigoted opinions, it's science
It makes me sad when girls flex their abs but some come out saying how they haven’t had their period in months to years from working out and having pretty much zero body fat
that is a win
@@kotaleartist its not a win if you think its a win because you wont get period but you really should listen to what the video said its about health not a win or lose situation
@@levicodm1961 i meant it in a joking manner, there are better ways to get rid of a period.
@@kotaleartist ohh you were being sarcastic my bad 😶
@@levicodm1961 nah you good. tbh 2 years ago me would have been dead serious
Even when I was my skinniest and most toned, I still couldn't get a 6 pack. I tried. I didn't know all this. I was so ashamed of myself. I was working out 6 days a week and still wasn't seeing my lower abs. I'm glad to know this now. I'm not going to be ashamed or push myself that hard again.
It’s also genetic. Some people can’t get 6 pacs genetically
@@ODaughterofZionMinistries This is why I love genetics showing us people can never be equal in any form espacially physically and making other jealous
As a woman, I had to go down to 10% body fat to attain abs. I had stopped menstruating, I was weaker than ever, I felt cold all of the time, and I was ALWAYS HUNGRY. It was nowhere near sustainable.
It may be possible, but it's def not HEALTHY, and that should be the priority. 👍🏻
@@blizzard1198 I don’t think this is what anyone was trying to go for
Yow what
HOW IS THAT SO HARD FOR YOU A skinny person??
Literally when i squat and maintain food intake(calories intake) its naturally forming!
Like the 11 abs not the wash board one that's hard XD i dont like crunches a lot
"This sign doesn't stop me because I can't read!"
Honestly, this is the positive news I needed to hear. I worry so much about being thinner than I already am. This felt nice to hear. Thank you.
Dammit I wanted to have a 6-pack so bad 'cause it looked badass af💀
LMAO SAME
Dont ,trust me if you want to be both skinny and have abs is bad for your health.heck even as an boy my gym instructer didnt allow me to do abs workout like after 6 months after gaining enough weight
Ok for everyone saying that about weak abs and having weak core is that itsnt for me specfically but for every new member around my age at that time so dont need to mock someone for trying have an better phyisque when you yourself are just an internet comment warrior lmao
@@navanithkrishnan7177 weak abs lmao
@@navanithkrishnan7177 being skinny doesn't=abs though?
feels like some men just want women to go under the knife for breast implants that weaken their muscles.
I can still have body fat (10%-13%) for support but also visible muscles, specifically triceps and pectorals because they're HELPFUL! (men just want women to be helpless mammals that don't look human).
I won't be weak no matter how many men want to convince me to be. or how much "data" they want to use.
sexual selection is the reason women became weaker, tho they weren't originally weaker. this really angers me. permanent breasts are even a mutation because of sexual selection and according to business insider, breast fat reduction reduces breast cancer risk by a staggering 95%. breast fat doesn't mean more milk glands. In fact, it impedes lactogenesis according to the international consortium of milk genomics.
sexual selection caused women to look the way they do rn. I'd want to reverse that crap any day.
“Abs is not a sign of power, abs is a sign you don’t eat enough.” - Jean-François Caron
Yeah, it isn't healthy for the men either, it's a beauty product not strength (if anything it keeps person very vulnerable and susceptible easy death from evolutionary point of view.)
This is very true
So I got this friend of mine, he has abs, but can't do sit ups very well (about 30-35 in a minute)
I did gymnastics when I was a child, and continued abdominal training after stopping gymnastics. I got a gut, no abs, but I could do about 50 sit ups in 1 minute
I do have abs but dont have any power 😂, BUT I eat enough
Bro Eddie Hall has abs and if that man "isn't eating enough" then enough is an entire banquet.
@@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 errrr yeah okay. I have abs and could school you any day
This makes me very sad for another reason. I’ve heard so many middle aged women talk about how horrible their weight gain was for them, when they used to be smaller all their life, when it makes sense and is totally normal!
Low body fat is the problem
Not the abs
Noted
When i heard "stop ovulation" i immediately started doing sit-ups
It’s not a game though. When you want it to come back, it’s not guaranteed. It’ll take years to get your body back to a healthy place if you do get that low of body fat percentage.
@@bunnylacy2097 but it said “stop ovulation”😍
@@bunnylacy2097 “when you want it to come back” 💀
I mean if u make yourself sterile rn u may rlly regret it later on...
Too bad it's not just that but the lack of hormones mess up your whole body like he said.
Even thyroid problems alone are enough to male your life pretty uncomfortable, let alone messing up your bone density.
So the beauty standards we are pressured to attain are literally damaging our health… perfect.
Didnt think this would blow up like this. Some of you are really getting into it in the replies.
Didn’t even know that was a beauty standard. The only women I’ve ever seen that are thin are seriously underweight like me. And it’s probably out of their control. But I don’t see many women and don’t even pay attention so maybe I missed something.
It's literally not a beauty standard, no man will ever tell you you need to have a six pack, nor do we care
@@13_cmiand there’s also the opposite as well. Lizzo is one 10,000 calorie meal away from lung deflation.
@@13_cmi the beauty standard referred to is probably the hype about the thigh gap. Many women believe the more space between the thighs the more desirable
@@turnoff7572theyre probably referring to low fat in general being the beauty standard
If I understand correctly it's also quite common to have the fat stored ON TOP of the muscles (instead of around the organs where it impedes function) and you don't see abs even if she's super strong. The engine is under the hood
I'm glad he pointed out that there are exceptions. I hope that we finally reach a point of understanding that everyone has a different state of homeostasis. That it is not only normal but a GOOD thing.
This man makes the most accurate medical videos on the internet
I don't believe having visible apps aren't super healthy for men either. Bodybuilders aren't known for their longevity.
This
Abs are maintainable for men, but it depends on whether somebody has the fat distribution for a 6 pack at 12% bf. The problem is that under 10% just like for women, men will suffer from things like lack of sex drive, mood changes etc.
Nah its healthy for men. There are no negative side effects as long as its not a super low body fat percentage and its easily maintainable
@@freezingicy9457 What would you consider extremely low? Under 12% the constant feeling of hunger, libido decrease and being moody seems like shit to me but idk.
@@kornelzsebe6989 id say 15-20% bodyfat is maintainable without any negative side effects. Below that results vary on whether there are any negatives
Just to make it clear, I don't think he is saying "Be Fat". He is saying that women shouldn't have an extremely low body fat percentage that men strive for as they do need body fat however staying lean and healthy isn't going to harm you and will probably be better for you.
"six packs aren't the sign of power it's the sign of starvation" -some strong man
If then ? Nikado avacod0 is friking fit .
Thank you for talking about the non menstrual effects of lowered estrogen!! So important for everyone to know that it’s not just about kids. It’s about your health.
please i'm tired of hearing these stories about doctors trying to scare women that they won't be able to have kids, they should gain weight or "give birth and you'll be ok (hormones)"
(have two "skinny" friends but none of us want to have kids i believe)
i mean yeah, for some it might be "good point" in convincing to gain weight but. ....it should be about /person's own health/ and not potential kids
an abs AND no periods??? sign me tf up🥴
you forgot the rest of the things it effects
Ikr
You just gonna ignore the other side effects?
Not having your period is an awful side effect
No period also mean hair loss and multitude of things lol goodluck
I used to have a six pack - a four pack actually. I was on a low-carb diet (vegan and mostly organic food). I did crossfit three or four times a week and I trained at a regular gym on Saturdays and Sundays. I had less than 10% body fat and weighed 48 kg. Now I'm "off duty", 10 kg heavier and I wouldn't go back. In retrospective I think I had an eating disorder. (I'm not implying that people who train hard and are on a diet have an ED, but I think I did because everything revolver around that).
That's awesome. You must be feeling better now!
Feminists will call him a misoysogenist 🤣
Have you ever met a feminist sir
A wise (and buff) man once said: A sixpack isn't a sign of strength. It's just a sign you don't eat enough. :)
Not necessarily true lol
Isn't the strongest man on earth said that? I remember watching a video with him, he is cool, he definitely knows what he says 💪
Yes, if you see men who are buff from actual physical work and look like they wrestle bears in the woods they rarely have visible abs. Muscle in men who are buff for practical reasons rarely have tiny little waists, minimal body fat and don't look like pretty boys. Their waist is quite wide and core is very strong
Abs are a sign of athleticism not just raw strength. Its not good to be strong but be unable to do a 5k run or a pullup or a 12inch vertical of a 15sec 100m dash.
If you have abs you're *probably* athletic and can move around quickly for more than 10 minutes
"Very low body fat is very low estrogen"
Me with almost no body fat: "huh, now I know what to tell my grandparents when they ask why I'm not feminine"
Now I know why I'm out here looking like a man😭
@@virginiaWT4237 … I feel you on that. I missed my decade. I would’ve rocked the 70s. 100% androgynous… Not by choice I was just born that way lol
Thanks kinda cap, immune system, metabolism and other factors like daily activities and diet pay a huge role. If you think that you have low estrogen, look up the symptoms on the internet.
There is a difference between unhealthy fat and healthy fat. PLEASE don't use this as justification to consume unhealthy fats and foods that create unhealthy fats in your body. You are open to many other health problems like diabetes, heart disease which is skyrocketing, cancer, stroke, etc,... Don't eat processed foods like processed grains, hydrogenated oils like canola and most plant oils, sugary foods foods with unnatural sweeteners... What should you eat? A lot of healthy fat and healthy cholesterol, and healthy omegas. Best sources are additive free lard, real butter, homemade ghee, tallow, cold pressed unrefined coconut oil (as long as you don't heat it), fish low in Mercury, egg yolks. If you want a sweet treat stop stuffing your face with cake.... Make Russian custard using raw local honey. Add a tad of raw local honey to those healthy fats and enjoy those fats by the spoonful as snacks. I solved adrenal, thyroid and weight issues by going grain free sugar free and doing plenty of healthy fats and cholesterol and I also don't have overweight issues anymore because my body needs the healthy fat for all the functions that guy mentioned and more!
“I dont remember saying anny of this shit” - sun tzu, art of war
As someone who struggled with an eating disorder, this was amazing to hear and a lot of info I never had before.
I'm doing much better nowadays but whenever the dark thoughts come back, I will think about this now.
The goal for me is to healthy and happy.
I'm rooting for you
@@Cherryblossoms110 ~ Me too! ❤
You got this love 🩵 I believe in you
You can do it !!
Eat cookies, laugh at bad jokes, and pet as many friendly animals as you can. Cheers, stay safe!
I’m not trying to live a long life. I’m gonna die hot af.
iconic
Off we go. Lessgoooo
It’s not like that, it’s that you’re going to die an old lady with a hunchback
I beg to differ, but it will be aesthetic. Yes.
living and dying for the aesthetics. respect it
That's why the focus needs to be on health and how you physically feel rather than how you look. Nothing is sexier than someone who is confident, healthy, living their best life
I mean, in what world does 12% body fat looks bad on any women lol ?
As a woman with endometriosis, finding out that getting abs will help fight it off, I’ll be heading to the gym!
Having your period shows you're somewhat healthy never purposely try to prevent it. That's if you're not joking ofcourse.
I understand you, as a fellow woman who struggles with extremely heavy flow and horrible pain, but it won't just stop your period. It will wreck absolute chaos in your body, including mood, it can lead to lower bone density and bone problems later on. Estrogen is really important and I hope you find a way to treat your endometriosis without hurting your body
Yeeepppp. When I was at my most “fit” my periods completely stopped (thought I was pregnant 😅) took awhile for me to realize that my body was trying to tell me that I wasn’t being healthy, that I was just working out to the point it was damaging
Same for me ! I had abs but I also had no periods.. it took me 6 months of eating 2500kcal to get them back ! And I'm very happy now ☺️
Give me your abs, I'd love to completely stop my periods for good Lmfao
I don't think you can work out too much, you just have to eat enough to counter it.
There’s so many comments like this. I wish this were covered in health class. Or maybe I wish anyone actually paid attention in health class. Hope you’re healthier now, take care of yourself.
ok but i heard that periods were painful then why you want it back?
so you're saying if you get ripped you can stop menstruation? that's the best motivator i've ever heard of!
@@user-yb5yb6rj8h yeah estrogen supplements definitely would help, but also I don't think it would be that bad if you did anyways unless you had some underlying problems like osteoporosis.
My mom has the biggest muscles I've seen on anyone men included
she's like pure muscle and she's fine, she's never had any problems with menopause bone density or anything.
Also unrelated but love your name that's one of my favorite kanji (or hanzi can't really tell since there's no context)
Trans men: VIOLENTLY HITS GYM AT MAXIMUM POWER
@@user-yb5yb6rj8hyeah its written the same in both Japanese and Chinese so that's why I said either kanji or hanzi!
Although I can't remember the Chinese pronounciation only the Japanese
Lmaoo
@@user-yb5yb6rj8h I've seen women say how scary and difficult it was for them when their period stopped because of working out too much, I'm jot sure why they felt that way, but maybe losing your period has more side effects than not being able to conceive children.
I was a fitness fanatic that bordered on an eating disorder, I had a 6 pack and ripped arms and then my period stopped, my hair thinned out and my nails were bendy and snapped constantly. I got joint pain and now years later at 37 every joint in my body cracks and my hair STILL falls out more than it should. So there are long term effects
Some women can maintain 20% bodyfat without hormonal issues, generally most can maintain 25%, >35% is considered obese, being obese can also cause hormonal issues and other health complications. Most men will have low testosterone if they try to maintain
Oh wow so that’s why i hear about ballerinas and gymnasts going through abnormalities with their periods. Anyways I’m gunna do some 6 pack prevention now🍩 🍨 🍰 🧁 🍮
It's not something sneaks up on you 😂
U go girl!
@@ekkehard8 lol imagine randomly waking up with a 6 pack one day 😂
I am sorry but this kind of food will also lead to abnormalities with your periods. Eat this instead🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍌🍉🍇🍓🍈🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥝🥒🥕🍅🍆🥦🥬🧄🧅🌽🌶🥔🍠🌰🥜🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🥘🍝🍜🍲🍥🍣🍱
@@slimebunny5700 LOL
What’s so strange is that extremely thin women (who also commonly miss their periods) are treated like the pinnacle of beauty. When there was a woman with stomach fat on the cover of sports illustrated, there was outrage.
It’s literally impossible to please people.
Well there’s a medium between fat and what you said (I don’t know if that’s skinny or what you’d call that). Besides that is the beauty standard for women, just like how being tall, ripped and having a nice face is the beauty standard for men. Both are unrealistic and kind of unhealthy, but they’re still the beauty standard.
@@justduro1527 why are you saying bio man and bio women?
@@Willy_Warmer Idk how this comment ended here lol, it was supposed to be for other comment.
@@Willy_Warmer see I somewhat see eye to eye with you on that but I will mention that women's beauty standards are a lot more intense, we don't need to go into depth about societal pressure even because it's obvious in everyday rates of women vs men practicing unhealthy diets, plastic surgery (not to mention female beauty standards literally contain waxing and makeup to a certain extent, which are monsters in themselves since they require regular upkeep). Now those are just surface level, beauty standards of most eras are defined by what the ideal female body was in that era and the differences are drastic, men's standards more or less don't waver honestly. so yeah, I hear you but not comparable, plus men's beauty standards are generally also not pressurized as hard.
@@jiminiesidk bro, basically all male body standards require steroids which have disastrous side affects
This is true , my daughter is petite and very under weight her periods have stopped for a while, went to the doctor she proscribed high fat diet. And explained all this.
You don’t need abs, but you don’t need to be fat. Just be a normal healthy weight
This is such important information, every woman and health and wellness professional needs to hear and understand this
No that's trash if she want abs she can have them and she not gonna die bc of it and can life a normal life the Dr is overreacting
@@dowon_btwbro you be tripping
@@dowon_btw "the doctor who understands human biology is wrong and I'm right" yea man sure if someone wants a 6 pack they can go on ahead but they oughta know this first, yafeel?
@@uncroppedsoopgod wtf, people here are weird. Having abs developed for a woman is completely fine, just because you grow more muscles as a woman doesn't fucking mean you'll die. The issue is when people try to define them by decreasing the level of fats in their body. The minimal healthy amount recommended for women is 12%, and if you go under that, your abs will be more toned, but you'll probably have more health issues.
There's a difference between having a highly visible six pack and a slightly visible one.
+ fat distribution varies in people, some might have more fat on their stomach, some on their back and thighs, some in between, etc. If you have less fat on your stomach your abs might be more visible. I believe i saw a person saying here that abs can be visible at 12-14 fat percentage but idk.
People here are misunderstanding what the doctor said and thinking that building muscles for women is unhealthy.
If you're a woman and want a six pack, go for it, but also maintain the needed fat percentage.
There's also different types of fat and genetics, god, doctors MUST go into these details or else people will misinterpret their words.
@@verydamn nothing you said contradicts anything I meant, just expands on what I said. this video is a short though, and I think it's common sense to not _only_ watch a short and gather everything from there on something as complicated as the human body. it's just worth hearing this to then know to look into it more beforehand. kind of like how the original commenter here mentioned how _understanding_ it is important, and not just that hearing this is. it's a generalized statement when he says that it would be unhealthy for a woman to have a 6-pack, but you're also absolutely right that people will misinterpret things to be fair. humans are really good at getting everything wrong in every way possible even when it baffles you as to how they could
If medicine is in my future as far as a career I’d love this man to be my professor he explains everything so well and he keeps my interest which means next nothing will be missed.
Unfortunately not every professor explains or teaches this well.
@@Me_di So true general medicine and/or general surgeon was a dream of mine but…………sometimes we can only be apart of our dream while we sleep.
This goes for men too. When I first got into bodybuilding and did my first cut I went way too far with it and negatively impacted my testosterone as well as metabolism. Toward the end I was taking 4 naps a day, got cold all of the time, and generally felt like crap.
There are different levels to ab visibility. Many people could stand to lose fat and wouldn't risk these downsides. When most women think of wanting a "six pack," they usually just want them barely visable with the line down the middle. You don't have to get shredded for that.
It's also worth noting that building muscle everywhere will spread out your fat across more surface area, making abs easier to maintain.
A caveat is that your 6 pack / ab muscles could still be visible even with sufficient fat (12% is still very little tho generally speaking for both women and men) if you train hard a built up those muscles. Also people's fat is distributed differently. Some have more on their arms or thigs while other have more on the abdomen
Fr if those muscles are big enough they'll show through
Thank you. Although I put the bulk of my fat on my stomach, I'm still showing the first line and faintly the second line at ~22% bf. I imagine I could see all 3 and be above 12% even with my fat distribution profile. However I focus on the core heavily due to the motions I do and want the stability
@@SwilyStaff Yeah also focusing on the core helps immensely with certain types of back pain. I did PT for a while for back pain (edit: which focused pretty much 100% on my core) from bad genetics and I started to see that faint line on my stomach with about 20% bf.
After I had my son I didn't get my period for over a year after he was born (not bc of breastfeeding) bc I was small to begin with, during pregnancy it took a lot out of me to bear him, and by time I gave birth I had a low body fat percentage. I was diagnosed with temporary amenorrhea. They wanted to prescribe me hormones, but I wanted to even my body out on my own. I finally started menstruating again last month, unfortunately, but I did it by myself without hormone medication, and I'm proud of myself for letting my body regulate itself.
Woah congrats!
Happy for ya! Stayy healthyy
Uh, cool i guess? Medecine exists so you can make this go faster. It's not unhealthy to be healthy faster. There's no benefit to "naturally" healing over modern science, unless you have an irrational fear instilled by naturopathic practitioners.
@@gormauslander OK? Go off I guess. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to take hormone replacement medications. My OBGYN gave me a choice, and told me it would be better to let my body fix itself. You don't have to have some irrational fear to not want to take medicine. It's common to not have your period for a while after giving birth, and it's not a serious problem.
So glad you're here to share this story. Wish I was as brave as you. I appreciate myself everyday before and since my pregnancies for having a "healthy" body not knowing it actually wasn't healthy; that I am lucky to have had good pregnancies. I can sympathize without fully understanding
As a wise man once said:
Abs don't mean you're strong,it just means you don't eat enough
Dang, I wish I heard about this sooner. My whole view about my body has changed just bc of this 😅
"low body fat = low estrogen" I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE MOTIVATED TO WORKOUT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE
low estrogen means you're tend to have mood swings, also other health issues
One of my favorite quotes from a strongman (or similar athlete) "if you can see your abs your not eating enough"
Wow..
I wish this was common knowledge.
A few years ago i struggled with an ED and i tried to eat as less as possible and train as hard as i could.
I did lose a lot of weight and got a slim and flat stomach but it cost me my period and overall physical and psychological health.
My hair got thinner and weaker so i lost a lot of it, i always felt tired, even when doing the most basic things like going up the stairs.
My hormones got all messed up and i damaged my body in so many ways only to pursue a body that i wasn't even comfortable in, all of this while i was 15-16.
Please guys, take care of yourselves and never take for granted your health.
This means “you don’t need to be ripped” not “eat yourself to death.”
ok but i want to be ripped
@@Nobody-ux8jb how about I rip you a new one, babe😏
Then my current mindset is a good one. My husband and I pursue health very closely. We both go to the gym and eat on the healthier side. Not ridged diets, but healthier options. He is quite slim and I have a distinct hourglass figure but I am rather soft. I have been focusing on strength rather than loosing weight and I gained lots muscle but have not lost much body fat. Guess it's not too wrong
My husband and I are basically the same. I was slim most of my life but just had a baby, so quite a bit softer now. But I'm not in a rush to lose weight. I just want to regain my core strength so I stop having back pain and eat well because I'm breastfeeding.
@@nightlysobbing Yooooooo! Great job on making a whole new human being! Definitely take all the time you need on that. Be healthy and do it healthily. Especially in your situation where your estrogen is really necessary and all the other hormones needed to take care of the baby. Dramatic weight changes are way not good for that situation but regaining strength after something so radical for your body is. Great choices all the way, I mega support!
@@alucard73 Thank you! I'm not used to this level of positivity on the internet, lol
@@nightlysobbing honestly. We need more of it. So take some more positivity from me. Your body is doing what it naturally needs to when supporting a baby inside and outside of you and that itself is beautiful. I'm very, very happy positivity could be given to you
@@alucard73 😊 thank you! Your kindness is so appreciated!
I remember a powerlifter saying "abs arent a sign of strength, theyre a Sign you're not eating enough"
I just have to say one thing, this just means eat healthy as per your body's needs and don't try to get a reallllly less body fat percentage. Doesn't mean you stop exercising or toning your abs to get them stronger, this just applies to visible abs. Also some people might have fat stored in different places hence it's different from every person. Conclusion:Don't starve urself or overdo it.
Love this but i still gotta loose weight because being super overweight isn’t good either 🤣
You still look good.
@@kronicturbo8327 subjective
I mean as the title says it''s about ripped Abs
Like I can Imagine that it''s the Same with ripped men. They often also have way to less Body fat.
This Video isn't about lightly defined muscles or small muscle outlines in the stomach.
Well at least you have abs... taking a long warm nap under the comfort of fat haha. How I wish I was abs rn, just chilling in comfort lmao
@@kronicturbo8327 stop lying
My mom told me that when she was in the marine Corp, she never got a period because of the intense physical exercise. This was after watching a law an order episode starring Kate Mara where she played a gymnast who thought she wasn't training hard enough *because* she got her period. Shutting off one of your major bodily functions sounds like a health risk to me.
That's exactly why women shouldn't be on the military.
@@Kamal_AL-Hinainor should men just bc you heard a story about a woman’s issues in it doesn’t mean that men don’t have similar issues
Mind you to everyone out there this doesn’t mean don’t work out. Visual abs aren’t the be all end all of fitness you can still be healthy and work out you don’t need visual abs and also this varies so don’t be discouraged from working out but if you do feel or see these symptoms then you need to work around that but don’t stop the grind both kings and queens alike
So as a 45yr old 100lb woman with Graves disease, I wish it was that easy. I can eat a whale and for some reason still weigh the same
That's really unfortunate. If it makes you feel any better it's actually really bad for both sexes to have particularly low body fat. And many of the issues that women will run into men will too
Thank you so kindly 🙏☺️💖
This should be addressed more often 0_o
Very important fact and zero attention to it.
Thanks for the info.Maybe I should stop lifting weights and doing home based exercises.
78 here, and the gym is a favorite place. Shoveling snow and mowing the huge lawn are done by me also.
If I ever sit down, I am a portrait artist. hugs ❤️
I remember a few years back setting my mind on having visible abs. Sadly, I was overly working out and taking in very few calories, that mindset ended up becoming an eating disorder which, as this video suggests, resulted in me missing my period for a few months. My mom was worried and she had scheduled a gynecology check up. The procedure really hurt and the doctor made me really uncomfortable, just a terrible experience overall. But in a way it was a wake up call for me since I learned that the wishes I had very not manageable and are not worth my health. Thank you for reading.
And just like that, ima cut myself a huge piece of cake!
🤣😂🥳💅
🍰 Salute!
Have a huge bite on my behalf. 😂
Have a bite for me too pls, cause I'm not allowed to have it rn 😃
You're better off downing a protein shake before bed every night
I've long been waiting for an expert to give my belly validation. Doctor K... thanks 0_o
Right!
Ladies, there’s a lot of guys out there that like them thighs THICK. So do your thing and squat if you want to, just make sure you’re eating enough. The issue isn’t about exercising, it’s about not eating.
To clarify, there's nothing wrong with training your abs. The issue is with the low fat percentage associated with visible abs.
this gives a WHOLE new meaning to thick thighs save lives
Not really he just said having a six pack for woman means they’d need to usually be at a very low body weight. That being said being fat isn’t good for anyone . Having fat is different from being fat everyone has fat even at relatively low-ish weight.
@@leraplaksyva2031 He didn't say that. He said having 'visible' abs for woman is bad. Abs don't have that much of an impact by themselves. The only way abs are visible if body fat os low. It's okay to have abs, but not low body fat.
@@anomaly9156 that’s basically what I was trying to say
@@leraplaksyva2031 indeed being fat is diffrent from having fat
I am not like very thin nor with a healthy working out routine, but the last time i did blood tests by doctor told me to eat heavy oily foods for some time cuz my blood vessels lacked fat ^^"
This is such important stuff I feel like we don't get taught enough!!!
Wow...and here I was starving myself trying to get my body fat low enough t see abs. I needed this, thanks Doc!
This was so informative thank you ! I naturally have low body fat % , and due to a neurophysiological disease I have thinning bones as well . I was considering getting the surgery to remove my uterus and/or ovaries because I’m in so much pain all the time and it’s gotten worse into my 30s, but it seems like with my specific health issues combined this could accelerate me into a dangerous place . Gosh bodies are complex messes sometimes
Transmascs trying to get rid of fat after this vid: 👀👀👀👀👀
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT-
honestly tho sounds like the pros outweigh the cons ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
as a transfem, y'all are seen and validated by me
Just be careful with the bone density part! Take supplements or drink more milk lol
I honestly think I might be transmasc (or just non-binary masc) because same
@@crayolaclouds2696 taking testosterone should help with the bone density thing. But i understand not everyone can get it
I just wanted to get buff💀
Wow! Thank you for this message!! Needed to hear this today
I needed to hear this today. Thanks Doc. 😊
Wellp, I guess it's all about the individual organism. I ovulate, I menstruate, I have a kid, I have abs and have had abs for a long time. Guess I'm divergent 😂
correlation ain't causation, yaknow? biology is complex and varies a lot
@@uncroppedsoop yup, that's why I said it's all about the individual organism - biology is indeed very complex and can vary from organism to organism
It's also a question rather you just had regular( visible)abs or well defined one he is discussing in the video.
Yeah, like he said! "With some exceptions"
@@uncroppedsoop Exactly why warning people against something plenty of healthy women already have is a problem, yeah?
This tells me that my health nut mother who shamed me any time I had any weight on me at all will have more bone density loss as a result of her obsession with not ever gaining weight.
I like this information. She deserves it.
God bless you random friend
The way he looked to the side before saying no! Haha
"no" - "that is fairly accurate!"
lmao
Damn, I really wanted a six pack! 😔😭
😂
Me 2
Same :(
You can have it but it won't show of you're in the healthy range.
Dude is kind of ignoring different body types though, you can have a six pack and still be healthy depending on it.
Yay! My pasta loving body will save me in the end😅
LOL As a pasta loving Italian, I also approve of this message! I'm also adding in pizza! I'm going ALL THE WAY!!! WOO! 😂