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Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:07 PM
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Alright so I've got fairly low BF, around 9% is my guess. Not a full-blown no-flex sixer, but the abs are coming out. The question is.. Why am I getting better definition at night? When I wake up the definition has sort of faded away, and it stays like that til around late afternoon, then they start to show again. This is the case regardless of when (or whether) I work out.
Why is that??
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Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:20 PM
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it may have to do when you eat the most carbs and how hydrated you are throughout the day. If you eat your major meals early as the night goes on your carb stores are depleted and you will lose some puffiness and gain definition. The same thing goes with your hydration levels.
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Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:40 PM
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Interesting, i always think i look best when i wake up. And the worst when I get out of the shower.
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Sunday, November 01, 2009 8:42 PM
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Thats weird then, because your glycogen stores would be fairly low when waking up. wouldnt that allow for more definition?
My guess is Hydration. Maybe just usage of your core through out the day as well?
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Monday, November 02, 2009 8:20 AM
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yea i've been trying to figure it out, considering carb depletion, hydration, etc... but i just can't make any sense of it. do any of you guys get this? i guess since i'm right on the verge of having nice abs, maybe the subtleties show up a lot stronger than if i was a BF% higher or lower.
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Monday, November 02, 2009 8:45 AM
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what is your lighting situation like... do you observe this regardless of where you are, or do you only "check your definition" in certain locations (geographic). The difference that lighting plays on how defined you look is rather significant.
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Monday, November 02, 2009 8:50 AM
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lol i've considered that too. i'm quite certain that's not it, but i'll pay some mind to it in the morn.
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Monday, November 02, 2009 8:53 AM
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This is gonna sound stupid, but...
Could your abs relax overnight, and get pumped through use throughout the day?
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Monday, November 02, 2009 8:57 AM
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Yeah I think that's what N$ was getting at in his last sentence. I suppose that could be part of it, but how pumped can my abs get when I'm basically just sittin around all day?
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Monday, November 02, 2009 9:00 AM
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id say its dehydration it happens over night when sleeping when you get up get moving eating and drinking it fills you back out so to say
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Monday, November 02, 2009 9:03 AM
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snatchula
Yeah I think that's what N$ was getting at in his last sentence. I suppose that could be part of it, but how pumped can my abs get when I'm basically just sittin around all day?
Oh, have I been misled?: Thought I could get a "no flex sixer," as you call it, by simply sitting around. No? Isn't there some pill?
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