I am 10-12% body fat and can’t see my abs. Should I focus on losing more fat or gaining muscle?

[RyanEC]

I am 148lbs, 6 foot 1 inch, and waist circumference 30 inches.

According to my scale and multiple online calculations my body fat percentage is something between 10 and 12.

I have added protein to my diet and put focus on muscle building workouts but still can’t see my abs which I heard should happen when the body fat percentage is around 12%.

Should I try to lose a few more pounds or switch focus to gaining muscle.

[OddBeMe]

Could be big boned like me. I haven’t been in your area for decades but I was never wolverine. Just fyi, sox packs in movies sometimes use bad ways to make it look good. I remember Hugh Jackman saying he had to dehydrate severely to get the ripped shots on screen. Very dangerous and he had millions in nutritionists and medical people on staff.

[Crankor]

By your height and weight you would need to gain more muscle. Your weight seems a bit on the low side for your height.

[RyanEC]

I think underweight for my height would be below 140 lbs.

[Crankor]

Not sure what today's standard is but it used to be 170ish for you height. Ofcourse that's not a set thing... but it's possible to have showy abs at even 180 or more for your height. If you were to do the workout route, doing crunches for upper, mid, and lower abs then finish off with planks is effective

[RyanEC]

Okay I’ll try that.

[jennifer_bloom]

I’m a woman but I get and when I exercise my stomach, not when I lose weight or body fat.

[JustADudePlayinADude]

You should be at least 180Ib. So you need to gain some weight.