chris808costa
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Like everything else in life, or in bodybuilding I believe how much one does OF something is based on subjective perspective.
Everyone is different on a genetic level meaning everyone has different body types (endo, ecto, meso, or some people claim to have a combination of one or the other), different metabolic rates, etc. the list could go on forever.
I've seen some people who do no ab work whatsoever and have chisled and defiend abs, while others only do cardio and squats (or some other combination) and this seems to work for them. Whilst some people work there abs 5 days a week and see little results. The possibilities are endless.
The musculature of the abdominal region is like any other muscle in the body, it requires rest and recovery between sessions. It is thought that ab muscles do typically recover more quickly then the majority of other muscle groups (this is debatable some people argue, not myself).
I do ab work every other day, so about 4 days a week (in a 7 day week). I prefer weighted crunches & side crunches (for the obliques). I generally rise and decline slowly, while tightening and contracting my abdominal muscles to create the most resistance. Also you should switch up your ab routine just as you do any other muscle group to avoid plateauing.
Just my 2 cents, hope this helps.
Best,
WB
I actually don't think that sounds like close to enough.Thanks everyone. I think I am going to hit um up every other day. I'm going to treat them just like my other muscles. At my gym they have one of those resistance crunch machines so I think I'll go for 3 sets 12, 10, 8 increasing the what a lot like my other muscles. How does that sound?
Yellow - what would you say does the best job targeting your lower abbs? Is that you in your avatar? If so nice work man, very impressive.Each part (upper, lower and side abdominal) gets 3 working sets.
If you listed out your routine you might be surprised how often you're 'unintentionally' working it.im one of those guys that never hits abs and i have a 4 pack
i'm quite sure he means he doesn't hit his abs directly (which is the subject matter of this thread).If you listed out your routine you might be surprised how often you're 'unintentionally' working it.
not in that defualt u dont lolim one of those guys that never hits abs and i have a 4 pack
:laugh2::laugh2::laugh2:not in that defualt u dont lol
hope that didnt sound tooo @sshole-ish
true, ive been doing this, helps when in a hurry, or gym is fullAs for myself what I think will be best is working them between sets of certain exercises. Cause at the end it's the last thing on earth I feel like doin, being drained from my WO's. There's a name for that but I can't recall. Jim Morris from www.gymmorris.com told me the best exercise for the abs is flexing the abs. I'd have to agree with him. He wrote me a program a few yrs. back, very demanding but very effective. I'll start posting it in my blogs, maybe some of you can get soemthing out of it. The guy is amazing.
Right! He said do them till they cramp. It works great, it's a good hurt.true, ive been doing this, helps when in a hurry, or gym is full
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I remind myself when doing them, if it doesn't make me wanna cry then Im not doing them enough.Right! He said do them till they cramp. It works great, it's a good hurt.
sooo true.. i did a photoshoot and the and the photographer had me flex my abs and hold them repeatedly. i didnt think anytthing of it at the time, but the next day they were sooo sore. so that became the staple of my abb training.the best exercise for the abs is flexing the abs.
ha i like the way u thinkI remind myself when doing them, if it doesn't make me wanna cry then Im not doing them enough.
so how do you do it? Just flex them?true, ive been doing this, helps when in a hurry, or gym is full
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Yep, flex them HARD, till it hurts. Hold for 3-4 secs, longer if you want. Brings out the definition really well. One of the ways BB's look so amazing at contests. Arnold use to set up photo shoots before contest because of all the flexing he's be doing for them. It's fun and just as hard as an actual WO. **** is demanding.so how do you do it? Just flex them?
learn how to do Vacuums...your abs are amazing musclesso how do you do it? Just flex them?
Yes! These are great!learn how to do Vacuums...your abs are amazing muscles
You should try negative chins, pile on the wt. Work it at 4-8 secs, just always mixing it up. It's a ab killer.i've always been chunky, so i lost weight like 30lbs, still had fat in the stomach area, but ppl commented that i was to skinny, so i've been trying to bulk up a bit, so like others have said it changes from person to person, i personally hit abs 3 times a week doing a different routine each time, i also like to throw in lifts that use the stomach muscle, pull ups, dips, squats, and actually tricep push downs with a rope at high weights make me really squeeze my ab muscles
Every "ab" exercise that you do is goig to target ALL areas of your rectus abdominus (since your "abs" are ONE muscle); some exercises just target some areas a little more than others. If you are trying to develop the lower region a little more, focus on hanging straight leg raises, hanging knee raises, etc. WITH weight; or do reverse curls, swiss ball double-leg raises, etc. Start thinking outside the box and experiment.i do a vary of exercises for them also. One of the main ones is putting the ab bench at full angle and start with 8lb med. ball x 12, 10lb med. ball x 12, then 25lb plate 10x. Has worked well with some development but I def. need to do something better to develop the lowers better. Doing hanging or roman chair lifts with no weight seem to do nothing but strenghten them but no more size. Any suggestions on developing the lowers to catch up with the top and middle ?
how do you do that?learn how to do Vacuums...your abs are amazing muscles
learn how to do Vacuums...
how do you do that?
:laugh2::laugh2::laugh2:
SEARCH FOR IThow do you do that?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoPThdb_X98"]YouTube - Abs flexing and stomach vacuum[/ame]how do you do that?
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