[Brent]

I am actually just leaving to work abs. I do them once a week, weighted of course. I am trying to build up my core.

[kelsey]

I really think that strong core= strong squats and deads,

not deads and squats = strong abs.....\

i would venture to say that squats and deads would be significantly higher if you worked core.
obviously squats and deads dont work abs directly, but statically.

I am really curious For all the people that say that they work abs by heavy squats and deads,

how heavy is heavy? really

[Synthetik]

2x per week, depending on how my recovery is going

[chauncy]

2x a week for me. Usually within a superset to add intensity.

[kyle0k]

Originally Posted by somewhatgifted

Every one has the same amount of ab muscles the rectus abdominus has 8 different muscles with 6 being semi similar in size and the bottom two stretching down to your groin.
http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/RectusAbdominis.html

ooo ,thats interesting. i never saw evidence of that before.

All i know is that alot of what has to do with abs is genetics. I wokred out my abs for prabably a month,like 3 years ago. i have atleast 13& bodyfat, and my abs are hard as ****,and i ahve a huge deep groove down the middle visible,nand the other lines just a little visible. So just proves how much of it is genetics. I wonder if i got down to a low BF how they woudl look. My middle groove on is seriously like half an inch deep,when i flex.

[TravTriggz]

abs controll every movement in your body, Bruce Lee did them everyday he said a man with a weak stomach had no business in the ring. i personally like to do them once or twice a week really hard. tons of V-ups

[Jayhawkk]

I followed that link and it looks like it's one muscle with tendons laying across the muscle...Although my guess is based solely of fthat pic and not any science :P

[Doomsday]

It all depends on your training goals. I think 2x a week weighted would be fine for ab development. Unfortunately, I have to train them more often for performance reasons.

[Basso]

Originally Posted by kelsey

I really think that strong core= strong squats and deads,

not deads and squats = strong abs.....\

i would venture to say that squats and deads would be significantly higher if you worked core.
obviously squats and deads dont work abs directly, but statically.

I am really curious For all the people that say that they work abs by heavy squats and deads,

how heavy is heavy? really

Amen! If you do heavy squat and deadlift work you need to do heavy ab work, if you don't your asking for trouble! Heavy cable crunches, Wheel work and weighted leg lifts are all excellent choices. If your trying to be pretty than do what you want.

"To be fit as a fiddle, you gotta work your middle"

[rake922]

3 x a week

[Herris]

I do 2x a week.

[CallmeClark]

2x heavy work here.

[DazzlinJack]

I train them about twice a week myself but I find that it's just hard to breathe while you're doing the abs. I want to put more time over tension on it but I have to rest to breathe but when I rest, it's not getting the continuous stimulation. Just gotta keep working at it I guess

[littlemack]

I don't train abs at all. Mine build up really quick for some reason, and they get hit indirectly quite a bit anyway. I often wake up with sore abs in the morning from previous workouts.

[gators52]

My ab development has always sucked, but I 've never found the strength to consistenly hit abs in the gym. However now that i'm working on my core for athletics i train them. For those of you that hate doing abs, just tell yourself it's core work not ab work, makes it seem better.

[EricLee22]

i usually trian mine after every workout but only do about 60 reps. just so i dont get burned out on them.