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Is it ok to do abs 7 days a week guys? Or muscles on abs need to recover like arm muscles and leg muscles, I do 100 sit ups a day.
abs 7 days a week?
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bump. ive been following mma training advise recently and for the 1st time doing some form of core ED. im exhausted. have more endurance but i think my ab strength is lower although overall core higher. abs definitely smaller and less defined.
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abs are one of the muscles that can be worked daily.
you cannot work shoulders everyday for the simple fact you would actually tear up your rotator cuff, same with other exercises that involve joints like the knees and elbows
you do 100 sit ups a day and i think that is amazing dedication, don't no one ever tell you to stop doing that
you cannot work shoulders everyday for the simple fact you would actually tear up your rotator cuff, same with other exercises that involve joints like the knees and elbows
you do 100 sit ups a day and i think that is amazing dedication, don't no one ever tell you to stop doing that
Abs are a muscle group just like every other muscle group and should not be trained everyday. Not only is it counterproductive, it's unnecessary.
Abs are made in the kitchen...not the gym. The goal of ab training is to simply sculpt and tone the midsection. Doing 100 sit ups a day won't give you a six pack.
It's best to train abs with short high rep workouts every other day or 3 days per week. This is the template I recommend for ab training:
super set 1 : 3-4 sets of lower ab exercise x 20 reps super set with upper ab exercise x 20 reps
super set 2: 3-4 sets of lower ab exercise x 20 reps super set with upper ab exercise x 20 reps
3-4 sets of an oblique exercise like decline bench romanian twists - 20 reps per side
1 set to failure of a functional ab exercise like plank or ab roller
Abs are made in the kitchen...not the gym. The goal of ab training is to simply sculpt and tone the midsection. Doing 100 sit ups a day won't give you a six pack.
It's best to train abs with short high rep workouts every other day or 3 days per week. This is the template I recommend for ab training:
super set 1 : 3-4 sets of lower ab exercise x 20 reps super set with upper ab exercise x 20 reps
super set 2: 3-4 sets of lower ab exercise x 20 reps super set with upper ab exercise x 20 reps
3-4 sets of an oblique exercise like decline bench romanian twists - 20 reps per side
1 set to failure of a functional ab exercise like plank or ab roller
I've done that many and more back in the day. Heck, I had my brothers count for me and one night I did 260+ crunches.
That said there's no actual need to.
That said there's no actual need to.
You can train abs more often than other muscles but the key is to listen to your body. Work them a bunch of days in a row but when you feel you need that day off, take it. Your body will need to recover and catch up sometimes.
