Abs

[TheOak84]

I train abs about 2-3 times a week with heavy weight. Usully its 2-3 exercises for 3-4 sets at 5-15 reps. Things that i have found to work best are decline weighted situps, ghc situps, spread eagle situps, and preachers.




you gotta give the guy some respect, juice or not. 5 weeks out from the Mr. O comp the guy is deading 800lbs for 2 reps. WHO DOES THAT....no one. He is one ginormous, well proportioned BB.

i give him credit.. hes proportioned, with his 40in waist

 

[needsize]

I train abs with weight, never more than 1x per week, same as any other bodypart, and it was worked great for me

 

[molnii]

thanx a lot guys for the great info..just keep postin it....

 

[molnii]

Hey Natural_Teen can u explain me these exercises......ghc situps, spread eagle situps, and preachers.
Thanx a lot buddy!

 

[skaman607]

i give him credit.. hes proportioned, with his 40in waist

hey, dorpheus, the statue that represents perfect proportions has a 40" waist

 

[skaman607]

and he still had a six pack

 

[TheOak84]

.... he takes hormones to get him ripped.. what looks better to you : 5'10 275 - 38in waist but 22 inch arms OR 6'2 240 32in waist, 22in arms... basically, Arnold or Ron Coleman... which one looks better?

 

[CollegeKid]

gotta love ab discussions. all i'm gonna say is that ever since i started hitting my abs with weight (holding on to 140lbs on decline situp) my deadlift has been a lot easier (core muscles) and i have a visible sixpack even though i'm bulking right now.

and i would MUCH rather have big, functional abs than the "pretty" anorexic-like abs the guys who do 100 reps of situps everyday think will make them look good.

 

[Zyglamail]

Here is an exercise I woul like all the high reppers and even thoise who rely largely on standard ab exercises to try. Get a friend and explaine this to him and what you are trying to do.

Lay on the floor with legs bent, feet flat on floor like you would do a situp or a crunch.

Next have your partern kneel in front of your feet (not on your feet) and reach around your heels and hold them.

Now, your partners goal is to simply offer resistance while you pull your heals in toward you butt. Tell him/her to give you feed back and let you know when the tension drops and to encourage you to keep pulling the heels toward butt. Now while doing that tighten abs and press low back into floor and curl your trunk sitting up. Make sure back does not arch but stays firmly on floor and the tension is maintained pulling you heels toward your butt.

Give this a whirl and let me know how things go, this is a fun one

 

[Bandito]

how important is cardio or any aerobic workout with ab training though?