Anyone ever heard of a exercise called ab vaccum?

[dce2956]

I've seen them as an excersize, but, well, part of an excersize. The guys I know that do them do them as part of a superset. First they'll do 12 weighted crunches, then get right up and do a vacuum for 30 seconds. 3 sets of the superset. I've never done it though, so i dont know if it works.

 

[alex2678]

you don't see it used on stage anymore, becuase the guys simply cannot do it...

all that juice has their innards so over grown, they can't suck them in far enough...

lol. No shit. I'd like to see Ronnie Coleman or Dave Palumbo try to do one.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Nice, it is an exercise...


also a GREAT pose

 

[*Bunny*]

Hell yeah Frank Zane used to always do that pose. lol. Haven't seen to many of the new guys do it too much. I think this is what he's talking about as far as an exercise:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ms-fit5.htm

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/TransverseAbdominus/AbdominalVacuum.html

 

[vin01]

I've seen them as an excersize, but, well, part of an excersize. The guys I know that do them do them as part of a superset. First they'll do 12 weighted crunches, then get right up and do a vacuum for 30 seconds. 3 sets of the superset. I've never done it though, so i dont know if it works.

I do them for like 30s or as long as I can after I do weight cable crunches. I feel like it tightens me up in my core, however I am too fat to see a noticeable difference in overall appearance..