Hey B-Fold Question on Abs?

[crazeensleepee]

Ok I was doing my normal friday workout. Squats Military press etc. I did both of these without a problem. Squats 5x5 with 165 Press 2x10 with 75, but then I went to do some decline situps with a 45 plate as I've been doing for the past 2 weeks with no problem. I do my 1 set of 10 reps and on the last rep it felt like my abs were about to rip to pieces. I didn't bother to try the second set after this as I was in fear of ripping something. Is this a normal thing?

 

[b fold the truth]

Any chance of you 'overtraining' your abs? Sometimes when I do not train them hard for a few weeks...and I start doing declines or something...they feel 'ripped' for a few days. Just do a set or two...get the job done and go home.

How do they feel the day after?

B True

 

[DrBones]

Was in in your abs that felt the ripping sensation or what it closer to the inside of your hip bone?

I had the same thing happen to me... to a T.. and I'm pretty sure it was another muscle that needed some strengthening and stretching... I think it might have been the hip flexors???
I also got a burning sensation occasionally from doing squats and deads in the exact same spot...

Hasnt happened since though.... Might want to learn some stretches for your hip flexors...

my 2 lbs

 

[The Shadow]

Make sure you are not going down too far at the bottom

 

[b fold the truth]

Make sure you are not going down too far at the bottom

Why is that? I go all the way down and as far up as I can...

B True

 

[crazeensleepee]

Well my abs feel pretty good right now. I don't think I overtrain my abs. The only exercises I do that I think really hit them are barebell rows and squats a little in deadlifts and slightly in military press. It was kinda weird as my abs have always been pretty strong or at least I thought they were. I do squat pretty low, but I've never felt any abdominal pain before; this was like I had done 1000 sit-ups or something. No this was definitely not my hip flexors this was purely abdominal the entire muscle was screaming at me from top to bottom.

 

[The Shadow]

Why is that? I go all the way down and as far up as I can...

B True

SOme of those decline benches are super short and if I go all the way back I am actually slightly hyperextended

 

[crazeensleepee]

Hmm. I go my back to the bench on declines. It never hurt me before though.