Juice and Abs?

[starskulker]

Ok this should probably be on the workout board but I am curios of those that are juicing.......Those who really work there abs......Do you do your ab work everyday or every other day or once a week? I am working my abd monday wednesday and friday and am finally getting a 6 pack but am wondering if I should step it up to 5 days or not?

 

[bluehen]

Ok this should probably be on the workout board but I am curios of those that are juicing.......Those who really work there abs......Do you do your ab work everyday or every other day or once a week? I am working my abd monday wednesday and friday and am finally getting a 6 pack but am wondering if I should step it up to 5 days or not?

No! Do you train arm's, chest, legs 5 days a week? Anything more and your overtraining.

 

[Syringe11]

Just curious...what are you doing for lower abs? i've just recently started working abs (3 weeks) and using a machine that is mostly targetting obliques and would like to know a good workout for lower abs...a machine would be preferable but I havent seen any at my gym.

 

[fabiostwin]

Train 'em every day unless they are sore.

 

[satchboogie]

there are a few muscles that can be trained more than once a week..
calves and abs...

although i feel that once a week is plenty!

 

[bigtravis]

alot of people do not realize this but you work your abs more than you think. i work my whole abdominal area only once a month. i'm working my abs during heavy leg presses, standig tricep pushdowns, and many other exercises. your abdominals are no different than any other muscle group on your body. they need the same amount of recovery time as anything else.

 

[|3ossman]

your abs really do get hammered throughout your other workouts like bigtravis said. i work them only twice a week, and only do 4 sets each workout. I do it for a strong core though, not for show. If you want to work them ed or eod you can, but the only real way to bring them out is through diet.

 

[swordfish151]

i do abs twice a week...they get enough stimulation from jogging and the rest of your workouts. Think of it this way..how many of you keep the abs tight while doing anything in the gym....i think we all do.

 

[Beachboy6294]

I do them twice a week but if I'm bored on Sunday I will go do cardio and abs again.

 

[UA_Iron]

The only reason I do juice is so my abs can look pretty

everyone else too right?

 

[nsashbl01]

alot of people do not realize this but you work your abs more than you think. i work my whole abdominal area only once a month. i'm working my abs during heavy leg presses, standig tricep pushdowns, and many other exercises. your abdominals are no different than any other muscle group on your body. they need the same amount of recovery time as anything else.

If you do all your other core building movements, ab's will be trained enough. Standing military, squats, deads, etc. My abs are as defined as they have ever been and I have not really worked them in years. Low bodyfat and a strong core will make them rock hard and defined.

 

[starskulker]

Ok..Thanks. I guess I'm doing plenty then. I do see and have them for the first time in my life (i'm 41) and I am totally motivated to make them better and more defined. I'm about 220 down from 280. I use to post as "Heavy Duty" and "Crimson Coal" about a year ago or so.

 

[ManOfScience]

alot of people do not realize this but you work your abs more than you think. i work my whole abdominal area only once a month. i'm working my abs during heavy leg presses, standig tricep pushdowns, and many other exercises. your abdominals are no different than any other muscle group on your body. they need the same amount of recovery time as anything else.

I agree with you.

 

[LT3]

alot of people do not realize this but you work your abs more than you think. i work my whole abdominal area only once a month. i'm working my abs during heavy leg presses, standig tricep pushdowns, and many other exercises. your abdominals are no different than any other muscle group on your body. they need the same amount of recovery time as anything else.

also many times when i do my back, i feel soreness in my abs the next day. i believe that if your abs are getting a work out while you're doing other muscles, that will give them a nice conditioning and maturity.

 

[little chris]

While bulking I do them EOD, But cutting in the summer ED. And there is a difference.

 

[needsize]

I have never faced anyone on stage who had abs that could come close to touching mine, and I never train them more than 1x a week in the offseason, and at most, 2x weekly in contest prep
Even if you CAN train them more than 1x weekly, you dont NEED to, so why would you do something more times than you need to. Do you like being at the gym that much more than home, or anywhere else for that matter

 

[x_con]

If you do all your other core building movements, ab's will be trained enough. Standing military, squats, deads, etc. My abs are as defined as they have ever been and I have not really worked them in years. Low bodyfat and a strong core will make them rock hard and defined.

so true, I NEVER work abs alone anymore and my abs are looking the best they ever have. They get worked by almost everything you do in the gym, low BF not crunches is the key to nice abs.

 

[TRAPezoid]

so true, I NEVER work abs alone anymore and my abs are looking the best they ever have. They get worked by almost everything you do in the gym, low BF not crunches is the key to nice abs.

I am a total slob, abs are for my off day...I usually skip... low BF is right.

As I said in an earlier post, might be time for some cake...

 

[sparetire]

The only reason I do juice is so my abs can look pretty

everyone else too right?

bro, that's the ONLY reason why i juice it up.. The abs are the showcase for our body. Big fat gut = fatass.. Tight ripped stomach = gettin' poontang.

 

[TRAPezoid]

I still have tight abs since I can't gain weight if my life depended on it.... I just don't have to worry about them. I did them today though.

You can call me Six-Pack Steve from now on.... or Sally

 

[DieselGunz]

I have never faced anyone on stage who had abs that could come close to touching mine, and I never train them more than 1x a week in the offseason, and at most, 2x weekly in contest prep
Even if you CAN train them more than 1x weekly, you dont NEED to, so why would you do something more times than you need to. Do you like being at the gym that much more than home, or anywhere else for that matter

On that note, what is your basic ab workout if ya dont mind giving away your secret.

 

[rocksolid215]

No! Do you train arm's, chest, legs 5 days a week? Anything more and your overtraining.

not true.

You can work abs 4 days a week easily. If not more.

They are a very tiny muscle set and recover extremely quickly.

 

[rocksolid215]

I have never faced anyone on stage who had abs that could come close to touching mine, and I never train them more than 1x a week in the offseason, and at most, 2x weekly in contest prep
Even if you CAN train them more than 1x weekly, you dont NEED to, so why would you do something more times than you need to. Do you like being at the gym that much more than home, or anywhere else for that matter

I think it's in your genetics.

 

[phatstud]

i work abs about 2 or 3 times a wk.

there's a ab machine w/weights at the gym i go to that i use. seems to work mostly the mid and upper. i also do leg lifts to try and cover the lower abs.

 

[thebigmofo]

I work abs 2 times a week. For lower abs, I do reverse crunches 5 sets for 2min each set. Hanging leg raises and cable crunches till I almost puke

 

[njmuscleguy]

wow, alot of thoughts on this... my 2 cents, and what I do.... yes, you can train them every day, abs are a musclegroup that doesn't get "overtrained" easily.... how much is "enough" depends on the person, and how much time you *want* to spend on them... genetics does play a role...however, all the crunches in the world won't help if diet is off... get a clean diet, drop some carbs, do cardio and watch the abs come out! Me personally, I do abs about 5 times a week, sometimes more....only spend about 10 minutes a day on them... I'd have a whatever-pack if I didn't like carbs so much! (Hey, I'm Italian!)

 

[ceo]

I still have tight abs since I can't gain weight if my life depended on it.... I just don't have to worry about them. I did them today though.

You can call me Six-Pack Steve from now on.... or Sally

Wait until you get into your 30's. I was the same way up until the last year or so (I'm 33).

 

[TRAPezoid]

I know shit will change but I have another 5 years... I am stoked.

 

[thelion2005]

Ok this should probably be on the workout board but I am curios of those that are juicing.......Those who really work there abs......Do you do your ab work everyday or every other day or once a week? I am working my abd monday wednesday and friday and am finally getting a 6 pack but am wondering if I should step it up to 5 days or not?

Twice a week with legs:
First time:
(1) Hanging leg raise with 25 lb at ankles; 3x12
(2) Decline sit-ups with 25 lb plate at chest; 3x12
(3) Side bends with bare Olympic bar; 50

Second time:
(1) Laying bent leg raise with 25 lb at ankles; 3x12
(2) Seated machine crunches 50 lbs resistance; 3x12
(3) Full twists with bare Olympic bar; 50

I try to get all this done in less than 10 minutes.

 

[Extra_Strong]

I do mine 2 to 3 times per week. I use to not even worry about them as they were farly easy to keep for me.. but I want them big and blocky this time..
I had them hid for 2 years and they are peaking back threw.. due to knee problems..

 

[TRAPezoid]

TRAP's abs workout:

-Take a nap
-Go to the gym, do any muscle group except abs
-Eat, have cake
-Jerk off
-Shower

if you do this, I promise you will be ripped in two weeks or your money back....

 

[LT3]

personally i dont do abs more than once a week, unless im cutting, but abs cant get over worked (they can in extreme cases), because we use abs soooooooooo much with other exercises and general labour, they develop way more than other bodyparts, so thats why it takes a lot for abs to be over worked. but unless your abs are lagging you dont need to work them more than twice a week.

 

[markshark]

shit i hit abs once at the beginning of the week and theyre sore for like 5 days. and im on 750 mg of test, which is funny because every other bodypart heals within 2 days but my abs are hurting forever.

 

[plifter]

Calves and Abs can handle more frequent work due to having a higher proportion of slow twitch fibers. This is the same reason most pros do higher reps for both of these body parts. I do abs 3 times a week and I'm a powerlifter that's hitting them hard with both heavy squats and deadlifts. I have great solid and strong abs. Unfortunately they are covered with a layer of fat right now since I'm bulking.