Question about abs!

[perp69]

Only reason I work abs is to keep my lower back strong for lifting. Diet is where abs are made.

Perp

 

[mm107]

Only reason I work abs is to keep my lower back strong for lifting. Diet is where abs are made.

Perp

ding ding ding

hit it right on the nose

abs are made in the kitchen

i like to w/o my abs for the reason that it is still a CORE muscle, i like having a strong CORE to begin with =]

 

[Eye34]

Why does everyone insist on training abs with crunches and high reps etc.?
If you are doing squats/deadlifts and all compound growth movements, thats the best way to add size to abs. Then to see them, as mm107 says, diet is the key.
Personally, I have never done a situp or crunch since I started lifting.

LOL!! My trainer never does abs and did them Sunday, cuz he just got ab straps and wanted to see what torture he would be putting me thru! He was STILL bitching this morning that his abs hurt!!! WUSS!!!!

 

[mm107]

LOL!! My trainer never does abs and did them Sunday, cuz he just got ab straps and wanted to see what torture he would be putting me thru! He was STILL bitching this morning that his abs hurt!!! WUSS!!!!

lol definately, if i wouldnt talk smack about working my abs tho, i know if i did a ab killer day i would be in pain couple days lol, but hey might need one once in a while right

 

[*Bunny*]

Why does everyone insist on training abs with crunches and high reps etc.?
If you are doing squats/deadlifts and all compound growth movements, thats the best way to add size to abs. Then to see them, as mm107 says, diet is the key.
Personally, I have never done a situp or crunch since I started lifting.

I'm very interested to see a pic of your abs ...

 

[nikkita]

should keep doing what I'm doing.... Yes, my waist and hips are reducing in inches.

My opinion if that if you think that this is working for you, keep up the good work!

 

[thesiant]

I use two excersizes: hanging leg raises, and an ab cruch machine with weight. Like any other muscle they show better if they're bigger and thicker. obliques get worked too if you go hard. I keep so much weight on that machine i can on;y do 20 reps max.
3 sets hanging leg raises at 20 - 15 - 15 (or as much as you can handle in the beginning)
3 sets ab machine to failure at 20 reps.
you're ab workout should be exhausting, leave you breahtless with your heart pounding.

 

[mm107]

I use two excersizes: hanging leg raises, and an ab cruch machine with weight. Like any other muscle they show better if they're bigger and thicker. obliques get worked too if you go hard. I keep so much weight on that machine i can on;y do 20 reps max.
3 sets hanging leg raises at 20 - 15 - 15 (or as much as you can handle in the beginning)
3 sets ab machine to failure at 20 reps.
you're ab workout should be exhausting, leave you breahtless with your heart pounding.

very true, As long as ur Diet is KEY and onpoint, then your abs alone will show, especially if are working them out hard. BUT we have to remember, abs are made in the kitchen. IF you have fat on them and work them hard then they will have the appearance of a gut. my .2 cents.

Def a good ab workout tho, i might start training mine for some added streght 1nce or 2ce a week.

 

[thesiant]

very true, As long as ur Diet is KEY and onpoint, then your abs alone will show, especially if are working them out hard. BUT we have to remember, abs are made in the kitchen. IF you have fat on them and work them hard then they will have the appearance of a gut. my .2 cents.

Def a good ab workout tho, i might start training mine for some added streght 1nce or 2ce a week.

Yeah, true that. You really can't have body fat and have abs. Right now I'm on a pretty regimented diet myself. My abs already look good, but as Christian Bale said in American Psycho, "you can always be thinner, look better."

 

[mm107]

Yeah, true that. You really can't have body fat and have abs. Right now I'm on a pretty regimented diet myself. My abs already look good, but as Christian Bale said in American Psycho, "you can always be thinner, look better."

VERY VERY TRUE. GREAT MOTIVATIONAL LINE.