when is the best time of day to do abs?

scarlettsky7
scarlettsky7 Posts: 128 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
before/after cardio, before/after eating, morning, evening?
when do you do your abs?

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  • klz8241
    klz8241 Posts: 2 Member
    i do mine after a gym session or when i am home from a run ;-)
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    There is no best time to do abs.

    but I do mine after i workout before my cardio.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    There is no best time to do abs.

    This
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Is this a real question?
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    24 hrs a day.
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    Is this a real question?

    :wink:
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    The only time I wouldn't want to do ab work is right after dinner. :sick:
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    The only time I wouldn't want to do ab work is right after dinner. :sick:
    oh yeah - good point!! :laugh:
  • leadiax3
    leadiax3 Posts: 534 Member
    Exactly
  • phatguerilla
    phatguerilla Posts: 188 Member
    Under a half moon.
  • Mouseanonymous802
    Mouseanonymous802 Posts: 76
    No specific time but I never do mine after a meal!
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    I don't do iso's for abs, compound lifts take care of them for me.

    Muscles don't know what time it is…
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    what a weird question...
  • Mguilmot
    Mguilmot Posts: 232 Member
    Best time to do abs, is like best time to do cardio.
    When you have the most motivation to do them. There is no "best time to do any exercise" :-)
    They won't grow any harder or stronger if you do them before or after cardio/bed/eating/whatever.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    February 30th.
  • scarlettsky7
    scarlettsky7 Posts: 128 Member
    haha thanks for all your feedback. i ask because im motivated to do all exercises except abs -- i always find reasons to avoid them i.e.: "my heart-rate is up from doing cardio and i dont want to lay down afterwards." or "my back hurts." etc... i was hoping to find a time that i could do them with the least amount of excuses and make it a routine.
  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    never o'clock
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    10:56:45 am.

    You know what exercises you'll stick with...ones you love, so find some you love.
    You know what also works, making a decision to do them. No one can tell you a time to do them with any least amount of excuses because the excuses are yours, not anyone elses.
    I'm NOT trying to be mean, just honest.
  • tehboxingkitteh
    tehboxingkitteh Posts: 1,574 Member
    Do compound lifts and you won't have to worry about it.

    I do calisthenics during my boxing classes... get a lot of ab workout in then.
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    Never.
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
    Doing abs has to be at the right time or it doesn't work.

    Once upon a time I had a night shift job and so I tried to sleep in the day, except that sleeping in the day is the wrong kind of sleep and doesn't work like sleeping at the right time and does not actually rest you at all, so I had to leave my job and get a daytime job so that I could sleep at the right time and then I was finally rested.

    So abs are kind of like that.

    True story.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    8am amd 8pm
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    The absolute best time to do abs is at 3:13:53am.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    The absolute best time to do abs is at 3:13:53am.

    This only applies if you went to bed at 9:14pm.
  • Tessyloowhoo
    Tessyloowhoo Posts: 504
    Do compound lifts and you won't have to worry about it.

    I do calisthenics during my boxing classes... get a lot of ab workout in then.
    +1 for compound lifts
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  • retrobyte
    retrobyte Posts: 169 Member
    Do compound lifts and you won't have to worry about it.

    ^^^
    this
  • suelegal
    suelegal Posts: 1,281 Member
    Doing abs has to be at the right time or it doesn't work.

    Once upon a time I had a night shift job and so I tried to sleep in the day, except that sleeping in the day is the wrong kind of sleep and doesn't work like sleeping at the right time and does not actually rest you at all, so I had to leave my job and get a daytime job so that I could sleep at the right time and then I was finally rested.

    So abs are kind of like that.

    True story.

    ^ this
  • phatguerilla
    phatguerilla Posts: 188 Member
    Do compound lifts and you won't have to worry about it.

    Not rly true... there are multiple reasons to do abs in addition to compound lifts. Real talk for the op though if they are lifting weights don't do abs beforehand or you could end up hurting yourself.
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    I work my core every other day and I do it at the end when I'm done lifting.

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