Abs

123purple
123purple Posts: 32
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Can you overtrain your abs? Is it ok to do ab work everyday or every other day?

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  • 123purple
    123purple Posts: 32
    Can you overtrain your abs? Is it ok to do ab work everyday or every other day?
  • cherapple
    cherapple Posts: 670 Member
    Your ab muscles need rest, just like every other muscle. I used to work my abs every day, and ended up burning myself out and quitting, until I learned that many body builders only work theirs *once a week.* That was a major revelation -- to learn that I didn't need to work my muscles into the ground in order to strengthen them. Since then, I work my abs about three times a week (on alternating days), and I've kept at it for over two years.
  • 123purple
    123purple Posts: 32
    Good to know! Thanks Cheryl!
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