Crazy abs?!
flabbyjay
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Any of you peeps with sick abs.. How often and to what degree do you work them?
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*le sigh* I haz no abs..... :sad:0
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No crazy abs here but I've heard it's one group of muscle that you can work every day and unless your FB is very low you hard work won't show through.
I want some abs!!!0 -
Right exactly what I've heard..0
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No visible abs yet but I've lost inches in that area and am feeling mighty firm!0
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No crazy abs here but I've heard it's one group of muscle that you can work every day and unless your FB is very low you hard work won't show through.
I want some abs!!!
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Mine are just starting to show a *tiny* bit, I've gotta lower my BF% more. I don't work them that often though, once or twice a week. I've heard people with great abs say they never work their abs directly; they do a lot of heavy compound lifts that cause their core muscles to engage, naturally making the abs stronger. So that's what I tend to do. Sometimes I'll do some hanging leg raises as well, those seem to help. Goodbye crunches!0
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Dude you look kinda ripped, but if you cant see your abs i recommend doing a ton of sprints, and revamp your diet. Abs are always there, most people are skinny-fat (high body fat %) and all you need to do is lower that (body fat)
And i do abs once a week, i do compound weights and i have a pretty decent pack (not completely there yet haha!)0 -
I've always had a fairly solid core, but my abs didn't start showing until I started training for my half marathon. The long slow runs seemed to really help me burn through the fat. I could see a hint of a six pack, but still it wasn't quite enough.
In February 2012, I started boxing - which is crazy work on the obliques simply in the act of punching, but we also do a crazy amount of crunches, planks, medicine ball work. This has helped big time. It's also a massive caloric burn when I hit my boxing classes (anywhere from 900 - 1500 cals).
Note: I only box once a week - so therefore, I only have targeted ab work once a week. The rest of the week, I focus on keeping my core tight - when walking, when sitting, etc...
I started watching my diet in earnest around May, and that seemed to be the topper that has gotten me here.
so in summary... long slow cardio, crazy *kitten* burns, watching calories.. all three were needed to get me to where I am.0 -
In February 2012, I started boxing - which is crazy work on the obliques simply in the act of punching, but we also do a crazy amount of crunches, planks, medicine ball work. This has helped big time. It's also a massive caloric burn when I hit my boxing classes (anywhere from 900 - 1500 cals).
Note: I only box once a week - so therefore, I only have targeted ab work once a week. The rest of the week, I focus on keeping my core tight - when walking, when sitting, etc...
You look amazing! Glad to hear boxing helped you so much. I've started kickboxing once a week and my abs are always sore the day after!0 -
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I work my abs every day I workout. I usually workout 7 then take a rest day. I took an extra rest day yesterday because my neck is in a bad crick,,,,lol0
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All night long.
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i have em. they are just white and i have stretch marks there fore i do not show them.
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No crazy abs here but I've heard it's one group of muscle that you can work every day and unless your FB is very low you hard work won't show through.
I want some abs!!!
From what I have read and experienced abs are just like any other muscle group. They need to rest to build. Doing abs 3-4 times a week is plenty. But everyone body is different.0 -
i have em. they are just white and i have stretch marks there fore i do not show them.
who cares if they're white with stretchmarks... SHOW EM OFF!
And, as far as I'm concerned... you have even more to be proud of - since the stretchmarks are likely due to baby, which means you had to work THAT MUCH harder to get them! :-D
Being a mom of two (age 5 and 7) myself, I'm that much happier with where I am.0 -
Lean eating is a big part for me. Running every morn and at least 100 crunches on top of my daily workout. Ripped in 30 seemed to really help to.0
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Treat them with real resistance, not doing crunches or this planking nonsense.
L-sits/V-sits, dragon flags, ab wheel, etc....
You don't build big strong legs with little pink dumbbells, why would your core be different?0 -
not a huge fan of crunches... but I'd keep the planks... you need a solid core, and the planking gives you that. Plus when the core tightens up, it helps suck the rest of it in.
don't toss out the planks!0 -
No crazy abs here but I've heard it's one group of muscle that you can work every day and unless your FB is very low you hard work won't show through.
I want some abs!!!
So less time on Facebook? Or just less friends?0 -
not a huge fan of crunches... but I'd keep the planks... you need a solid core, and the planking gives you that. Plus when the core tightens up, it helps suck the rest of it in.
don't toss out the planks!
When you can hold a plank 45-60 sec, continued holding ceases to have any strengthening effect.
A 45-60 sec plank is the ab equivalent of doing 15 pushups. Some might consider this high resistance, but many will find this laughably low.
A straight arm/leg, chin to floor ab wheel rep OTOH is like benching 2x BW. You need to be freaky strong in the core to pull it off.0 -
not a huge fan of crunches... but I'd keep the planks... you need a solid core, and the planking gives you that. Plus when the core tightens up, it helps suck the rest of it in.
don't toss out the planks!
When you can hold a plank 45-60 sec, continued holding ceases to have any strengthening effect.
A 45-60 sec plank is the ab equivalent of doing 15 pushups. Some might consider this high resistance, but many will find this laughably low.
but what about the effect of changing up your planks... front, side, oblique, incline planking... or superman planks and jumping jack planks? There are many diff kinds of planks, and incorporating more than just the front plank definitely adds benefit.
Granted, if you can do all of that for 45 - 60 seconds each without wanting to cry or vomit... then yeah, I'd say you may want to step up your game... But most people can't even hold for 10.0 -
No crazy abs here but I've heard it's one group of muscle that you can work every day and unless your FB is very low you hard work won't show through.
I want some abs!!!
So less time on Facebook? Or just less friends?
Bite me!
That should say BF not FB.
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No crazy abs here but I've heard it's one group of muscle that you can work every day and unless your BF is very low your hard work won't show through.
I want some abs!!!
couldn't edit my flipping post...0 -
It depends on almost 90% what you eat and at what time.. For the rest, cardio + a decent ab routine should to the trick.
Good luck!0 -
It depends on almost 90% what you eat and at what time.
No, it doesn't.
Visible abs are about having a low enough body fat. They typically begin to show at around 12%, and are fully visible by 10%
I'm going to go a bit against the majority here, I don't think core stability exercises like planks are particularly useful if you're doing exercises like squats and deadlifts. They can be used to strengthen your core if it's weak, but after a certain point, you're getting more than enough stability work be doing the big lifts.
Also, in my opinion direct ab work can be useful, although you do reach the point of diminishing returns rather quickly. However, this is only if (a big if) the exercise(s) that you do directly work the ab muscles. Most people think their working their abs directly when what they're really doing is direct hip flexor work mixed with core stability.0 -
No crazy abs here but I've heard it's one group of muscle that you can work every day and unless your BF is very low your hard work won't show through.
I want some abs!!!
couldn't edit my flipping post...
I blocked you from being able to edit it so that my shi!t would still be funny.0 -
No crazy abs here but I've heard it's one group of muscle that you can work every day and unless your FB is very low you hard work won't show through.
I want some abs!!!
not true.
Then expand please. 0 -
No crazy abs here but I've heard it's one group of muscle that you can work every day and unless your BF is very low your hard work won't show through.
I want some abs!!!
couldn't edit my flipping post...
I blocked you from being able to edit it so that my shi!t would still be funny.
Well now that's funny!0 -
It depends on almost 90% what you eat and at what time.
No, it doesn't.
Visible abs are about having a low enough body fat. They typically begin to show at around 12%, and are fully visible by 10%
Yup, that's what I meant..
When you set up a decent meal plan and lower in calories at a certain calculated point that you will be losing body fat, abs will be visible.0 -
All night long.
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