How to get better abs?
meeper123
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I focus a lot on getting my legs fit and my upper body in shape, but besides a few crunches and planks I do not know really how to strengthen my abs. I dont want to be just leaner I want to be stronger as well! Any ideas?
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Bump - looking for suggestions, too! Thanks!0
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<--- Zero crunches. Heavy squats, heavy deadlifts, pull ups, dips, bench press and front squats. One day a week I do hanging leg raises (3 sets of 10).0
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New Rules of Lifting for Abs -- remember, squats and bacon are good for everything!!!!0
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<--- Zero crunches. Heavy squats, heavy deadlifts, pull ups, dips, bench press and front squats. One day a week I do hanging leg raises (3 sets of 10).
Honestly this looks like the perfect answer to me. Hanging leg raises are all I do regularly for ab isolation. All of the other compound exercises mentioned will do wonders for your abs.0 -
New Rules of Lifting for Abs -- remember, squats and bacon are good for everything!!!!
Didnt know there was one for abs ty0 -
<--- Zero crunches. Heavy squats, heavy deadlifts, pull ups, dips, bench press and front squats. One day a week I do hanging leg raises (3 sets of 10).
Thats heartening0 -
I honestly just got on youtube and searched for ab exercises (also added with no equipment since I dont have any). But even if you have a stabily ball or something like that I see a ton of ab workouts on there that aren't crunches. Which for me is great since I'm too poor for a gym membership.0
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Ever heard of P90X? Try the Ab ripper exercise from the program. Here is an example on you tube. Try and do it every 2nd day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYAaJwHaMYA0 -
This is supposed to be really good:
http://kayciesantics.blogspot.com/2012/03/300-ultimate-ab-and-core-challenge_22.html0 -
I have ab routines that I use for boxing. PM me if you're interested But the guys on here are right, Squats and Deadlifts work great.0
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Thanks everyone0
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I do very few crunches, like maybe 30 a week thrown in. I focus more on compound exercises, you wouldn't believe how much walking lunges work your core!! As for traditional ab exercises, I do like to incorporate planks but usually I'll do something else at the same time, for example, pushup planks, or planks with a glute kickback, etc..
DIET IS KEY to a six pack or even just a defined stomach.0 -
I love reverse crunches on a bench, they really work your lower abs.0
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Sprints have helped my lower abdomen a lot, too.
And lots of spinach and chicken.0 -
Squats!! And if you're trying to get em to show under the "film of fat" you gotta eat clean and do cardio. No diet, no abs! (Not sure if this is a prob for you so it's not directed at ya. Just sayin'. )0
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lose body fat and deadlift.0
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Most people have abs they just need to reach a low body fat to get them. The core is involved in a lot of things we do already.0
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lose body fat and deadlift.
This..all day long. It's what I started doing and I've gotten better results doing this than crunches etc.0 -
Most people have abs they just need to reach a low body fat to get them. The core is involved in a lot of things we do already.
Tell me more about the ones who are missing abs.0 -
Any compound movement involves core regardless of direct core training.. you could even just stabilize your core throughout the day and with breath training make ab gaaainz.0
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