Abs daily or not?

Once or twice a week for 10 minutes with planks. I get most of my work from compound exercises.

For most people in general, it really isn't necessary to do anything else but diet if your doing compounds.

There's a common belief that you can train abs (and calves) everyday. I have made that claim. And maybe there's some science behind, but I was only parroting what others told me. And so I am not as certain.

Now what I've come to believe based on some additional reading is that if one is doing isolated ab exercises and working them to muscle failure/overload, then you'll likely need some rest/recovery like your other muscles. But if you're ab work is to just stimulate with very mild overload/failure (there's a term for it, but I can't remember it at the moment), then you can probably do them more frequently (not sure about daily though).

Just be aware as to see if too much ab work is compromising other exercises, like squats and overhead presses (to name a couple).

I usually hit the abs on my squats and deadlifts days, one exercise for four sets to very near failure, at the end of the workout.

I don't do a ton of direct ab work...just some moderate core type of stuff on my non-lifting days, nothing to intense. Most of my ab work is indirect as a result of my compound lifts...primarily squats and deads.

I rarely to never do isolated ab work.

They get worked through my compound stuff.

Abs and core everyday, but like stated above you will not see them unless you do work in the kitchen

You should never work any muscle everyday. Muscles need time to recover, and when they recover is when they grow, not when you're working them.

In addition to the Compound Lifting I do, I try to hit abs x2 a week for usually 15 minutes or so.

Curious.... how do your abs look?

My abs look pretty good and all I do is compound lifts. I've literally never done sit-ups seriously in my life.

You should never work any muscle everyday. Muscles need time to recover, and when they recover is when they grow, not when you're working them.

In addition to the Compound Lifting I do, I try to hit abs x2 a week for usually 15 minutes or so.

Curious.... how do your abs look?

My abs look pretty good and all I do is compound lifts. I've literally never done sit-ups seriously in my life.

No offense, but your abs don't look that great, flat and no definition, they are just there cause you are skinny...

You should never work any muscle everyday. Muscles need time to recover, and when they recover is when they grow, not when you're working them.

In addition to the Compound Lifting I do, I try to hit abs x2 a week for usually 15 minutes or so.

Curious.... how do your abs look?

My abs look pretty good and all I do is compound lifts. I've literally never done sit-ups seriously in my life.

No offense, but your abs don't look that great, flat and no definition, they are just there cause you are skinny...

Your girlfriend disagrees Nah but seriously, you're entitled to your opinion. It's pretty clear we're into fitness for different reasons. Aesthetics and getting huge are not a priority for me.

You should never work any muscle everyday. Muscles need time to recover, and when they recover is when they grow, not when you're working them.

In addition to the Compound Lifting I do, I try to hit abs x2 a week for usually 15 minutes or so.

Curious.... how do your abs look?

My abs look pretty good and all I do is compound lifts. I've literally never done sit-ups seriously in my life.

No offense, but your abs don't look that great, flat and no definition, they are just there cause you are skinny...

Your girlfriend disagrees Nah but seriously, you're entitled to your opinion. It's pretty clear we're into fitness for different reasons. Aesthetics and getting huge are not a priority for me.

If you didn't look 17 I would threaten to slap the **** out of you for saying that... For me it is all around fitness, I am not a meat head by all means like you've hinted that I may be, I will run a mud run, do a 5k, play sand volleyball or run with the basketball team I coach, but yeah maybe or reasons are different, I workout cause I enjoy it and like pushing my body while living healthy and its just a bonus if people can tell because my aesthetics , you probably just sign up at the gym for the free t shirt and water bottle....

If you threatened to slap the **** out of me, I'd laugh really hard. I would choke you out in 30 seconds flat. Lifting weights just makes you feel tough, brotha. It doesn't actually make you tough. It makes you strong. There's a difference.
Anyway, I wish you the best on your journey and hope you lighten up.

Becuase I am working towards specific moves that involve ridiculous core strength, I do core stuff 4-5 days a week.
If you aren't going to failure you could easily do them daily if you wanted.