Is it good to workout abs every day?

[DexterDoolian]

I read somewhere that I think it was Arnold and he did abs everyday. I'm not sure if it was from his really bad workout plan that I read it or if it was a serious one, but I'm just curious if you could workout abs every day or 2 days on 1 off sort of thing without over training or anything wrong happen.
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[Norsewarrior]

Well put it this way, the abdominals are a dense muscle, and we use them every day, just like the forearms, calves too. I do abdominals every other day. I still think they need recovery time. Arnold probably didn't start out working them everyday. Unless you've done this stuff for years you don't need high maintenance like Arnie did.

[lionsman81]

I read somewhere that I think it was Arnold and he did abs everyday. I'm not sure if it was from his really bad workout plan that I read it or if it was a serious one, but I'm just curious if you could workout abs every day or 2 days on 1 off sort of thing without over training or anything wrong happen.
Thanks

Abs are supposedly the only muscle group you can workout everyday, however, doing abs everyday can take a MAJOR toll on your lower back if you do not to adequate lower back exercises. The other thing, is that doing ab machines are brutal on your lower back. I know a lot of people, including myself, that did ab machines, as opposed to manual ab exercises, and my lower back was shot for the longest time.

[jdjprimer19]

If you have to do abs every day, then you are not working them hard enough. One or 2x a week is more than sufficient.

[YoungGuyNick]

1-3 times is fine, its just like any other muscle, so treat it like one

[DexterDoolian]

Yeah that's true thanks. I work them hard. I normally dedicate an hour every other day to doing just abs. However when I'm sitting around I tend to think Hey I could be working out abs right now. So I just wanted to make sure if it was alright to constantly workout abs. I'll stick with every other day.
Thanks