Was just curious as to how many days you guys do abs.. I started off by doing 3x a week 1st day upper abs / 2nd day obliques / 3rd day lower abs ... I have also read though that 3x a week on abs might be overkill so I am contemplating of going down to 2 days .. 1 day upper abs & 2nd day obliques & lower abs... Post here how many days a week you exercise your abs and what you do!
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06-25-2011, 07:26 PM #1
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How many days a week do you exercise your abs?
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Right now, 3 times a week...2 days apart
Rope crunches: 4x20 heavy, concentrating on the contraction and the stretch
Floor crunches: 3x15, trying with feet about 2" off the ground throughout r.o.m.
Ive been on this for a little over 3 weeks now, Im seeing more definition in my lower abdomens...burns like crazy but Im not getting sore. I think the slow stretch is really helping me here.
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06-26-2011, 09:51 AM #18
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well to me it all depends what phase i'm in really. if it's my off-season i usually try to hit my abs 2-3 times a week, once i jump into pre-contest mode i up that to 4-5 times a week. i usually stick to the same exercises, hanging leg raises, crunches, weight decline crunches, oblique crunches, knee-ups. thats usually the ones i stick with because they've worked for me since i started competing so why change them. sometimes i'll add in a weighted lower ab leg raise machine we have. but i think it's always good to do abs a couple times a week to keep your midsection tight and strong to help you on the compound movements.
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06-27-2011, 11:40 AM #21
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I do Yoga X for ab work, twice a week. This type of work emphasizes isometric strength of the entire core, as opposed to just trying to induce hypertrophy in the rectus abdominus. The result should be a tight, toned core that isn't too bulky, and has lots of endurance.
I just started doing this on two of my off-lifting days. I'm cutting as well and lifting heavy, so hopefully that will help with the X shape.
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