sucking in stomach = works abs ????

[JollySwagman]

im just curious if sucking in your stomach works your abs
its weird how your abs get sore if you do it for ages

[Buff_Daddy]

it put my money on the crunches

[Kutulus]

its the same idea as if u keep ur biceps flexed all day they will be sore...

i doubt this helps muscle growth...

[Leviathan]

i doubt it

i might work ure diagphragm tho (that how u spell diagphragm)

[damnJeff]

Nah it doesn't. I've been sucking in my stomach for a while and it doesn't work a damn thing. Maybe if you flex it, but sucking in is completely different.

[Mickey]

I once read something about it. Some pleople say it works for the inside. They say it can make your stomach flatter. Some BB swear by it...But nothing is ever proven.

[JollySwagman]

ok thanks
interesting

[=w=]

Vacums do work your abs - try to suck your belly button back to your spine try 10 sets of 10 secoond holds.

[str8flexed]

vacuums don't build muscle but can be useful for tightening up your waist. They are also good in contests. Judges love em' if you can do them and not many people can. There was only one other guy in my contest who could do them besides me. (they aren't easy;, at least doing them where i can suck in so far that i can push my diaphram back and up a couple of inches)
Peace

[Tony]

I cant do crunches because of a back problem, so I just felx my abbs as hard as I fuking can for 4-5 seconds 3 sets of 12 and over the summer when I was cut up I had an 8 pack, now that I am bulking again I am down to 4

[jehst]

i've been doing vacuums for a month now. it's supposed to be good for flattening your stomach. i think it's working..not 100% sure though because i'm cutting at the same time

[littleguy123]

i've been doing vacuums for a month now. it's supposed to be good for flattening your stomach. i think it's working..not 100% sure though because i'm cutting at the same time

How are you doing them?

[jehst]

How are you doing them?

here is a site with info, instructions, and a video on vacuums

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ms-fit5.htm

[D-Guy]

they are listed under the ab exercies for bb.com

[SilvrBckGorilla]

vacuums don't build muscle but can be useful for tightening up your waist. They are also good in contests. Judges love em' if you can do them and not many people can. There was only one other guy in my contest who could do them besides me. (they aren't easy;, at least doing them where i can suck in so far that i can push my diaphram back and up a couple of inches)
Peace

x2.

[Hav0c]

IMO getting size for the abz, its all about the squeeze and contraction.

Works for me and i only use bodyweight.

[Airjordan1984]

Vacuums will shrink your waistline. They do give you better control of your abs though. Try them in different positions, standing upright, bent over, and once you can hold those for at least a minute try doing them while sitting it is very hard to master

[MarkA15]

No it doesn't lol. I naturally suck in my stomach and find it uncomfortable to not suck it in. It straightens my lower back though.. lulz..

[majjohnsmith]

im just curious if sucking in your stomach works your abs
its weird how your abs get sore if you do it for ages

Huh

[arctic_wave]

strong bumps

[noobkins]

yup, it helps a lot.
Also, suck it in when doing ab work outs
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ms-fit5.htm

[Wegzyzz]

Vacuums will shrink your waistline. They do give you better control of your abs though. Try them in different positions, standing upright, bent over, and once you can hold those for at least a minute try doing them while sitting it is very hard to master

i do it while sitting all the time.

different positions "standing upright, bent over, sitting" I lol'd

[lefthookright]

yeah it works the transversus abdominus.

[nrp603]

you can feel the muscle get tight so maybe i have the book. "THE BOOK OF MUSCLE" and one of the exercises it has you do is the tummy tuck and hold for five seconds and it has you do it for a lot of the program too

[jcolson]

Vacums do work your abs - try to suck your belly button back to your spine try 10 sets of 10 secoond holds.

Exactly

It isnt going to work your abdominals. but it works deeper muscles that actually wrap around your waist much like a belt. As it gets stronger, it sucks the waist in.

[Holty]

vacuums don't build muscle but can be useful for tightening up your waist. They are also good in contests. Judges love em' if you can do them and not many people can. There was only one other guy in my contest who could do them besides me. (they aren't easy;, at least doing them where i can suck in so far that i can push my diaphram back and up a couple of inches)
Peace

So is it just sucking in your gut? i don't understand what it is..

[JOSEF RAKICH]

im just curious if sucking in your stomach works your abs
its weird how your abs get sore if you do it for ages

No it works your Transversus Abdominis.

This exercise is actually called stomach vacuums, its a very good exercise for developing the adonis belt and also tightning the waist as the TA muscle pulls the abdominal wall back, if one has strong ab muscle but a weak TA muscle due to the fact they dont train it then there abs will start to protrude, often seen in pro wrestlers and some bodybuilders these days.

[JOSEF RAKICH]

So is it just sucking in your gut? i don't understand what it is..

Suck in your stomach as far as you can trying to pull your belly button through your back, you should be able to feel your transversus abdominis muscle contract if you have a good MMC (muscle mind connection) going on.

When i suck in tight i cant relly focus on squeezing and contracting my TA muscle, espically in the lower area of the TA muscle which creates the adonis belt.

[Scarfdaddy]

im just curious if sucking in your stomach works your abs
its weird how your abs get sore if you do it for ages

Contracting the ab muscles and holding this contraction for an extended duration of time.

The benefit to this is that it will help the abs learn how to remain contracted, which will help when it comes to keeping them slightly flexed, allowing the muscularity to show even more.

As you’ve likely done before, if you stand in the mirror and flex your abs they look better, right? Well, the more isometric contractions you do, the more habitual this type of positioning will become, and you’ll likely start to keep them contracted to a slight degree all the time without really noticing it.

This could include performing the plank exercise and variations of that or simply tensing your abs, holding for 10 seconds and releasing. Repeat this tense/hold combo 5 to 10 times a couple of times a day and you should notice a difference in a few weeks.

[DorianJ]

Contraction in itsel is isometric resistance and it works.
It's like pushing with your hands at the sides between a doorway.
That works your chest.

But what sucking the stomach is very good for is training your body to get the abs activated in every movement you do. They train your mind-to-muscle link. People with a bloated round belly are not only fat but they also have unresponsive dead abs.