Planks vs. Weighted Sit Ups

[Soldier]

Do you feel planks have any value for ab strength, or am I better off sticking with weighted sit ups?

[steveP]

[White_Lie]

Ab wheel rollouts and weighted crunches are my go to's. But a twisting movement to get the obliques as well is a good thing. Hanging leg raises to the sides or the clock if you can manage it

[StrungOut]

Hangs, cable, decline, side bends are what I generally use

[Goosey]

Planks serve no purpose, using a comment "why not do both" is not good advise.

[steveP]

Using a comment "planks serve no purpose" is not good advice.

[Jungnaut]

Ab wheel rollouts and weighted crunches are my go to's. But a twisting movement to get the obliques as well is a good thing. Hanging leg raises to the sides or the clock if you can manage it

My PT had me doing ab roll outs with legs on a yoga ball. Now that was serious hard shit. The hanging leg windshield wiper can also be a tuff bitch - not sure what gets worked out more, my abs or my wrist/hip extensors lol

[Repacked]

Why do planks serve no purpose?

[Goosey]

Why do planks serve no purpose?

The muscles of the torso are just like any other, why treat them any different?

isometrics enable one to hold tremendous weight weight, but moving through full range is much more effective.

[Goosey]

Using a comment "planks serve no purpose" is not good advice.

Good pick up, thanks.

i don't see any benefit doing both, unless you have some sort of mobility issue.

what do you think?