Abs

[sari96]

how often do you train your abbs in a week

 

[catastrophic]

how often do you train your abbs in a week

I Squat twice a week.

 

[Grippy]

I Squat twice a week.

Haha, was going to say something similar, deads and squats each once a week

 

[Shrek]

At least once

 

[sari96]

so thats all????????????? weird.

 

[Shrek]

Squats and deads active the core, so generally direct ab training is not required, unless your gunning for very low bodyfat then you may want to target the abs a little more.

 

[kaz]

Targeted once then same as above....

 

[The Hamburgler]

I do a little bit of direct work twice a week, but it is mainly activation stuff as I have dominating hip flexors. If I didn't have this problem I would likely do none

 

[CaT_SPeW]

maybe once or twice a week i'll do a direct exercise otherwise its just squats and deads

 

[boxing23]

Train them all day everyday by keeping good posture and a locked in core. Best way to train them is with squats and deadlifts but if you want to do some more work on them dont waste your time doing crunches do lots of single arm rows, pulldowns, presses also lunges are great

 

[The Hamburgler]

I would put zercher squats, front squats, overhead squats, anti-rotations, hypers ahead of the ones you mentioned.

Though any free weight exercise will by necessity involve considerable activation of the abdominals

 

[Bazza20]

Can I just say those cheap ab wheel things really smash my abs.

Started doing them again after seeing a vid of kk doing them in training. Lol.

 

[LAandE]

can someone recommend any lower abs exercises (srs question). all i know of is leg raises and hanging raises.. :S

 

[callan]

squat and DL, each once a week
edit: (this is what i do, not to above post lol)

 

[walt]

at least spell the bloody thing right.

 

[dave]

Every training session. They get worked in squats, pushups, pullups, some direct work (uni lateral farmers walks), snatches etc etc

 

[callan]

shake weight work well for abs.

 

[Rambodian]

I do some different movements on a set of olympic rings(don't know the actual name of the movements), exercises like push ups with the rings low and your feet on your bench, a similar movement to a ab wheel roll out but just with the rings and chins/pull ups, knee ups, dips, general stuffing around on the dam things all work my core crazy on the rings. But I think the best movement to smash my core is heavy ass standing over head presses and front squats, they kill the abs for me.

 

[Gunner]

Squat, DL, Military Press, Lunges, etc

 

[kaz]

Reverse hamstring curls on the rings..... won't walk for days after......