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There is nothing wrong with "the sit-up", it's an exercise, the abs should be treated just like any other muscle in the body.
The issue is, is that most people don't see it this way.
If you feel the need to target those muscles, the crunch is a better exercise, ten to fifteen rep's, with a dumb-bell held on the chest...one set, two max- no more than twice a week.
Heavy side bends are also another very under rated exercise.
But if one stood there with an empty barbell and did endless rep's and sets of curls every day over a protracted time, injury is inevitable, you would think.
But if one stood there with an empty barbell and did endless rep's and sets of curls every day over a protracted time, injury is inevitable, you would think.
You get/see abs by being at a low bodyfat, not by doing crunches or abdominal exercise.
You achieve a low bodyfat by being in a calorie deficit, not by eating clean. (brb eating 'clean' and in a calorie surplus and expecting not to gain bodyfat)
You can not spot reduce, you are genetically wired as to where you store fat and the type of fat cells found in that area.
If you need to strengthen or further develop your abs further than what the indirect exercises stimulates, do some direct abdominal exercises. They are like any other bodypart in that sense.
If your abdominals are not strong enough and lead to poor posture in either everyday life or for exercise performance, do direct work on top of any indirect work that maybe getting done.
i think andy is talking about the insane amount of reps, up in the 100's. your trying to build muscle, not endurance. does a marathon runner have larger muscles the a sprinter?? no, the are scrawny. who does less volume? the sprinter.