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Great Ab Workout

shredder89 Posts: 38 Joined: 2004/09/30	2004/12/05, 03:22 PM http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/training-fitness/8-minute-abs-workout.htm Do you guys think its ok to do this ab workout every other day?
kakaroto Posts: 893 Joined: 2002/05/09	2004/12/05, 03:26 PM i think you need some rest in order for you abs to develop. so i will say no, dont do them every day. rmember you also train abs when working other muscle group
shredder89 Posts: 38 Joined: 2004/09/30	2004/12/05, 03:32 PM I didnt say every day I said every other day
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/12/05, 03:45 PM If thats what you want to do, then go for it, seems like it will be pretty effective. Don't expect to see your abs unless you are exceptionaly lean. -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
kakaroto Posts: 893 Joined: 2002/05/09	2004/12/05, 04:27 PM i am sorry shredder. i think i read it too fast.
nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2004/12/05, 05:19 PM well, first off, how effective is an exercise that's uses about 40% of the available range of motion? (the floor crunch) another problem here is the amount of repetitions that are used. the rectus abdominus is primarily fast twitch muscle fiber and therefore responds better to higher resistance and lower reps. the second set of russian twists are 20 reps for each side i'm assuming, so that's another 40 reps using less than half of your available range of motion. next set goes to leg raises which a large percentage of the population simply can't do with correct form, due to dysfunction in the core....if there is a curve at anytime in your lower back, that's bad form and extremely hard on your lumbar spine. next set....hey! look more shortened range of motion crunches, 50 of them...really slow! next set.......do i really need to keep going? ab routines like these have been regurgated for over 20 years and in the process have created so much dysfunction in our cores that there is a need for people like me! it's ridiculous that there is a need for qualified corrective exercise coaches, but hey, how else could i make a living:)
nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2004/12/05, 05:36 PM if you notice...it's almost 300 reps in 8 minutes! damn...can you say "DYSFUNCTION?" on top of that, they never mentioned once the importance of t.v.a. function or spinal extension or true rotation...or...or...or, lol. the biggest point i really want to make here as well is that the rectus is not the most important muscle in the abs...maybe for vanity sake, but certainly not from a functional point of view.