How often should I do some abs ?

simbh · 12-02-2004, 08:58 AM

How often do you think I should work out the abs ? Right now Im trying to do it once every other day . It usually comes down to about 3 times a week. Is it too much ? Im currently bulking , so I just want to make sure I have some nice abs under my little belly so when I cut , theyll already be there

Thx in advance guys.

Squaggleboggin · 12-02-2004, 09:04 AM

I'd just treat them like any other muscle: if you train several times a week, make sure the intensity isn't too high; if you train about once a week, go ahead and increase the intensity.

shutupntra1n · 12-02-2004, 09:28 AM

After years of exercising I finally decided to train abs regularly and stop being so lazy about them. Now that I have been doing this for a month or so I am starting to see and feel an extrodinary difference. Now I love training them b/c of results. I train them 3 days a week. I do weighted decline crunches, heavy rope crunches, hanging leg or knee raises from a pullup bar and occasionally v crunches. The only oblique work I do is some side knee raises or side crunches if I feel like it just for endurance or performance. I don't want to jepordize the "V". I keep the sets around 3-4 per exercise going to failure most times but using heavy weights.

simbh · 12-02-2004, 10:32 AM

thx for the input guys

**CowPimp** · 12-02-2004, 10:46 AM

If you do weighted ab exercises, then a maximum of 3 times a week is fine. Just balance the volume, frequency, and intensity, as with any other muscle. I do 12 sets of core work per week (Although this includes lower back), at least until my weak point in the squat and deadlift becomes my hamstrings and gluts. This means 6 sets performed twice a week. A typical routine will look like:

Day A:
Good Mornings - 3 x 4-8
Decline Situps - 3 x 8-12

Day B:
Platform SLDLs - 3 x 4-8
Hyperextensions - 3 x 8-12

12-02-2004, 08:58 AM	#1
simbh Simon Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greater Ottawa Region , Canada Posts: 986 Photos: 4	How often should I do some abs ? How often do you think I should work out the abs ? Right now Im trying to do it once every other day . It usually comes down to about 3 times a week. Is it too much ? Im currently bulking , so I just want to make sure I have some nice abs under my little belly so when I cut , theyll already be there Thx in advance guys.
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12-02-2004, 10:32 AM	#4
simbh Simon Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greater Ottawa Region , Canada Posts: 986 Photos: 4	thx for the input guys
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12-02-2004, 09:04 AM	#2
Squaggleboggin Functional Lifting = Life Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,540 Photos: 3	I'd just treat them like any other muscle: if you train several times a week, make sure the intensity isn't too high; if you train about once a week, go ahead and increase the intensity.

12-02-2004, 09:28 AM	#3
shutupntra1n Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,905	After years of exercising I finally decided to train abs regularly and stop being so lazy about them. Now that I have been doing this for a month or so I am starting to see and feel an extrodinary difference. Now I love training them b/c of results. I train them 3 days a week. I do weighted decline crunches, heavy rope crunches, hanging leg or knee raises from a pullup bar and occasionally v crunches. The only oblique work I do is some side knee raises or side crunches if I feel like it just for endurance or performance. I don't want to jepordize the "V". I keep the sets around 3-4 per exercise going to failure most times but using heavy weights.