Thread: Ab exercises for maximum weight loss?

I do decline twisting crunches with a ball, ab curl machine, and roman chair leg raises. 3 times a week. If you want to see you abs then a good routine is Diet X 7 days a week.

Yea. lol. I've been making huge changes in that. Already lost like 5 pounds in 3 days with diet and exercise.

there is no ab exercises that causes weight loss, you can not spot reduce

Originally Posted by LAM

there is no ab exercises that causes weight loss, you can not spot reduce

Man!!!! You people who have been in here for a long time must get so sick of saying that ,I must of read this thousands of time's since i've been on here,in fact it should be in big bold letter's at the top of the page

Do cardio, and if you have strong abs, they'll show. But, remember, it's mostly in your DIET.

Jesus, from the way a lot of people respond in here, it seems like there's no point in lifting weights at all since "it's all in the diet." I used to have a friend who would get on me when I worked abs, cause he's like "dude, what's the point, until you slim down you won't be able to see them anyways", as if it's a sin to work your abs until you're down to 8% bodyfat or something.

You could slim down all you want, but if you don't work your abs ever,there won't be much to show. Of course 90% of it is diet (if you've got body fat, your abs won't show, plain and simple) but working them will make them that much more impressive when you DO diet down.

Why is it that people go off on the diet rant whenever abs are questioned?

--NipsMG

That wasn't directed at any one person, -- I've read 4 threads today on 3 different boards today where people immediately shout *DIET* when someone asks about a good ab workout.

I heared about this new crazy thing, its called "clean DIET"....crazy word but i heared it really does the trick, maybe ill try it after I pop these miracle pills in my mouth, I heared they work too....

Originally Posted by NipsMG

Jesus, from the way a lot of people respond in here, it seems like there's no point in lifting weights at all since "it's all in the diet." I used to have a friend who would get on me when I worked abs, cause he's like "dude, what's the point, until you slim down you won't be able to see them anyways", as if it's a sin to work your abs until you're down to 8% bodyfat or something.

You could slim down all you want, but if you don't work your abs ever,there won't be much to show. Of course 90% of it is diet (if you've got body fat, your abs won't show, plain and simple) but working them will make them that much more impressive when you DO diet down.

Why is it that people go off on the diet rant whenever abs are questioned?

--NipsMG

it depends on how thick your abs are, some people may see their abs when they are at 11% some need more work because their abs are not developed thick at all////////////////////

this thread was about "Ab exercises for maximum weight loss?" looks like this person doesnt understand the difference between building muscle & loosing weight. some people need to be taught the importance of both.

Like I said, it's in the diet and if you have strong abs, they'll show. That wasn't a rag as to say don't do abs, just that an ab exercise isn't the best way to burn calories to lose weight.

Did someone want ab exercises? ...

Do three sets of each, for 12 reps...

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• Roman Chairs
• Crunches
• Twisting Crunches
• Reverse Crunches
• Hanging Reverse Crunches
• Vertical Bench Crunches
• Cable Crunches
• Rope Crunches
• Machine Crunches
• Seated Leg Tucks
• Leg Raises
• Flat Bench Leg Raises
• Bent Knee Flat bench leg raises
• Incline/Vertical Bench Bent-Knee leg raises
• Hanging leg raises
• Twisting hanging leg raises
• Vacuums
• Seated Twists
• Bent over twists
• Side Leg raises
• Bent Knee side leg raise
  
  
  
  
  

Originally Posted by NipsMG

Jesus, from the way a lot of people respond in here, it seems like there's no point in lifting weights at all since "it's all in the diet." I used to have a friend who would get on me when I worked abs, cause he's like "dude, what's the point, until you slim down you won't be able to see them anyways", as if it's a sin to work your abs until you're down to 8% bodyfat or something.

You could slim down all you want, but if you don't work your abs ever,there won't be much to show. Of course 90% of it is diet (if you've got body fat, your abs won't show, plain and simple) but working them will make them that much more impressive when you DO diet down.

Why is it that people go off on the diet rant whenever abs are questioned?

--NipsMG

Its not a sin to do core work, you just need to know why you are doing it. Doing thousands of situps will not get you an eight pack, but it might save your back on that heavy set of squats.

As previously stated, you cannot spot reduce. You have to lose overall body fat to make your rectus abdominus visible.

However, increasing the muscle mass of your abs will also assist in giving them more definition, even at slightly higher body fat percentages. Situps are the biggest staple in my ab routine. Here is a good article on ab training I came across recently:

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do...itan?id=568934