the abs videos on youtube?

[skitzo]

what are your opinions on the 7 min ab 8 min ab and tougher ab videos?

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[CowPimp]

As far as accomplishing what?

 

[skitzo]

an ab workout... doing one got to easy so i usually combine 2 if not all 3 videos.

 

[min0 lee]

Maybe it's me but I can't see the images.

 

[Perdido]

They didn't load for me either so i went on You Tube and searched for them.

Looks like good core stabilization stuff but the problem is I think most assume if you do that stuff you'll see ab's. So my opinion is they are a bad excuse for a good diet.

 

[CowPimp]

an ab workout... doing one got to easy so i usually combine 2 if not all 3 videos.

Well if your goal is to simply do an ab workout, then mission accomplished. My question is really do you have some goal that you feel this is going to help you achieve?

 

[skitzo]

well my ultimate goal is really to just have ripped abs..there not to bad right now, ive been doing these videos for some time now, and they've kept my stomach flat considering my college lifestyle diet...i just want to know what works best to get the greatest abs?..

 

[CowPimp]

well my ultimate goal is really to just have ripped abs..there not to bad right now, ive been doing these videos for some time now, and they've kept my stomach flat considering my college lifestyle diet...i just want to know what works best to get the greatest abs?..

These ab videos are going to do pretty close to nothing for your goals there. Muscular definition is almost entirely a product of body fat percentage. Obviously fat storage patterns also play a role. Honestly, doing the same exercises over and over without prorgression isn't going to do anything for muscular development either.

Furthermore, I haven't watched these videos, but almost all ab work I see in videos or traditional workouts uses nothing as far as progressive resistance, which is necessary if you want any kind of change in muscle development.

Spot reduction is not possible. That burning sensation you feel in your midsection when doing ab work is not indicative of fat stores being burned locally over top of the abdominal musculature. It is merely in an increase in acidity in the muscles that occurs as a secondary effect of anaerobic metabolism.

 

[skitzo]

These ab videos are going to do pretty close to nothing for your goals there. Muscular definition is almost entirely a product of body fat percentage. Obviously fat storage patterns also play a role. Honestly, doing the same exercises over and over without prorgression isn't going to do anything for muscular development either.

Furthermore, I haven't watched these videos, but almost all ab work I see in videos or traditional workouts uses nothing as far as progressive resistance, which is necessary if you want any kind of change in muscle development.

Spot reduction is not possible. That burning sensation you feel in your midsection when doing ab work is not indicative of fat stores being burned locally over top of the abdominal musculature. It is merely in an increase in acidity in the muscles that occurs as a secondary effect of anaerobic metabolism.

So in other words stick to the resistance training machines at the gym?

 

[CowPimp]

So in other words stick to the resistance training machines at the gym?

In other words participate in a reasonable strength training program. As well, alter your diet such that you can achieve your desired body composition. Performing cardiovascular exercise may also prove beneficial, but is not completely necessary.

 

[gtbmed]

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