What is the consensus on direct ab work

[hoodheronova]

In my expert opinion if your not doing a weighted ab workout then your stomach probably looks like shyt. N you should be working abs directly at least 3-4x a week.

What do y'all subscribe to?

 

[Diondon]

I was told you gotta work your abs
and diet and cardio is just as important

 

[Flackaveli]

It's all depends on your own personal goals.. if direct ab wrk is somthin you wanna do that's fits into your training



Me personally direct ab work?


I'll stick with my heavy compound movments.. weighted dips and pull ups got them lookin decent.





And I'm bulking like a savage right now too

 

[AquaCityBoy]

Stronger core=heavier numbers on compound lifts

 

[DonKnock]

Do lower abs like Captains Chairs or hanging leg raises before doing regular ab work.

I do obliques with my back day and upper/lower on Chest and Leg day

 

[Adam3000]

In my expert opinion if your not doing a weighted ab workout then your stomach probably looks like shyt. N you should be working abs directly at least 3-4x a week.

What do y'all subscribe to?

This is about on par with your expert opinion about how to do deadlifts

 

[tripleaamin]

I think stuff like planks and dead bugs for example would be great additions to any workout. Stuff like crunches and sit ups to me dont serve much purpose at all.

 

[Pool_Shark]

Don't know shyt and have never had abs(working on it) but I think direct ab work is a waste of time unless your working out your core (planks, ab roller, or palloff press, I thought they were called cable crosses ). I know they all work your core but from what I've been told/read those are some of the most effective. Exercises like situps are bad for your spine and most of the work is done by your hips.

If you're a fat guy that wants abs, you can use your workout time and energy in better ways than direct ab exercises to reach that goal.

If anything I'm saying is wrong let me know.

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

In my expert opinion if your not doing a weighted ab workout then your stomach probably looks like shyt. N you should be working abs directly at least 3-4x a week.

What do y'all subscribe to?

I just don't want to be lazy. I still want to improve. I don't know if I'm qualified to answer.

 

[BobbyBooshay]

I tend to add in a few direct ab work outs from time to time, dont spend ages though, 1000 sits up etc.

Hanging leg raises
Ab Wheel

Pretty much what I do.

You core gets worked alot from other movements, spesh OHP

 

[jerniebert]

It's like anything. If you focus on the muscle group while working on it then the body resistance alone should develop the muscles. Just depends how much effort you want to put into it. If you're swinging your body and just using momentum then you're not going to get good results. If you focus and have complete control and make sure your abs are doing all the work then you'll get great results. And of course nothing helps show off them abs more then a good diet.

 

[Gold]

In my expert opinion if your not doing a weighted ab workout then your stomach probably looks like shyt. N you should be working abs directly at least 3-4x a week.

What do y'all subscribe to?

As far as how your abs "look", diet has more to do with that than exercise ever will, this is fact.
Weighted ab work are more about developing a strong core than aesthetics.

 

[hoodheronova]

As far as how your abs "look", diet has more to do with that than exercise ever will, this is fact.
Weighted ab work are more about developing a strong core than aesthetics.

not true. Your abs can hypertrophy just like any other muscle.

 

[Luck]

shyt fat people do because they think it will make them lose belly weight

If youre doing your compounds right your abs will get a good enough workout from that and maybe one day direct abs and another on obliques. A bulky core doesn't look good but if youre doing it for utility vs aesthetics then by all means do your thing

And Id bet money you look like shyt giving this terrible advice. 3-4 times a week

Just because you show up here and there at the gym doesn't mean you should be giving out advice on how people should train nikka

 

[jilla82]

only makes sense to me if youre a fighter.

I never do ab work and my shyt is poppin.
its all Squats, Deads, and other compound movements that do it for me.