I KEEP DOING THE SAME SHIT AND NOT REALLY SEEING RESULTS......I KNOW THAT I NEED TO REGULATE MY DIET BETTER.....I AM WORKING ON THAT TOO.....IF YOU KNOW OF ANY REALLY GOOD AB WORKOUTS PLEASE POST THEM HERE

1/25/2006 3:33:13 PM

how long have you been doing the same shit?

1/25/2006 3:33:55 PM

ABOUT 3 MONTHS.....MY ABS FEEL STRONGER BUT I JUST DON'T SEE ANY RESULTS...IT VERY WELL COULD BE MY SHITTY DIET BUT I AM JUST WONDERING WHAT SOME OF YOU PEOPLE DO TO WORKOUT ABS....

1/25/2006 3:35:24 PM

it doesnt matter how strong your abs are, if you have fat in front of them.

plus, 3 months really isnt that long.

1/25/2006 3:37:10 PM

dont drink so damn much

1/25/2006 3:41:22 PM

true..if you really want to lose the belly fat, stop drinking.

1/25/2006 3:42:44 PM

I KNOW...I KNOW........JUST TELL ME SOME DAMN EXERCISES AND SAVE ME THE DIET LECTURE......I AM GETTING BORED WITH THE STUFF I AM DOING

LEG LIFTS
CRUNCHES ON THE AB BALL
INCLINE SITUPS THROWING THE MEDICINE BALL AGAINST THE WALL

HOW MANY TIMES A WEEKS SHOULD I WORK OUT ABS??? EVERY DAY....EVERY OTHER DAY???

1/25/2006 3:43:56 PM

Every day, and yes the big thing to SEE the abs is more diet and fat reduction. Its a bitch.

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 3:47 PM. Reason : *]

1/25/2006 3:46:24 PM

i do 30 minutes of ab work, twice a week.

basically lots of different cruch variations (crunches, leg lifts, reverse seated crunches, planks, etc), without putting your shoulders on the ground until the 30 minutes is up.

its a class at my gym, and its pretty intense.


[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 3:56 PM. Reason : df]

1/25/2006 3:48:56 PM

keg stand

1/25/2006 3:49:31 PM

yeah..losing weight is the easiest way to show results... I don't know how big you are, but any extra fat or anything and they will not show

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 3:51 PM. Reason : i do abas everyworkout..5days a week]

1/25/2006 3:50:20 PM

DOES A LOT OF CARDIO WORK (MOSTLY RUNNING) HELP IF YOU ARE DOING IT ALONG WITH THE AB WORKOUTS?

1/25/2006 3:51:44 PM

cardio works all the time, no matter what extra exercise youre doing.

1/25/2006 3:53:35 PM

as long as you lose weight by doing it

THAT"S UR ONLY ANSWER..NO MIRACLE WORKOUT!
most ab exercises are the same shit.... if you want to show a six pack..lose weight..

1/25/2006 3:53:43 PM

Quote :

"Every day"

i wouldnt recommend that. just like any other muscle, your abs need rest to rebuild.

1/25/2006 3:55:46 PM

try some resistance exercises on the abs....

When you work out your chest you dont do 100 reps of a light weight....

Use weights with your abs.


Try some sports that require use of abs like swimming...


Then burn some calories.

1/25/2006 3:56:09 PM

^^^YEAH THATS MY PROBLEM....I WEIGH ABOUT 210 LBS. NOW AND THE LIFTING PROGRAM I AM ON FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF....IS MAKING ME GAIN WEIGHT (GRANTED I'VE GOTTEN A LOT STRONGER)....I JUST FEEL A LOT FATTER BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING MUCH CARDIO AND I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF AB WORKOUTS BUT HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH........ONCE MARCH COMES I WILL START ON A NEW PROGRAM WHERE I WILL BE FOCUSING ON CUTTING UP INSTEAD OF GETTING STRONGER

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 3:57 PM. Reason : ^]

1/25/2006 3:57:21 PM

Nate, here's some of the shit i've been doing:

grab a bar/barbells or something, lie flat on your back with legs out straight, do a crunch up and push the bar towards the ceiling

bicycle motion crunches, basically bring left knee to right elbow, then right knee to left elbow, etc

medicine ball with handles, lie flat on your back and crunch to push the ball towards the ceiling for 8 reps, then lie back and bend all the way and touch the ball to your toes for 1 rep. Repeat with 7 reps for crunch and 2 for the toe touch with the ball

supine leg raises, lie flat on your back on the floor, keep legs out straight and raise them off the floor towards the ceiling

incline leg raises, in a hanging position, raise your knees to your chest

we've got some machine at the gym too to work out your obliques, torso rotation

there's also the ab crunch machine

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 3:59 PM. Reason : variation is probbly good for your abs]

1/25/2006 3:58:34 PM

Quote :

"i wouldnt recommend that. just like any other muscle, your abs need rest to rebuild."

I only do hard ab workouts 2 or 3 times a week.. but crunches everyday..they turn more into a short cardio it seems

1/25/2006 3:58:41 PM

make sure you work the abs from different angles--

-twisting incline sit ups - touch your knee with the opposite elbow
- get on knees, hold rope or bar ( the one you would use for tricep push-downs) and crunch down, keeping legs rigid ( it should almost like you're trying to give yourself head).
-work the obliques too

1/25/2006 4:00:13 PM

^^^THANKS MINI

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 4:00 PM. Reason : ^THANKS]

1/25/2006 4:00:18 PM

i downloaded 8 minute abs my freshman year and i still got it

1/25/2006 4:00:30 PM

you can also do some good oblique crunches on the back extension thing
http://us.commercial.lifefitness.com/content.cfm/backextension_4
just stand on it sideways

back extensions should also be part of your "core training" along with abs, hip flexors, and obliques

1/25/2006 4:09:02 PM

I haven't seen my abs since I was a freshman... the cardio, crunches, and 1500 cal a day diet for my new years resolution is killing me, but they are starting to come back. Last semester most meals of the day were fast food... like 4000 cal a day. Pizza hut buffet with 2000 cal in one sit-in was crazy.

1/25/2006 4:12:01 PM

I do twice a week. Monday - Weighted Abs...Friday - Circuit. Trying doing press' and other stuff on a swiss ball.

1/25/2006 4:14:58 PM

DO ALL THE AB EXERCISES YOU WANT, BUT WITHOUT A STRICT DIET IT WONT MEAN SHIT

1/25/2006 4:16:47 PM

^^YEAH BUT YOU'RE A PUSSY SO YOUR ADVICE HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MY MEMORY

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 4:17 PM. Reason : ^THANKS]

1/25/2006 4:17:18 PM

^^really?

1/25/2006 4:22:24 PM

depending on your metabolism... but yeah for msot ppl that is the case

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 5:38 PM. Reason : m]

1/25/2006 5:38:47 PM

to see results u have to have less than 10% body fat...and running is the way to get them not sit ups...

1/25/2006 5:55:42 PM

10% OR LESS HUH? I'M PROBABLY AT LIKE 12 OR 13

1/25/2006 5:56:31 PM

STOP FUCKING TYPING IN CAPS YOU FUCKTWIT.

1/25/2006 5:58:30 PM

You need to run. Preferably as early in the morning as possible to kick your metabolism up. Distance is good, but also change it up with some plyometrics, sprints, and backpedals. Do an ab workout everyday, and target all angles. Do the excercises slowly and concentrate on working the abs. DO NOT SACRIFICE FORM FOR SPEED AND REPS. DO NOT BE LIKE THE GUYS IN THE GYM THAT SWING BACK AND FORTH TO DO BICEP CURLS!

Chances are that you might be staying up all night and sleeping late too. Thats bad. Wake up at the same time everyday, eat a light breakfast, then run. DO NOT SKIP BREAKFAST. That slows your metabolism down more than anything. Do not eat or drink anything but water 3 hours before you go to sleep. Other than that, you can eat anything you want to during the day.

1/25/2006 6:02:46 PM

I once heard adding enough resistance to keep the reps down to 12-15 was a good thing for ab excercises and something most people didn't do...I mean, you wouldn't build your biceps by doing 100's of reps, you'd add resistance and do less reps. Is this true for abs as well?

1/25/2006 6:06:57 PM

Quote :

"STOP FUCKING TYPING IN CAPS YOU FUCKTWIT."

it's Ihatespida, that's what he does, he thinks it's "cool"

...

wait

"COOL"

there you go

1/25/2006 6:16:18 PM

Pilates will do wonders for your abs. A lot of pilates focuses on the core of your body which are your abs...mine got stronger within a week of doing pilates. Do then, run, ad crunches every day and you will def. see improvement.

1/25/2006 6:35:54 PM

Quote :

"I once heard adding enough resistance to keep the reps down to 12-15 was a good thing for ab excercises and something most people didn't do...I mean, you wouldn't build your biceps by doing 100's of reps, you'd add resistance and do less reps. Is this true for abs as well? "

yeah thats true. But you should only do this once your core is solid. Do regular abs and lower back stuff first. Once you get some definition, then add weights into the training to add further definition.

1/25/2006 6:51:10 PM

Quote :

"it doesnt matter how strong your abs are, if you have fat in front of them."

so true.

Quote :

"You need to run. Preferably as early in the morning as possible to kick your metabolism up. Distance is good, but also change it up with some plyometrics, sprints, and backpedals."

I would think dieting and any aerobic activity would be fine--not just running. It doesn't have to be in the morning, your metabolism can get a boost from just eating breakfast and doing it later in the day. Whenever, you feel comfortable working out.

Quote :

"Do regular abs and lower back stuff first."

I would stay away from this practice. Simply because your core (abdominals and lower back) are required for many heavy lifting movements. I'm assuming you are strength training. It's best to do this last.

1/25/2006 8:19:59 PM

my abs are still hurting from doing 8 minute abs a couple days ago

i use to do that shit everyday

1/25/2006 8:23:25 PM

You need to do more crunches dude, and stop eating so much shit. All the fat on your stomach is making your abbs look like triple boobs from total recall, just, take some time each day, plan out a schedule to do some excercise. Try to get lower body and legs that will help you burn some of the excess fat, and get a medicine ball for twists, and 400 situps everyday is not going to show any difference by 400 situps every 2 days.

1/25/2006 8:31:17 PM

^^^thanks abe, I can't believe it took almost 50 posts for someone to point out that he needs to be doing cardio.

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 9:02 PM. Reason : .]

1/25/2006 9:02:17 PM

i cant believe you wasted almost the 50th post, to point that out

1/25/2006 9:05:48 PM

my goal right now is to just be able to go all the way through the absolutions class, that shit is hard!

1/25/2006 9:08:39 PM

everyone is jacked under their muscle, everyone has a six pack, under their muscle. remove the fat first then do some crunches with weights.

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 9:10 PM. Reason : []

1/25/2006 9:10:39 PM

you can do abs more than other muscles, but watch how much you're doing every day. I try to do 2-3 ab exercises every day i lift (4-6x's/wk)week. each day doing slightly different movements. Also add weight to the situation, like any other muscle if you want your abs to get bigger you need to add weight to the equation. You probably don't want your abs to get grossly big, but if you don't have shit there it doesn't matter if fat is covering it up or not. Cardio, high intesity for 25-30 minutes 4-6 days a week. If whatever you're doing starts getting easier, don't increase the time, go harder/faster. Then watch your diet big time, that's all seeing your abs is about. cut high-glycemic carbs, and booze as much as you can. also find out what your avg. daily caloric intake is and cut it by say 400 (hi glycemic carbs, and saturated fats especially) calories. If after like 10-14 days you haven't lost a pound cut it a couple hundred more. try to watch how many carbs you take in as you get closer to going to sleep (after you work out carbs aren't that nec. unless you workout early in the day). try to get 4-6 smaller meals a day instead of 2-3 big meals.

exercises:
cable crunches
declined situps with weight, add a twist to both sides for your obliques
side bends with a dumbbell
planks
side planks
crunchs
reverse cr
leg raises
etc.

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 9:20 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on January 25, 2006 at 9:24 PM. Reason : .]

1/25/2006 9:19:29 PM

Quote :

"I KNOW THAT I NEED TO REGULATE MY DIET BETTER"

Until you lay off the drinking better, you won't have abs. I KNOW how you like to drink. Cause I'm usually right next to you.

1/25/2006 9:32:09 PM

i've been kinda starving myself lately to lose weight

maybe i can get mono again and lose a lot like last time

1/25/2006 9:36:05 PM

ive been doing different ab crunches since before my freshman yr in highschool. and they work. believe me they do. umm what kind of crunches are you doing?

1/25/2006 9:43:34 PM

ya'll need to ask this girl for advice...she went to HS with me and teaches the ab class at the gym sometimes



[Edited on January 26, 2006 at 11:12 PM. Reason : and was pretty big in high school]

1/26/2006 11:11:34 PM

I do about 20 minutes of abs 2 times a week.

-3 sets of sit-ups on a decline bench, 20 or 30 reps

-then I get a 100lb dumbell...roll it up against the wall, lay flat on my back gripping the dumbell on both sides with the top of my head in front of the dumbell...keep my legs straight and lift them and touch the wall behind me...sometimes twisting my legs as I go up, switching to the left, and then to the right to get the obliques...3-sets of that at about 20 or 30 reps


Then I just do some situps on an ab ball and a couple other random ab exercises. Those first two exercises usually do a good job of getting me sore the next day. I'm not big on using weights when I do abs. Someone earlier mentioned that you don't exercise your chest with 100 reps.....but you're also not looking for the same results. I use to hold a 45lb plate and do sit-ups on a decline bench and my abs got BIG...but they stuck out and didn't "cut up" as much.

Bottom line...do more cardio and eat healthier. As far as ab exercises go...use more resistance, but I wouldn't use big weights.

1/26/2006 11:41:38 PM