Abs (Workout advice)

AshyLarry27 · 2019-01-23T14:50:56+00:00

If you have back problems, working your abs is cruicial. PT here so this isn't coming from some bro science blog post workout rat. The idea behind working out your abs is you are teaching them to fire and function. This is IMPORTANT because your abs STABILIZE your spine. If they are weak, your spine loses the foundation that protects it, so then your L/S (back) muscles do more work and end up in more pain and stiffen up.

If you lift heavy with poor core strength and stability, you run the risk of "building a large house on mud instead of stable ground."

boy_named_su · 2019-01-23T04:57:07+00:00

If you want abs all you need is squat and < 12% bodyfat

nawatcrow20 · 2019-01-23T05:12:36+00:00

Research stretches and do them daily.

yung_gravy1 · 2019-01-23T05:46:46+00:00

The whole gain mass vs get shredded thing is pretty arbitrary. As long as youre not eating 6000 calories and 400 grams of protein a day, you can depart from your norm & focus on getting definition in your abs for a little bit (also provided you dont have a gut, which i would say not at your given stats).

Abs are really like any other group of muscle that you neglect until you notice an imbalance: if you just force yourself to start doing them, you’ll eventually get into a rhythmic flow of what works and like it. I dont really recommend anything for abs besides bodyweight exercises. Most free weights and abs dont mix. Been there. Done that. Partially fucked up back. You can integrate them later on, but thats a lot further down the road than just trying to pop some definition.

My base regimen for an ab workout goes as follows: - ab wheel, 10 rep by 5 sets (ab wheel is honestly ones of the top best ab exercises you can get imo)

-crunches, 20x3 (not a fan but i find myself coming back to them

-Mason twists, 20 x 3. I start on my left side and count a rep every time i tap the back of my left hand on the floor. That’s gonna sound like japanese until you actually see a mason twist.

suspended crunch, 15x2. Probably familiar with this one if you got a pull up bar. Hang by the bar from your arms, keep your heels together, knees locked straight, and raise your legs as high as they will go.

I usually do all 4 of these then pick any 2 and revisit em.

Disclaimer info: im 19, 5’9, 145lbs, barely remember to eat due to hectic college life, and usually play basketball like an hour a day if im not weight training or in classes.

Title	Abs (Workout advice)
Author	vazqdavid98
Upvotes	2
Comments	6
Date	January 23, 2019 4:55 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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