I never do any core or ab exercises.
[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
I challenge anyone who says it’s OK to train abs every day, to provide evidence that the abdominal muscles are different to other skeletal muscle in such a fundamental way, that the normal rules of overload and recovery do not apply.
You can’t train any muscle every day with any significant load, and expect continuous progress. The abs are in essence no different from other muscles.
The only muscle you can work hard every day is the heart. And possibly the intestines.
BBB
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An intelligent post,BBB,and I’m certainly not flaming your ass,just hypothesizing,but you could TRAIN them every day,in a way,but not necessarily TARGET them everyday.In other words,if you have a core workout one day and do squats the next day,surely they are being trained.Indirectly trained,but certainly trained? for their main function is to stabilise the spine, which they doing against a great load.
Sorry if that seems trivial.
With the greatest respect,would you not say that the abs are different fundamentally from other skeletal muscles in that they form part of an aponeurosis,supporting each other,and covering a rather large cavity with only the spine for ‘backup’ which is flexible also and constantly working significantally against gravity/poor posture and modern life in general?
I think you could train them daily,I’m not saying it’s the wisest or the best way,certainly,but even if you target them every day,you could target say,the lower abs one day,isometrics the next,oblique/twisting movements the next day,then isometrics,then lower abs,then isometrics,and so on? I would prefer the question ‘Can I do Core Stability every day?’
you could certainly do most isometric/yoga type moves every day.
But yes,in MOST cases,it is unnecessary and even counter-productive for most,depending on postural assessment,needs,etc.
Interestingly though,Bruce Lee trained his abs hard every day,with fairly high volume too.
And his abz were hawt!!
Not to say they wouldn’t have been just as aesthetically pleasing with less frquency or volume though,or even more so.
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I never do any core or ab exercises.[/quote]
Well,I bet you do,to a certain extent.
Is that you in those photos?
Do you do ‘The Vacuum’ or similiar?
I bet you practice activating your deep core muscles (TVA) isometrically on a regular basis,maybe without realising it,when posing on stage,and in the mirror most days,and walking down the street when you see your reflection,correcting your posture,and even more so when leading up to an event.
Congratulations.You are doing the worlds best ab exercise.
You are hereby awarded one free internet.
[quote]Ace Rimmer wrote:
bwhitwell wrote:
I never do any core or ab exercises.
Well,I bet you do,to a certain extent.
Is that you in those photos?
Do you do ‘The Vacuum’ or similiar?
I bet you practice activating your deep core muscles (TVA) isometrically on a regular basis,maybe without realising it,when posing on stage,and in the mirror most days,and walking down the street when you see your reflection,correcting your posture,and even more so when leading up to an event.
Congratulations.You are doing the worlds best ab exercise.
You are hereby awarded one free internet.[/quote]- Thanks.
Yes, the pics on my profile are me, the contest pics are 20 plus years old. I have add abs since I was a child and think that with low enough BF and being used as stabilizers while training has been enough. But I think that keeping my BF pretty much the same year in and out has preventing me from adding on lean muscle mass through the last 25 yrs or so.
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
Ace Rimmer wrote:
bwhitwell wrote:
I never do any core or ab exercises.
Well,I bet you do,to a certain extent.
Is that you in those photos?
Do you do ‘The Vacuum’ or similiar?
I bet you practice activating your deep core muscles (TVA) isometrically on a regular basis,maybe without realising it,when posing on stage,and in the mirror most days,and walking down the street when you see your reflection,correcting your posture,and even more so when leading up to an event.
Congratulations.You are doing the worlds best ab exercise.
You are hereby awarded one free internet.- Thanks.
Yes, the pics on my profile are me, the contest pics are 20 plus years old. I have add abs since I was a child and think that with low enough BF and being used as stabilizers while training has been enough. But I think that keeping my BF pretty much the same year in and out has preventing me from adding on lean muscle mass through the last 25 yrs or so. [/quote]
Wow.so how old are you now,if you don’t mind me asking? just curious.
[quote]Ace Rimmer wrote:
bwhitwell wrote:
Ace Rimmer wrote:
bwhitwell wrote:
I never do any core or ab exercises.
Well,I bet you do,to a certain extent.
Is that you in those photos?
Do you do ‘The Vacuum’ or similiar?
I bet you practice activating your deep core muscles (TVA) isometrically on a regular basis,maybe without realising it,when posing on stage,and in the mirror most days,and walking down the street when you see your reflection,correcting your posture,and even more so when leading up to an event.
Congratulations.You are doing the worlds best ab exercise.
You are hereby awarded one free internet.- Thanks.
Yes, the pics on my profile are me, the contest pics are 20 plus years old. I have add abs since I was a child and think that with low enough BF and being used as stabilizers while training has been enough. But I think that keeping my BF pretty much the same year in and out has preventing me from adding on lean muscle mass through the last 25 yrs or so.
Wow.so how old are you now,if you don’t mind me asking? just curious.
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- I have a teen son who is very active and does not train abs or lift weights but has abs, my son plays baseball and several of his teamates have abs and I don’t think they do ab movements either. I think some people have natural abs and some people will not, even at low BF, ex. Boyer Coe. I tend to agree with the ab related part of this article.
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