Boyer talked about really liking a concept he learned from Vince Gironda, which are called stacks. That’s where you do 4 or 5 exercises back-to-back with no rest in between. I can’t remember what those exercises were.
But I can tell you that a guy I worked with, Andy McCutcheon, who had some of the deepest etched abdominal muscle that I ever seen, designed a series of stacks that I described on page 201 in The New Bodybuilding for Old-School Results.
McCutcheon had A, B, and C cycles that he alternated. The A version is listed below:
- Reverse trunk curl
- Trunk curl
- Trunk curl with twist
- Lying leg scissor
- Full setup with knees bent
The A cycle is performed lying on your back. Andy does not count reps, but he does keep track of time. No exercise lasts more than 60 seconds and the entire cycle is over in approximately four minutes.
Yes, you are going to get a deep burn in your abs.
Give that a try and let me know your thoughts?