Ab workout
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Ab Wheel
Ab Wheel
I realize, that's why I'm asking
Should I take the abs part of my workout regiment out? That seems really counter-intuitive; I mean, back when I ran cross country that was more or less the only workout we did.
FF and DEF, do you guys just use compound lifts that also incorporate the abs?
I realize, that's why I'm asking
FF and DEF, do you guys just use compound lifts that also incorporate the abs?
when i came to this forum I was looking for appearance- hence my journal is "Performance is nto enough." i was able to revocer from my accident, and i am back to performance driven efforts.
SO- even though this is the first time I have ever had abs, they are simply a by-product. They are just starting to come thru now. I believe it is the olympic lifts, some beautiful genius taught me, and the swimming, some most precious lovely got me into.
I think the winning formula is to forget about results, and try to impress the winners on this board, and you can have everything you want.
oh,, and another thing,, try and burn more calories than you eat over an extended period of time
FF
Not always. I'm no stranger to the swiss ball crunch and barbell rollouts.
Hahaha. Rarely. I'll give ya planks, though. Love 'em, though I opted out of the plank challenge. Seriously, that was a challenge.
dragon flags are awsome, but very hard! I can't even do one! It's important to keep straight though. A lot of people just do a leg raise followed by a reverse crunch.
A good way to progress is actually doing a leg raise then a reverse crunch then lower yourself straight, making a the eccentric movement the eccentric portion of the dragon flag.
A good way to progress is actually doing a leg raise then a reverse crunch then lower yourself straight, making a the eccentric movement the eccentric portion of the dragon flag.
Another great abs exercise gymnasts do are L sit holds
What I do for these is if your good do them off the floor, if you need a little more height then grab a couple dumbells and use those to give you the extra height to keep your legs off the ground. Then for as long as you can. Keep going till you have a total of 60 secs of hold time. If both feet out is too hard try the other variations:
What I do for these is if your good do them off the floor, if you need a little more height then grab a couple dumbells and use those to give you the extra height to keep your legs off the ground. Then for as long as you can. Keep going till you have a total of 60 secs of hold time. If both feet out is too hard try the other variations:
I've had AWESOME results with this:
30 of each in a circuit, 2 minute break, then repeat one more time
Barbell roll-out
Swiss ball Russian twist (25 lb weight at arms length, or whatever weight you choose)
Reverse crunch (with a 5lb weight between feet)
Knee raise with a side-drop (8lb medicine ball between my knees)
You will be burning after that, working every muscle in your core. I have a fairly strong core to begin with, and that was a pretty tough routine to do in a circuit, TWICE.
30 of each in a circuit, 2 minute break, then repeat one more time
Barbell roll-out
Swiss ball Russian twist (25 lb weight at arms length, or whatever weight you choose)
Reverse crunch (with a 5lb weight between feet)
Knee raise with a side-drop (8lb medicine ball between my knees)
You will be burning after that, working every muscle in your core. I have a fairly strong core to begin with, and that was a pretty tough routine to do in a circuit, TWICE.