GetSwullll said:
I know plenty of exercises, i've been training sine 17 and was personal trainer for little over 2 years so i'm always reading on new stuff. I just wanted some ideas of reps and sets people follow, and how many exercises for abs per day people were doing in their work out?!?!
* I read all the time in the Muscle Tech magz to never do more than 40 reps of ANY ab exercise, and if you can do more than 40 with flawless form, to add resistance to that exercise...just wondering what other people do
If thats the case why ask. The way you worded your thread it basically stated you wanted info on the exercise element of abs. But if you truly knew what you said you do you wouldn't ask what you did... cos like I said 6 packs are made in the kitchen. And anyone who is struggling to get a 6 pack is usually doing so cos their diet is not spot on all their supplementation is wrong (dbol, adrol etc). It's not cos they are doing one extra set or 1 less day then they should or any of those things. Although of course cardio and abs workouts are vital for achieving a toned stomach.
Your right you shouldn't do massive rep routines. But the way I mentioned is great... I got that info from a natural bodybuilder and it really does work. But again with most things there are 1001 ways to do things. But the usual 5 sets of 12 etc is not always the best way. I solely give you that info about you-tube cos I know loads of ab routines and when I watched it I was like fuck that is alot. The source of the info isn't great but it's just a good vid to watch cos it shows you many different approaches to ab work.
By the way when I said do as many as you can. I did mean with perfect form and very slowly... so if you do proper exercises the most anyone should manage is not a huge number. But to say you must not do over 40 is wrong (I am not saying do over 40)... not like once you hit 40 you start hurting yourself. I find the key with most exercises is to not have boundaries... not have numbers in your head... for they are a mental barrier. You tell yourself to not be able to go beyond that point... 40 being an example. I am not saying go out and do huge numbers (that isa bad) but just plan out well so if done properly you manage 30 or so.
I just said about that vid cos you asked about different ab exercises.
But anyway my set patterns are the above and on other days are the usual 4 sets of whatever number. I usually do 18, 15, 12, 8 when I do most ab exercises.
By the way you shouldn't add much resistance to ab exercises cos they are like any muscle they grow and it's not a good look when you have a turtle belly... other bad side of long-term steroid usage. The key is diet to reveal them without them popping out so much (unless you have a huge chest).
Your probably not bothered but I usually do 3 different exercises for abs and 4-5 sets for each exercise. I will do that one day. The other day I will do my other approach (4/5 attempts). And my 3rd day in the week I will do a mixed set of various exercises... I don't have a set routine and just pick whatever I wanna do that day.
I haven't been working my abs out much in the last few months. As I done a strong bulking cycle my 6 pack faded lots (disappeared). But as my diet has been spot on it has come back over the last few months.