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abs once a week

JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/10/18, 02:46 AM is doing abs once a week pointless? Was wondering if i could get away with only doing them once a week:big_smile:
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/10/18, 12:46 PM Everyday?..aren't your abs a muscle like every other muscle in your body and in order to grow they need rest to repair to build new muscle tissue?
	2004/10/18, 01:01 PM Some people work them every day but without resistance. If you use resistance up to 3 days a week can work. -------------- I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol Charlie
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/10/18, 02:38 PM Charlie hit it again on the head!! This is true for most folks. While you may have to experiment a bit, you should find this to work for you. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/10/20, 08:25 AM Justin - I like to do one day of higher rep work and another day (two or three days later) of resistance work for my abs. And yes, they do need to rest and recover like any other muscle group... -------------- \"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.\" Marcel Proust
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/10/20, 12:51 PM I do a few crunches before bed, and somtimes in the morning( makes me feel thinner throughout the day), and do weighted crunches, or somthing 1 to 2 times a week in the gym. On days I need extra trunk stablizers( squats, deads) I do regualr crunches after, On say chest days shoulder days I do somthing with weight supseted, during after before whatever. -------------- ....I'm probably in my underwear typing this......or maybe not!
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/10/20, 03:53 PM twice a week here, and starting to show!:big_smile::big_smile: -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
kakaroto Posts: 893 Joined: 2002/05/09	2004/10/21, 11:09 PM abs is not like regular muscle: very ery very hard (if not impossible) to overtrain.... if you want muscle developpement, hit abs from 3-5 times a week.
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/10/21, 11:50 PM why are they so different?