Are there any exercises for abbs?

[Crash14235]

Are abbs done directly in this program at all, or is it all just indirect work? I was working abbs once or twice a week before I went back to doing Dogg again. What does this program reccomend?

[James]

Just fit in some sets in between exercises like when you are waiting for a machine. If you are lifting heavy ass core movements, your abs will get work... so DC doesn't have any direct work, just fit some in when you feel it's needed.

-James

[In-Human]

Crash, I do them on my off days too when I do cardio...

[Massive G]

Originally posted by In-Human
Crash, I do them on my off days too when I do cardio...

You do cardio??

[USMuscle9403]

I think he's fucking with us

[In-Human]

FH, No of course not, but it sounded good, huh...

[Massive G]

Yeah it did. I do my abs when i do cardio too, which is once every 4-5 months

[rugbythug]

I do them on leg day. One set to failure. They are warmed up from everything else. I go 15-20 reps and I try and add more weight everytime. This is mostly because I do not have very thick abs. So I am trying to build them up.

[jediclampet]

So would it be a bad idea to do abs like other body parts in DC's program.

I mean should we not pick 3 ab exercises to rotate between and try to add reps or increase resistance (i.e., beat that damn log book) with each workout? Sounds like rugbythug is doing something like this.

[Massive G]

Racking my encyclopedic mind I seem to recall Dante posting about ab training many months ago. He said when asked that he did them if he had to wait for a piece of equipment....2 sets of 15-20 or so.Nothing spectacular.Of course try to select exercises that you can apply some resistance to over time.Hanging leg raises were one of his abs choices--same protocol as other bodyparts tempo wise--which is slow negatives and controlled but quicker concentrics....
OK..that's my one helpfull post for this week.Can I go back to goofing off now?

[BigDownUnder]

This is how DC says to do ABS
Alternate between hanging or elbow supported leg raises with progressive weights and something like the nautilus nitro ab crunch machine with a weight stack.
Straight sets are done --and the rep range is 15-30.
Whenever someone reaches at least 22 reps he goes up in weight next time.
With leg raises this will be going up the rack with dumbells held in your feet--5-10-15-20 etc.
Warmup first with a bodyweight set
This is a bodypart where i like to see people do the true 6 second negative and explosive positive on.

[Massive G]

Naah....I do cardio 3 days a week.It becomes very necessary when you get to 300lbs+ not just for fat loss but to keep the old ticker beating good and strong

[TooPowerful4u]

hmmmmm i was under the impression every calorie counts towards growth, and cardio would burn calories, hence hinder growth to a very small extent. Someone please debunk what i just said. . .

[James]

with the amount that they eat i don't think a little cardio is gonna hinder that much... it's not like he's running 10 mile marothons

-James

[sowleb]

just to recap abbs could be done on off days or on training days as long as progression occurs, correct?