how much abbwork do u really need

[Garland]

uh no, im not talking about the leg exercise. im talking about laying on your back with your hands tucked under your ass, and hold your feet in the air just a couple inches off the ground and then do repetitions of moving your feet up and down. dont move your feet too much, just move them up and down about 8 inches, it will work your lower abbs. do tons of those. u can also lay down on a bench on your back and hold the top of the bench with your hands above your head, and lift your legs up and down. reverse bycles are also good.

yeah...that's what I meant when I referred to flutter kicks. Do you think V-sits would be better??

[Tee Sok]

I probably don't EVER do enough cardio.
My body fat is at about 11%, but I had it checked with callipers...not the immersion technique, so...it could be anywhere between 12 and 10...who knows.
Do you think if I up my cardio, it'll up the definition???
If so...it's miles for me tommorow.

Yes, enough and regular cerdio activity will burn fats and help you to achieve definition.
And of course you have to eat the right foods too.

[koto_ryu]

Do you think if I up my cardio, it'll up the definition???
If so...it's miles for me tommorow.

Most definitely. Start running, my friend Sprints will burn off more fat so you don't need to run miles, just do a bunch of sprints.

[Broadsword2004]

There was a Muscle Media article a few years back (sadly that magazine is gone now ) that was called Guerilla Cardio II (there was a Guerilla Cardio I even farther back). Both are very cool in telling how to gain speed in your sprints AND endurance simultaneously.

[martialartsmad]

Broadsword, where can u find these Guerilla Cardio Articles. Is there an achive somewhere. I did a search on google but didnt turn up with much. btw, how many ppl on this forum can do a dragon flag? They are bloody hard.

[koto_ryu]

I have those I'll have to dig them up and copy them over.

[Broadsword2004]

I can't believe that magazine died out. The one damn magazine devoted to TRUE fitness it seems, all aspects, martial arts, wrestling, bodybuilding, strength training, keeping yourself healthy, healthy ways to eat (got some good protein shake recipies and nutritional info from MM too.....MM is also where I learned about Pavel), etc......and it died out.

You'd think people would read a good fitness mag, but I guess they only like crappy fitness mags.

Martialartsmad, I think you just have to find someone with the articles (like koto) and wait until they copy them or something, unless you can convince the company to personally print you a copy or something, but otherwise the magazine is out of print I believe.

[Celtic)(Lamont]

situps

ive only read the first couple of posts on this convo so if someone has already sed this sorry. basically ive been training to be a personal trainer with premier global training now for 1 month and have been studying what effects various exercises have on your body and effects of bad form in exercise.
Well it turns out situps/crunches are bad for you (they gradually damage the lumbar). They are not a relevent exercise to everyday life or sports. the core is there to support the body and over working the core muscles mainly rectus abdominious screws up your stabalisation. The muscles you want to work are your internal core muscles (try doin planks, side planks or deadbugs)
that makes for a much stronger core if sporting performance is what you want. If you jus want a six pack do whatever......having a six pack means jack unless your a bodybuilder. The reason some people have six packs easily is because its genetic. To build muscle effectivly you need to be in the hypertrophy range which is 8-12 reps so doin situps i donno maybe 100 is endurance an not muscle building. to have a steriotypical six pack you either need genetics or a body fat in the single digit range....Is it worth it? but this is only my opinion and the opinion of premier global training if you dont think it is a reliable source check out the site www.premierglobal.co.uk its legit check it out make your own opinion

[Tee Sok]

Most definitely. Start running, my friend Sprints will burn off more fat so you don't need to run miles, just do a bunch of sprints.

I would also add some frog-kicks at end the ab work; or of the whole workout, as they relax and stretch your lower back.

[Enzo566]

ok what about me, im decently defined. I have an 8 pack.. fmro doing alot of ab stuff, and eating healthier, and my obliques really shine.... but for some reason i cant get rid of ****ing Love handles, that little fat on my waist.


What the hell how do i get rid of that ive tried everything side crunches, side bridges, all that stuff. Any ideas?

[Hardball]

Nice thread folks, just what I needed to hear.

[Broadsword2004]

ok what about me, im decently defined. I have an 8 pack.. fmro doing alot of ab stuff, and eating healthier, and my obliques really shine.... but for some reason i cant get rid of ****ing Love handles, that little fat on my waist.


What the hell how do i get rid of that ive tried everything side crunches, side bridges, all that stuff. Any ideas?

DO CARDIO!!!

[FormerSensei]

Bruce Lee said something about abwork to the extent that if you didn't punish your abs, you had no business fighting.

I can tell everyone here by experience that by doing the excessive ab work that I do probably five to six days a week has helped me to take punches to the body. I do better with those than I do taking shots in the head.

I don't have cut abs, yet, but I was a fatboy before I started training to box. I hope to be cut like a mofo because I hate looking flabby in trunks.