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But this also means you need to be training them a hell of a lot harder than 3 sets of planks and sit ups. That’s fake hard work.
Expand your exercise variety with a mix of isometric holds (planks work here), flexion movements (hanging knee raises, reverse crunches, dragon poles)
Don’t forget about the obliques too - they are both larger and more powerful than the 6-pack ab rectus abdominis you normally think of
Lateral crunches, side planks with hip dip, woodchops, pallof presses, and suitcase Carrie’s w/ March are all killer overall ab exercises
I saved the best for last. If you really want rock-solid abs you need to be lifting heavy compound movements that require abdominal bracing
Squats, deadlifts, RDL’s, bench press, bent over rows
This is why cross fitters have the turtle shell abs - the extreme amounts of bracing they are forced to do train the abs better than any isolated exercise ever could 2 replies
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