Digging deep to find my abs

gettinripped · 02-15-2006, 04:45 PM

I started a new way of training my abs this season with help from my coach. Slow, isolated movements that push you to dig deep and really focus on the muscle. I swear to god this has made leaps and bounds in my muscle development in my core (with the help of yoga as well). My abs are always sore after a workout and I can see my rectus abdominus developing full, balanced muscles.... I'm really happy about it.
Now I just need to get rid of the layer of fat hiding them

Anyways if you train abs the same way, try some new exercises focusing on your breathing, movement and isolation.

Pj-Macx · 02-16-2006, 07:07 AM

Sounds like it is helping you alot... best of luck with your goals... and if you could give a little bit of detail about the excerises you are doing.. that would be great.. and would help out some of the other females who are trying to do the same thing..

**DJSTARER** · 02-16-2006, 07:32 PM

sorry to post in here, but I saw the Thread Title on the main page.

I don't really train my abs by themselves, but when I do, I do something similar to that. I do stomach vaccumes while crunching. It helped a ton with my symmetry.

gettinripped · 02-16-2006, 10:29 PM

bicycles reallllly slow do it every time

**Grunt76** · 02-26-2006, 12:46 AM

One thing I've been doing that has given me pretty killer results are ball crunches. Not your usual vanilla type of ball crunches though...

What I do, I would describe as this...:

Sitting on the ball, spread the knees wide, keeping the heels together. Keep the feet close to the ball. NOW try and do good ball crunches where you go far back below horizontal, and bring yourself back up to almost-vertical.

This takes out the hip flexors almost completely and has the abs doing ALL the work. The lower abs especially get a good beating out of this. Try and stay as far back on the ball as possible, meaning that you feel your weight rest on it as low as possible on the back and glutes.

I'm not posting it for you since you've found your good recipe already, but other readers might find this useful. Cheers.

**vindiesel** · 03-19-2006, 07:52 PM

I do a lot of abs (approx. 100 EOD) but I don't see them (I feel them though, so they must be there .... I need to focus on a lower bf%).

**skelooth** · 03-23-2006, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gettinripped

I started a new way of training my abs this season with help from my coach. Slow, isolated movements that push you to dig deep and really focus on the muscle. I swear to god this has made leaps and bounds in my muscle development in my core (with the help of yoga as well). My abs are always sore after a workout and I can see my rectus abdominus developing full, balanced muscles.... I'm really happy about it.
Now I just need to get rid of the layer of fat hiding them

Anyways if you train abs the same way, try some new exercises focusing on your breathing, movement and isolation.

Sounds like yoga meets crunches

I so very rarely do any type of ab work, but when I do it's usually just heavy torso rotations and weighted decline sit ups. Seems to work, I have gigantic abs, I just can't see them

02-15-2006, 04:45 PM	#1
gettinripped Amateur Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 63 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	Digging deep to find my abs I started a new way of training my abs this season with help from my coach. Slow, isolated movements that push you to dig deep and really focus on the muscle. I swear to god this has made leaps and bounds in my muscle development in my core (with the help of yoga as well). My abs are always sore after a workout and I can see my rectus abdominus developing full, balanced muscles.... I'm really happy about it. Now I just need to get rid of the layer of fat hiding them Anyways if you train abs the same way, try some new exercises focusing on your breathing, movement and isolation. __________________ follow my progress http://steel-butterfly.blogspot.com

02-16-2006, 07:07 AM	#2
Pj-Macx Pro Stature Join Date: May 2005 Location: 632 HP SS Posts: 3,336 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 68	Sounds like it is helping you alot... best of luck with your goals... and if you could give a little bit of detail about the excerises you are doing.. that would be great.. and would help out some of the other females who are trying to do the same thing.. __________________ Co-Owner @ BodyBuildingXtreme 2002 Navy Blue Metallic Camaro SS "The Blue Ghost" # 10354 -=LME LSX 454ci built for N20=-

02-16-2006, 07:32 PM	#3
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 3,995 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 113	sorry to post in here, but I saw the Thread Title on the main page. I don't really train my abs by themselves, but when I do, I do something similar to that. I do stomach vaccumes while crunching. It helped a ton with my symmetry. __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

02-16-2006, 10:29 PM	#4
gettinripped Amateur Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 63 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	bicycles reallllly slow do it every time __________________ follow my progress http://steel-butterfly.blogspot.com

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03-19-2006, 07:52 PM	#6
vindiesel IronMass Vip Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 53 Recipes: 1 Rep Power: 6	I do a lot of abs (approx. 100 EOD) but I don't see them (I feel them though, so they must be there .... I need to focus on a lower bf%).