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fqqs 03-10-2012 01:05 PM

my simple ab routine
 
cable crunches 3x20
hanging leg raises 3x as much as i can (if i exceed 15-20 reps ill add weight)

done after weights 1-2x a week

is that good enough?

i also do deads, squats, weighted chins and dips which i believe uses my abs

iron_worker 03-10-2012 01:23 PM

How do you add weight to hanging leg raise?

IW

fqqs 03-11-2012 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by iron_worker (Post 92404)
How do you add weight to hanging leg raise?

IW

0.25kg ankle weights

irondog19 03-11-2012 06:15 PM

Don't neglect your obliques. Any sort of twisting exercise shall do - medicine ball twists, russian twists, cable wood-choppers, etc.
Also keep in mind that you don't always want to go heavy with weighted ab exercises. You're trying to build a small, lean, tight core... not a thick bulging one. It'll take away from your V taper.

FitnessFreek 03-12-2012 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by irondog19 (Post 92413)
Also keep in mind that you don't always want to go heavy with weighted ab exercises. You're trying to build a small, lean, tight core... not a thick bulging one. It'll take away from your V taper.

Exactly what I was thinking!

Kevsworld 03-12-2012 04:29 PM

Those exercises are fine. Just remember that visible abs come from low body fat, not from ab exercises. But it's fine to train the abs and strengthen your core muscles.


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