6 pack ripped abs
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No specific "program" for me-if I start getting too repetitive I end up getting bored after a point, so I have to change it up. I do have a deck of cards with different techniques written on them, that I've been using recently. When I'm bored, I'll pull up a few cards from it and do whatever it says.
My favorite ab workouts are probably:
- A situp set that I do where I do a situp halfway up, throw a few punches while holding 45', situp to the right while putting up a guard, half-situp with punches again, then left with guard and repeat.
- Leg lifts with another person where they throw your legs in a random direction and you have to keep them from hitting the floor and bring them back up to the other person.
- If I'm alone, circle leg lifts.
IMO, the main point of a core is to be able to balance and hold/twist your body in different ways, so if you don't do stuff that includes your obliques it's kind of a waste of effort.
My favorite ab workouts are probably:
- A situp set that I do where I do a situp halfway up, throw a few punches while holding 45', situp to the right while putting up a guard, half-situp with punches again, then left with guard and repeat.
- Leg lifts with another person where they throw your legs in a random direction and you have to keep them from hitting the floor and bring them back up to the other person.
- If I'm alone, circle leg lifts.
IMO, the main point of a core is to be able to balance and hold/twist your body in different ways, so if you don't do stuff that includes your obliques it's kind of a waste of effort.
Currently, yes that's most of my core work, aside from some of the exotic push-ups that recruit abdominals directly. When I get to the gym, I like to do some things to target the core directly. And in classes there are drills (like shrimping) that call on the core really nicely.
I'm on my way out the door for a pre-op meeting with the Doc. But later on I'll tell you guys a way to work your Transverse Abdominus while you're out and about during your regular day activities.
And nobody will know you're doing any kind of exercise.
And nobody will know you're doing any kind of exercise.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Genetics are definitely a part of it. I'm not saying I could never get 6 pack abs, but when I was wrestling at 148 lbs and had a 24 in waist I didn't have a 6 pack. I don't know what my body fat % was, but I'm sure it was well under 10%. I was a lot stronger than pretty much anyone else I wrestled against in high school, but they all had six pack abs.While it looks great, a six pack really just shows that you have a low bodyfat percentage. Don't get me wrong, if your genetics are right, you can have abs at higher body fat percentages (15%+), but in many cases, you have to get closer to 10% bodyfat to achieve a six pack.
There's nothing wrong with having or wanting a six pack, as long as you aren't starving yourself or wrecking yourself mentally to keep it. But I know of no use for visible abs.
Training abs is great though, gotta have a strong core!
I put on a lot of lean muscle in the military, bulking up to about 190 at my biggest and still didn't have a 6 pack. I was competing in BJJ at 184 lbs and didn't have a 6 pack.
ansatsuman
White Belt
The good ol' Stomach Vacuums. They are absolutley a solid workout to do, and you can do them anywhere. Just also be careful not to pull a muscle or excacerbate a hernia if you have one.
For anyone curious, they help keep the gut and pelvic floor stable, and bodybuilders use them to help keep the waist narrow. An extreme example of it is when a bodybuilder hits a vacuum pose.
Aaaaaand...Tez brings the sauce to the party. 😂
Welcome back Tez! You've missed some fun fly-by posters.
Not they aren't. They are a sign you're dehydrated.
Sooooo if I get dehydrated I can have a six pack?
Reverse that.
ansatsuman
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Not me. But we do have our resident six pack guy training with us.
