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RMorrison
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 Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: heavy lifts for core vs. ab specific exercises |
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This is my first day on the boards. I am seeing some info that is surprising to me. I am shocked that heavy compound lifts could work abs better than ab exercises (especially since my abs are sore after an ab routine and not after a legs routine)
I am not doubting, but I would be very interested if anyone has a link to some literature on this. |
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HOUSTON TEXAN
Joined: 06 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Abs are built off of a low bodyfat % so in order to lower it you have to work the biggest muscles in the body the legs and the back. Abs are used in deadlifts and squats because they stabilize the weight. I do some ab work but barely any. |
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swanso5
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: melbourne, australia
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the abs work harder to stabilise the spine than they do to flex it...alwyn cosgrove wrote about it somewhere, sometime...
if you train any muscle with various exercises all i a row of cousre they'll be sore but it doesn't mean they'll get big and strong
if your legs don't get sore than get off the leg extension machine, load up a barbell on the floor and pick it up a lot of times |
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Christopheel
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| Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:24 am Post subject: |
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Like Swanso said long time ago,
If i punch you on the arm you'll be sore but you won't grow. |
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dys
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| this just doesn't make sense though, that's like saying curls don't help your biceps right? |
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swanso5
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| that is absolutely correct right there, what you said then |
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dys
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| i dont get it, how come people see results from crunches/curls though? |
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swanso5
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:01 am Post subject: |
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| it comes from other things there doing - food, training etc |
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Christopheel
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:41 am Post subject: |
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| dys wrote: | | i dont get it, how come people see results from crunches/curls though? |
lol, one year of curl and crunchs doesn't equal 2 months of squatting and deadlifting. |
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vamp
Joined: 01 Jan 1970
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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if you feel nothing in the abs when doing your workouts, you not working right or hard enough.
Deads, Squats, Bench Press, Rows, Chin-ups....
Okay, if it has the word extension or curl or crunch in the name of an excercise don't do it. If it has the words as I listed above in them then do them.
read diet and nutrition forum sticky "read this before posting", you will learn valuable information there.
Your abs are already there, you must find them by decreasing everything that is blocking them from being viewed.
Cheers |
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