How do you add weight to ab exercises?

Baseballkid14 · Post by **Baseballkid14** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:00 pm

I want abs to get stronger and I read somewhere here that I should add weight to some of exercises. The problem is, I dont have a weighted vest and they're pretty expensive. Cant really put a plate on stomach because it would just fall off when i do the exercise. What should I do?

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:00 pm

Try attatching a rope to a Crossover or Tricep Press machine, kneel down, have the rope over your Shoulders, and then move forwards from the waist, utilising the Abs.

I've seen this technique done in pictures before.

Baseballkid14 · Post by **Baseballkid14** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:11 pm

I dont have those things... any other ideas?

RK19 · Post by **RK19** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:23 pm

put weights in a school bag and put it on with the bag in front of you. i use this technique when doing weighted pullups as ive not got a weight vest either.

Baseballkid14 · Post by **Baseballkid14** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:05 pm

That may work well with chin ups, but does it with sit ups and other exercises? I mean, the weights are sliding all around the back making exercise very challenging.

skillet · Post by **skillet** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:07 pm

Try holding a dumbbell over your chest.

RK19 · Post by **RK19** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:09 pm

if its for situps then why not just hold like a 10kg plate a few inches from your chest and do them?

Baseballkid14 · Post by **Baseballkid14** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:42 pm

I have a hard time holding it there. I like to place hands on opposite shoulders and it makes holding a plate hard.

RK19 · Post by **RK19** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:53 pm

i would just practice it with the plate a few inches from your chest, thats your best bet i would say!

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:16 am

ab secret number 1: make exercises harder through leveage points

meaning make yourself longer, extend your legs, extend your arms while holding a straight line which is why planks and rollouts are the best core exercises there is

too much wt work for core will give you a blocky appearence making you look fat/solid

ajguy1976 · Post by **ajguy1976** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:54 pm

Baseballkid14 wrote:I want abs to get stronger and I read somewhere here that I should add weight to some of exercises. The problem is, I dont have a weighted vest and they're pretty expensive. Cant really put a plate on stomach because it would just fall off when i do the exercise. What should I do?

Abs: hold a round weight plate on your chest not above as you want to isolate the abs and not work the chest shoulders and arms, rest it on your chest cross your arms over the weight plate and hold it and crunch.

Oblique Crunch: Hold two dumbbells in either hand from a standing position and just bend at the waist to the left and then repeat to the right, try not to use your arms at all.

Oblique Twist: Sit on a chair/weight bench, Hold two light dumbbells in your hands above your lap, palms facing each other and twist to the right, then left and repeat.

Thats your three main midsection muscle groups hit using weights.

I hope this helps.

How do you add weight to ab exercises?

How do you add weight to ab exercises?

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