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Title: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: musclecenter on January 14, 2012, 03:28:10 AM
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what do you guys think?



Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: Army of One on January 14, 2012, 03:32:05 AM
Working out shirtless in the gym is gayer than spreading pedigree Chum on your starfish, then going to sleep in an Animal shelter.
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: wes on January 14, 2012, 03:32:33 AM
That would kill my lower back..............why not just hold a plate at your chest?

Personally,the only exercise  I use weight on when training abs is pulley crunches.
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: StanZoLOL on January 14, 2012, 03:36:17 AM
Working out shirtless in the gym is gayer than spreading pedigree Chum on your starfish, then going to sleep in an Animal shelter.

Working out shirtless WITH CAMO PANTS.
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: musclecenter on January 14, 2012, 03:39:53 AM
That would kill my lower back..............why not just hold a plate at your chest?

Personally,the only exercise  I use weight on when training abs is pulley crunches.
i have a very bad low-back too.
but now i do a lots hanging legs-raise.
here is my abs pic taken 2 days ago.
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: wes on January 14, 2012, 04:18:54 AM
i have a very bad low-back too.
but now i do a lots hanging legs-raise.
here is my abs pic taken 2 days ago.
Looking good MC......I also like hanging leg raises......great exercise and very tough for most people.

Keep pumping!!  :)
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: w8m8 on January 14, 2012, 04:51:46 AM
i have a very bad low-back too.
but now i do a lots hanging legs-raise.
here is my abs pic taken 2 days ago.

the gymnast instructor we had always told us to use the roman chair for upper and lower abs to save from lower back issues

Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: musclecenter on January 14, 2012, 05:49:38 AM
try the negtive reps of leg-raise like i do in this video.
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Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: wes on January 14, 2012, 05:53:14 AM
I used to do that on lying leg raises years ago......had someone push my legs down......hurts like Hell.  :(
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: oldtimer1 on January 14, 2012, 07:13:58 AM
I bought one of those ab wheels that have been around forever. The first time I used it my abs were incredibly sore for a long time. It sold me on the movement. The abs have a really short range of motion. Sometimes I think the visual abs function as a stabilizer for the hip flexors and nothing more.

 So planks, ab wheel, pulley crunches, and even push ups are really good movements for abs. Situps and leg raises train the abs but try the cheap ab wheel. Do it from the knees and as you advance from the ass up push up position to extension if you're good.
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: wes on January 14, 2012, 07:16:13 AM
If I use an ab wheel,I get really sore,but after I use it once or twice,I no longer feel it........weird.
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: devilsmile on January 14, 2012, 07:19:40 AM
do high reps from standing position with the powerwheel > any other ab excercise ,
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: OlDirTy on January 14, 2012, 07:27:09 AM
More of a hip flexor exercise than a abs exercise
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: hardgainerj on January 14, 2012, 07:40:52 AM
musclecenter  are you an ethnic chinese?
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: musclecenter on January 14, 2012, 08:00:29 AM
musclecenter  are you an ethnic chinese?
i am a Taiwanese :)
BTW, are you an ethnic English?
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: musclecenter on January 14, 2012, 08:03:35 AM
More of a hip flexor exercise than a abs exercise
Always bring your hip pelvis(not just the legs) to ribcage,when you doing leg-raise.
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: w8m8 on January 14, 2012, 08:28:37 AM
If I use an ab wheel,I get really sore,but after I use it once or twice,I no longer feel it........weird.

one face plant cured me of any ab wheel desire
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: devilsmile on January 14, 2012, 08:37:29 AM
If I use an ab wheel,I get really sore,but after I use it once or twice,I no longer feel it........weird.

You could say that after doing heavy legg press the squating feels more natural and comfortable.

with ab wheel the second set is actually when your body is warmed up enough to feel comfortable. I try to do 100+ reps on my knees before doing ab wheel from standing position to avoid spine pain.

Maby if i can get 200 reps on my knees with ab wheel I can do them from standing position right off the bat.
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: Hulkotron on January 14, 2012, 08:40:16 AM
Gayer than working out with another man while shirtless and wearing camo pants and speaking with a British accent.
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: Tito24 on January 14, 2012, 09:34:30 AM
i never train abbs
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: Dr Dutch on January 14, 2012, 01:15:39 PM
Always bring your hip pelvis(not just the legs) to ribcage,when you doing leg-raise.
This sounds disgusting, MC... :-X
Title: Re: Is it a good abs exercise??
Post by: musclecenter on January 14, 2012, 07:46:50 PM
This sounds disgusting, MC... :-X
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