Archive for June, 2008

My #1 Source of Abdominal Exercises

When people ask me:

“What are exercises for the lower abs?”
“Can you suggest exercises for the side abs?”

… my answer is always ExRx’s Directory of Waist Exercises.
They’ve got over 20 exercises that target the Rectus Abdominis (upper, middle, and lower abs) and the Obliques (side abs). All with animated pictures, all with detailed descriptions, all [...]

How Many Times per Week Should You Train Your Abs?

No, it’s not 7. This popular answer assumes that more is better. As we’ve seen in Abdominal Exercises Progression, it’s not:
This “volume-based approach” (doing more of what you can already do) is flawed. What got you results at first was doing something new–something you weren’t doing before. Now that you can do crunches and sit-ups [...]