How Often to Work Out Your Abs? (ULTIMATE AB QUESTION!)

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What ab exercises should you never skip? Find out in the program http://athleanx.com/x/step-by-step-abs Knowing how often to work out your abs is just as important as knowing which ab exercises you should be doing! The problem is, there is a lot of confusion as to what the right ab workout frequency is. In this video I tell you not only how many days a week I think you should be doing ab work, but more importantly, five reasons why. Some people suggest that you train your abs just like any other muscle group, no more than one or two times a week. Others believe that the abs require higher frequency training due to their muscle fiber composition, I would be one of them. But that's not the only reason as you'll see in this video. One of the biggest arguments for frequent ab training is the crucial role they play in providing core support to the spine. As primarily postural muscles, the abdominals must be ready and able to fire consistently and without fail. If you think that training them once or twice a week is going to challenge them to improve, or even prepare them for the job they have...you are sadly mistaken. Seven days a week ab training is my personal recommendation. That said, before you think that means you have to start doing ab workouts every single day, not so fast. The abs can be worked either directly or indirectly. In the ATHLEAN-X program, we put the core at the core of every exercise and rely on indirect ab training to provide the stimulus requir

Published 2014-05-26 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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