Is Doing Abs a Waste of Time?

mboyle1959:

Wrote this years ago but, still reads well today.

Originally posted on Michael Boyle's Strengthcoach.com Blog:

I can’t even tell you how often I hear someone at the end of the workout say something like “I need to do more abs, I want to get a six-pack.” The truth is that passing on a six-pack is a better way to get a six-pack than six hundred sit-ups. The key to abdominal definition is the visibility of the abdominal musculature, not the strength of the muscles. You can do one million sit-ups, crunches or whatever exercise you want and it will have no effect on abdominal definition. When people ask me the best exercise for abs I tell them table push-aways. It usually takes a few minutes for them to get it. It’s not a joke, it’s the truth. If you want better abs, eat less and train more but, don’t just train your abs.

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from Michael Boyle's Strengthcoach.com Blog http://strengthcoachblog.com/2014/08/05/is-doing-abs-a-waste-of-time-2/

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