6 pack ripped abs

[SgtBarnes]

If you think it's trolling, report it. I think, however, you misunderstand the difference between trolling and not liking someone's approach and calling them out on it.

As for my workout, I don't have a set one, and really never have (even back when I had that chiseled 6-pack). When I have a program, I build a large part of my workout around what I do in classs. (Last place I taught at went out of business during the pandemic, so no program until things get safer.) I also have an approach I take when I can go to the gym (my closest gym also went out of business during the pandemic, so I'm yet to get back to that). But I like variety, so I tend to mix it up. I don't have a good routine right now for exercise, but I get in a mix of exercises throughout the week. Very little that is solely for the core, but much that includes it: push-ups and other exercises with unstable anchor, "judo" pushups (like doing a pushup into and out of a yoga "down dog"), adaptations in kata that put more stress on the core, etc.

i don´t report it. i am not childish Gerry. so your workouts are more core isometrics

 

[SgtBarnes]

I was actually expecting people to talk about the Transversus abdominis which plays an important role . It´s a deep muscle.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

No specific "program" for me-if I start getting too repetitive I end up getting bored after a point, so I have to change it up. I do have a deck of cards with different techniques written on them, that I've been using recently. When I'm bored, I'll pull up a few cards from it and do whatever it says.

My favorite ab workouts are probably:
- A situp set that I do where I do a situp halfway up, throw a few punches while holding 45', situp to the right while putting up a guard, half-situp with punches again, then left with guard and repeat.
- Leg lifts with another person where they throw your legs in a random direction and you have to keep them from hitting the floor and bring them back up to the other person.
- If I'm alone, circle leg lifts.

IMO, the main point of a core is to be able to balance and hold/twist your body in different ways, so if you don't do stuff that includes your obliques it's kind of a waste of effort.

 

[SgtBarnes]

 

[Gerry Seymour]

i don´t report it. i am not childish Gerry. so your workouts are more core isometrics

Currently, yes that's most of my core work, aside from some of the exotic push-ups that recruit abdominals directly. When I get to the gym, I like to do some things to target the core directly. And in classes there are drills (like shrimping) that call on the core really nicely.

 

[SgtBarnes]

Currently, yes that's most of my core work, aside from some of the exotic push-ups that recruit abdominals directly. When I get to the gym, I like to do some things to target the core directly. And in classes there are drills (like shrimping) that call on the core really nicely.

thats good

 

[Buka]

I'm on my way out the door for a pre-op meeting with the Doc. But later on I'll tell you guys a way to work your Transverse Abdominus while you're out and about during your regular day activities.

And nobody will know you're doing any kind of exercise.

 

[Steve]

While it looks great, a six pack really just shows that you have a low bodyfat percentage. Don't get me wrong, if your genetics are right, you can have abs at higher body fat percentages (15%+), but in many cases, you have to get closer to 10% bodyfat to achieve a six pack.

There's nothing wrong with having or wanting a six pack, as long as you aren't starving yourself or wrecking yourself mentally to keep it. But I know of no use for visible abs.

Training abs is great though, gotta have a strong core!

Genetics are definitely a part of it. I'm not saying I could never get 6 pack abs, but when I was wrestling at 148 lbs and had a 24 in waist I didn't have a 6 pack. I don't know what my body fat % was, but I'm sure it was well under 10%. I was a lot stronger than pretty much anyone else I wrestled against in high school, but they all had six pack abs.

I put on a lot of lean muscle in the military, bulking up to about 190 at my biggest and still didn't have a 6 pack. I was competing in BJJ at 184 lbs and didn't have a 6 pack.

 

[ansatsuman]

I'm on my way out the door for a pre-op meeting with the Doc. But later on I'll tell you guys a way to work your Transverse Abdominus while you're out and about during your regular day activities.

And nobody will know you're doing any kind of exercise.

The good ol' Stomach Vacuums. They are absolutley a solid workout to do, and you can do them anywhere. Just also be careful not to pull a muscle or excacerbate a hernia if you have one.

For anyone curious, they help keep the gut and pelvic floor stable, and bodybuilders use them to help keep the waist narrow. An extreme example of it is when a bodybuilder hits a vacuum pose.

 

[SgtBarnes]

trained abs with my back + biceps workout. hanging knee raises 3 x max reps.

 

[skribs]

I like my 6-pack so much, I put a protective layer of padding around them.

 

[Tez3]

I think if you are claiming a six pack we need a photo or it didn't happen.

 

[Dirty Dog]

I think if you are claiming a six pack we need a photo or it didn't happen.

 

[Gerry Seymour]

I think if you are claiming a six pack we need a photo or it didn't happen.

Aaaaaand...Tez brings the sauce to the party.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

I think if you are claiming a six pack we need a photo or it didn't happen.

Welcome back Tez! You've missed some fun fly-by posters.

 

[Unkogami]

6 pack abs are the sign you´re really in shape. ...

Not they aren't. They are a sign you're dehydrated.

 

[Tez3]

Not they aren't. They are a sign you're dehydrated.

Sooooo if I get dehydrated I can have a six pack?

 

[Unkogami]

Sooooo if I get dehydrated I can have a six pack?

Reverse that.

 

[ansatsuman]

Reverse that.

Sooooo if I get a six pack I can have a dehydrated?

Sorry, couldn't resist lol

 

[drop bear]

I think if you are claiming a six pack we need a photo or it didn't happen.

Not me. But we do have our resident six pack guy training with us.