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<blockquote data-quote="paco" data-source="post: 4333" data-attributes="member: 37"><p>I have a degree in kinesiology and was a personal trainer for several years. It's important to note that "spot reduction", or the idea that you can reduce fat in an area by working the muscles underneath, is a myth. So, it's fine to work abs daily or at high reps, but don't do it in the mistaken belief that this will give you the coveted six pack of abs. As Gene mentioned, auxiliary muscle groups like abs, shoulders, and even arms get a lot of work from doing compound movements like squats, pull ups and bench press. However, they can benefit from additional strength training (i.e., in the range of 6-20 reps and even sometimes fewer reps) which will build up the muscles so that they are more prominent WHEN BODY FAT PERCENTAGE IS LOW ENOUGH. Personally, I like to do one exercise that involves flexing the trunk (minimizing the distance between the bottom of the rib cage and the hip bone) such as the rope crunch along with one exercise that involves statically flexing the deep abdominal wall such as planks or lying leg raises with the lower back held flat. Again, each exercise should have enough resistance so that you can't do more than 20 reps, so adjust the weight or angle as needed. Like other muscle groups, you should work the abs at various rep ranges over time. Build them up and eat/train/get hormonally balanced for lower body fat, and you will be very pleased with the results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paco, post: 4333, member: 37"] I have a degree in kinesiology and was a personal trainer for several years. It's important to note that "spot reduction", or the idea that you can reduce fat in an area by working the muscles underneath, is a myth. So, it's fine to work abs daily or at high reps, but don't do it in the mistaken belief that this will give you the coveted six pack of abs. As Gene mentioned, auxiliary muscle groups like abs, shoulders, and even arms get a lot of work from doing compound movements like squats, pull ups and bench press. However, they can benefit from additional strength training (i.e., in the range of 6-20 reps and even sometimes fewer reps) which will build up the muscles so that they are more prominent WHEN BODY FAT PERCENTAGE IS LOW ENOUGH. Personally, I like to do one exercise that involves flexing the trunk (minimizing the distance between the bottom of the rib cage and the hip bone) such as the rope crunch along with one exercise that involves statically flexing the deep abdominal wall such as planks or lying leg raises with the lower back held flat. Again, each exercise should have enough resistance so that you can't do more than 20 reps, so adjust the weight or angle as needed. Like other muscle groups, you should work the abs at various rep ranges over time. Build them up and eat/train/get hormonally balanced for lower body fat, and you will be very pleased with the results. [/QUOTE]
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