Abs!?!?

[CNovaJason]

How in the hell are you guys getting a burn in the midsection when u train them? I can't get that for shit......my lower back starts hurting before they burn at all. I'm doing regular crunches, and decline bench situps, seated leg lifts or Roman left lifts whatever u call them.......anyway what do you guys do for a good midsection burn?

 

[blackwell33]

Do decline situps on a bench. Add a plate to your chest. If holding the plate on your chest doesn't work, hold it up above your head and keep it there throughout the rep. That should get you feeling about right.. it works for me anyway. Also, if that lower back is weaker than your abs, pack some more pounds on your deadlift and weighted hypers.

my .02

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Alot of gym goers choose to use typical ab exercises and don't have very strong abs even though they think they do.

Best ab exercises I can think of in order of difficulty:

the front lever
dragon flag
standing ab wheel
Hanging STRICT leg raise to bar
Full-contact twist
Hanging leg circles
Incline weighted crunches/situps

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

Start using an ab ball if you have access to one. You can change the resistance by rolling farther down or up the ball.

Hanging leg circles = mad strong flexors and abs.

 

[bettyboop]

Bicycle crunches on a mat. Your lower back stays flat the entire time while you are in a mid crunch position, legs up and out, alternating each elbow to the opposite knee.

Do 100 of these at a time 1 min rest.between each set.

Also most ab exercises on the stability ball are good for supporting the lower back.

 

[ebear]

the front lever
dragon flag
standing ab wheel

What are these, Stud?

 

[swaptrex]

the front lever
dragon flag
standing ab wheel
Hanging STRICT leg raise to bar
Full-contact twist
Hanging leg circles

what's the proper way to do these? you don't have to describe them all, just as many as you would.

 

[AEKDB]

1. Ab Wheel
2. Pull over sit up - Set incline bench to the most vertical setting, hold a weight behind the head and pull over slowly as you sit up, and return. 25lb Olympic, 25lb standard and 50lb standard weights work best. The Olympic 45s are too awkward.
3. Heavy side bends (at least 100 lbs)