Do Competing Bodybuilders even hit abs that much?

[str8cubano]

I mean dry on stage, your abs are comming out regardless. How often do you guys hit abs when preparing for a competition? I notice my abs pop out at a low bodyfat regardless if I hit them or not. What do you suggest when training abs, because honestly I stop hitting them as I really don't see results when my bodyfat is low..

 

[gottaeat]

Some pros hit them regularly and some like Dexter Jackson don't ever hit them. I train them often, every other day, when I am getting ready for a competition. However, my abs are on the thinner side so they do not pop out as much so I am working on getting them a little thicker. My friends with thicker abs still train them when getting ready and they already have thick abs. I just can't see being lazy or taking the easy way out when getting ready for a show, I mean hitting abs for an extra ten minute is nothing compared to all the other things involved to get ready to get on stage.

 

[Big_BK]

I have been hitting abs (strength training though) and noticed it has helped alot with my lifting.

 

[halfcenturian]

Yes , but it's still more about diet and cardio.

 

[Nelson Montana]

Ab training isn't about fat loss, it's about developing the ab muscles.

 

[khemix]

Ab training isn't about fat loss, it's about developing the ab muscles.

+1

You have to be lean enough for the abs to be seen through the fat and skin, but the muscles themselves have to large enough to protrude through them.

 

[str8cubano]

makes sense

 

[mr.nitro]

I train them once a week and only 4 sets at that. my abs right now are strong enough to shrug off a hard punch as long as im flexing

 

[sugashane]

Many only do actual ab exercises pre-contest. Strong boys like Jonnie Jackson work their abs as they lift huge weights, like squats, deads, ect. Abs get a lot of work from those alone.
Nelson is right, ab work has little effect on actual weight loss. Ab work does put a moderate strain on the CNS though, so it can effect it to a degree. Diet and cardio are what make the abs show really well.

 

[the elite addict]

good post, wrong forum

 

[timtim]

pros are developed enough that the abs are there regardless. you dont get to that level with weak abs.