Abbs everyday?

[Golddoor]

I have been trying to convince my wife that doing abbs everyday is not going to do any good. Whats everyones opinion on this?

Thanks,

Terminator1

 

[Stryc-9]

It's overkill, but yeh, some people who are very determined may not listen to reason - and will sometimes need to learn things the hard way.....but....you can try to explain that abdominal definition is largely a function of diet and low bodyfat levels.

 

[*Bunny*]

diet diet diet

 

[Sassy69]

Here's the reasoning - abs are a muscle group just like bis, tris, shoulders, etc. Do you train those bodyparts every day? Nope. A muscle group needs at least 2-3 days to recover.

Here's another thing - when you are trying to get the 6-pack, the muscles may be in great shape, but its FAT that is hiding them. Because we all know that you can't "spot reduce", you can't work one body area & expect the fat around that area to reduce. THAT is ALL about dieting.

And finally - if you are training your abs a lot, you end up building up your abs, i.e. you can end up w/ a thick, wide abdominal area, i.e "thick waist". That totally defeats the purpose of "the 6-pack look".

Seems pretty straight up to me. She'd be better off taking the time she spends doing abs every day & throwing in some cardio, preparing some clean meals for the next day or maybe some pilates to work core strength.