What do you fitness geeks think? They can't really get bigger, only you lose more fat and they become visible. So really your abs are being developed during every other exercise (bench, row etc) since you're burning fat. I think they're pointless.
What do you fitness geeks think? They can't really get bigger, only you lose more fat and they become visible. So really your abs are being developed during every other exercise (bench, row etc) since you're burning fat. I think they're pointless.
Ab workouts are a waist of time.
If you have weaknesses or imbalances as a result of lifestyle (bad posture, sitting all day) or previous injuries then extra core work could be of benefit.
fastboy77 wrote:
What do you fitness geeks think? They can't really get bigger, only you lose more fat and they become visible. So really your abs are being developed during every other exercise (bench, row etc) since you're burning fat. I think they're pointless.
Who told you abs “can’t really get bigger”? Not true.
You no ab workout guys, I want you all to post your 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, pole vault, discus, javelin, shot put, 110mH, 300mH, long jump and triple jump personal bests.
It's not a waste of time, but it probably wont do much for your running.
Of course its important. Core workout is really good to maintain proper form and run fast.
You won't regret doing them when you're older. As testosterone naturally decreases your abs get weaker. I always did crunched and push ups.
I'm in my 60's and, looking at my friends who aren't fit, am happy that I did them all along.
My take is that it doesn't take much time to have strong abs/core, so I'd rather spend 5 minutes, 3 times a week doing the exercises instead of not doing them. I can't say definitively that I run faster or stay injury free because of it, but I feel good really good for my age and think it help with posture and prevention of lower back pain, so why not?
Speaking purely for distance running it's more valuable to do stability exercises that focus more on using the core to balance and keep posture and prevent muscular imbalances.
Farmers walks, side planks, leg raises, uneven bridges, med ball circuits etc are your best bet.
theRanMan wrote:
Of course its important. Core workout is really good to maintain proper form and run fast.
If that were true then running would build up your abs.
idk mine are starting to come back for the first time in 10 years just from running, casual lifting and losing weight. I'm still barely in the 'healthy' weight BMI category as opposed to overweight. Thought about starting abs excercises though to speed things along for summer
A little bit of core work goes a really long way.
Love planks, easy to be board after a while.
Helps with the back
Deadlifts changed everything for me.
Might as well be the woman lifting 10 pounds on the machine at the gym, because she doesn't want to "get muscles."
bro i never did deadlifts my whole life. I started lifting and pretty quick got into the lower end of the 'intermediate' category for most of my lifts.
Went to try deadlifting recently and thought i'd be alright from doing machines and bent-over rows. Boy I was sweating doing 135 like I had just run a 10k in the Orlado summer. And I was lifting the same as the petite college aged girl next to me.
Some 'little guy' next to me was putting up double the weight as me. We're all runners here not hulks but man I would have bet anything I could take that guy looking at him. He looked calm and controlled too. I thought my back was gonna snap on the 7th rep and I had to drop down to 105 for the next set. My back was sore for 2 days after that.
I think how weak my lower back is why I was getting injured from running. Not making that mistake again I will be deadlifting at least once a week from now on.
The most important muscles we have is the legs then abs, you get old once they go.
Lay on the floor, now raise your legs a few inches above the ground, count to five. Lower your legs and count to 10., then do it again, try five of those.
Also that diet is very important, tons of books on this, grab one.
A fat belly is disgusting as is skinny legs.
Green sEggs and Sham wrote:
Ab workouts are a waist of time.
You misspelled "waste."
Lower back strength is incredibly helpful for running in my experience. Go to the gym and do those backwards sit ups. Doing the abs is a good idea to counter-balance the lower back work.
FloJo used to tell everyone she that she did 10,000 sit ups per day. She set a WR. So get to it.