I usually lift weights 2-3 times a week depending on my schedule. Within my weight workout I get in about 150 reps for my abs... 50 as traditional crunches, 50 as side crunches, and the rest as roam chair leg lifts. I feel like I should be doing more so I was thinking about doing a shorter routine daily. Thoughts?
meant to say roman chair leg lifts before anyone goes crazy
abs are essential to long distance running. The abs lift the legs. The stronger the abs, the more they will endure over the long run.
No duh, but that doesn't answer my question.
When I was hurt and couldn't even cross-train, one of the only things I could really do was abdominal work (without becoming too top-heavy). I ended up doing 1000 situps (sometimes even twice that) each day. Now that I am running again, I feel a lot more balanced and powerful in my stride. I also have less back pain. So to answer your question, I would definitely make time to do an Ab routine daily. Although it will take more time, you don't need to go to a gym to do good core work.
you should do abs everyday.
just get more reps in and target specific areas of your abs. like upper, lower, sides, etc.
Try this.
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/Article-detail.asp?Articleid=486&vote=5
I really like this routine, I do it every other day in season and it's awesome. Start with like 15 of each, and try to increase by 5 per set every once in a while.
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