What is your Ab training regimen?

[Tarik One]

Been making core training a must every trip to the gym. Also made a effort to focus more on efficient and intense exercises. So far, it's been:

Russian twists w/25 lbs plate
Bicycle maneuver
Captain's chair
Weighed cable crunches

Any tips on other intense ab exercises that can be added?

[I.Malcolm]

Decline oblique crunches while hugging a 25lb or 35lb plate. Hanging leg raises are great too. Otherwise I like your list.

[JohnnySic]

I dont train abs directly, but they get plenty of work from doing squats, deads, cleans, and (especially) good mornings.

[Draz]

Doggy style, usually 5 sets of 100 reps

[alenleomessi]

ab wheel rollout
hanging leg raises
weighted decline crunches

[Draz]

You don't earn abs in the gym you earn it in the kitchen. Proper dieting.

[KobesFinger]

Good cardio and heavy compound lifts with a few leg raises

[imdaman99]

I've given up :( I still have a 4pack but the days of 6pack are done. I drink too much soda, and all I really do is ball and crunches a few times a week. Thankfully my metabolism is still there. I am no help to you, I'm leaving this thread now :lol

[West-Side]

Ab Wheel Rollout
Hanging Leg Raises
Cardio
Planks
Proper diet

[Marv_Albert]

leg raises leg crunches bicycle kicks sit ups followed by a plank

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

Lots of Leg Raises very very slowly focusing on psoas
Do the rollouts
The Planks, but clenh every muscle in yoru body
And the Russian Twist making sure to be a powerful resistance to bar torsion

[bdreason]

I do abs every day, nothing too crazy though. Basic situps with different variations on the bench. Legs raises on the pull up bar. And my favorite ab workout is the side plank with different variations.

[imdaman99]

When are we gonna get a post your abs thread? :pimp:

[West-Side]

As long as you consistently eat properly and implement a cutting phase into your workout (cardio), you should get great results.

15 minute jog on treadmill or 30 min walk on treadmill (can use other cardio equipment, it doesn't matter)
ab roller
planks
hanging leg raises (target both lower abs & obliques)
- normal leg raises & leg raises to the side
weighted decline crunches

Do this 1-2 times a week, in 1-2 months you'll get your six pack.
Watch the diet though; no sugars, lean meat, hydrate your body, eat protein after workout etc.

[Pushxx]

I do some crunches, leg lifts, and bicycle kicks between other sets. Other than that I don't focus on them and my core feels strong enough. So a few sets total just twice a week.

[hateraid]

On top of what has been suggested, the best results I've ever had was when I did exercises that activated my core. I did a lot of pull ups and dips along with doing some form of crunches everyday. You'd be surprised how much work you put into abs when you can do a proper unassisted pull up.

Also try CLA (conjugated linoiec acid) with your supplementing. It helps to release fat from the abdominal area to be burned for fuel.

[West-Side]

This is the main thing people dont realize, some will just do crazy ab workouts for months and see no results, well its cause of their diet.

You need to cut down on your body fat to actually see some sort of definition in your abs, otherwise you are just building ab muscles to push the fat in your stomach out further :lol

Yep, exactly.

My regime used to be; cardio & abs every Tuesday & Thursday.
Weight training Mon, Wed & Fri.

I took weekends off to rest.

I'd always eat protein cereal before my cardio though.
Afterwards, I would drink tomato juice and eat a banana.

Maybe 2 hours after the workout I'd eat a bagel with peanut butter, glass of water, avocado's & Greek yogurt.

I'd try to always eat either breast chicken or cooked salmon. I'd eat tuna sandwiches for lunch or normal soup.

The key for me was to just eat healthy and avoid pop & sugars.
You'll see definitions in a month easily, possibly as soon as 2 weeks if you just follow through with your diet.

Remember, drink water, juice, vegetable juice & choc. milk.
Try your best to avoid alcohol as much as possible and pop.

[UK2K]

Quickest way to a flat stomach with 15 minutes of exercise or less each day.

Go.

[West-Side]

Quickest way to a flat stomach with 15 minutes of exercise or less each day.

Go.

1) 90 second plank - works the entire core
2) 3 sets of 10 leg raises - works the lower abs
3) 3 sets of 12 leg raises (to the side) - works the obliques
4) 3 sets of 10 weighted decline crunches (10-35 pounds) - good stress exercise

Easy breezy.

However, I think just doing planks every day will be enough.

[rezznor]

planks planks and more planks

watch your DIET

[UK2K]

1) 90 second plank - works the entire core
2) 3 sets of 10 leg raises - works the lower abs
3) 3 sets of 12 leg raises (to the side) - works the obliques
4) 3 sets of 10 weighted decline crunches (10-35 pounds) - good stress exercise

Easy breezy.

However, I think just doing planks every day will be enough.

Word?

It's winter time, and walking my ass to the gym in about a week isn't going to be an option.

I'm getting older, so I am getting flabbier. Probably pushing 185 right now, but its all bad weight. 5 years ago I was 190 and solid muscle, want to try and get back to that.

EDIT: I can plank for over a minute no sweat, but I still look flabby. Maybe I need to mix it up?