Abs with cardio or weight training?

[bor]

Do you do abs :

1. after cardio, or

2. after weight training

[tretch187]

During squats

[Mighty Joe]

After Cardio for me!

[HOLLYWOOD]

i sometimes do them before my workout, for like 5-10 minutes. After an intense workout the last thing i want to do is abs!

[oldandgrim]

before workout, most of the time use them as a worm up and train abs heavy once a week

[aminophiliac]

how bout before cardio. get a little glycogen and blood sugar burnt before hand. i at least do that if it's not first thing in the morning.

[bor]

how bout before cardio. get a little glycogen and blood sugar burnt before hand. i at least do that if it's not first thing in the morning.

But you don't have the benefits of PWO then...

[Motion]

After weight training 3 times a week

[HOLLYWOOD]

After weight training 3 times a week

abs are still a muscle like every other one in your body, and still needs time to recover.

[Motion]

abs are still a muscle like every other one in your body, and still needs time to recover.

What would you recommend?

[aminophiliac]

But you don't have the benefits of PWO then...

my abs tend to be a little chunkier and just need a little sculpling during dieting. everybodys different but because of this I get best results by doing a few sets before every other cardio session.

[HOLLYWOOD]

What would you recommend?

at the most 2x/week

and you can split each session into lower one day and upper then next!

[Motion]

at the most 2x/week

and you can split each session into lower one day and upper then next!

How serious of a ab routine are you referring too? When doing my 3x/week I was doing 2x25 side crunches and 2x50 swiss ball crunches. I need a good ab routine.

[HOLLYWOOD]

here's my ab workout, decline weighted sit-ups, weighted leg raises, and cable crunches

[fanatic]

I do abs everyday, but I split them up by group (major and obliques). ie. monday: major, tuesday: obliques, major: wednesday, etc... I only lift 4-5 days/week though. I find better results with this method, but everyone is different.