Honestly... the trick I've found is do A LOT of different ab work outs at once works best with no weight. I just do one set of everything to failure with no weight. Here is my ab routine:
Decline Crunches: 1 x 100
Hanging leg lifts: 1 x 50
Hanging leg kicks: 1 x 300 (this is where you are suspended just kicking like you are swimming only a couple inches)
Hanging side leg lifts: 1 x 30 each side (keep upper body straight lift legs at an angle)
Hanging V: 1 x 50 (Lift legs from straight out to a V and hold for 2 seconds controlled back down to normal position)
Wood Chop Decline: 1 x 50 (I use 20 lb dumbbell for this)
Wood Chop Incline: 1 x 50 (I use 20 lb dumbbell for this)
Decline twist crunch: 1 x 100
Leg Cross twist crunch: 1 x 100
Try that for a few months and see how you come out.
Yea- they are small muscles. You have to work the inner ab muscles more than the outer ab muscles (the ones you see) otherwise you end up looking bloated. Using weights added to that problem I had that problem for a LONG time. The side leg lifts, hanging V, and wood chops will help you there and you should see your stomach almost "sucking in" after a few months. Let the inner ab muscles "pull in" your outer abs and you end up with a lot more definition.
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