Abs and calves everyday?

[dkoslo22]

Im on a cycle right now of test/deca 500/300 btw
i was just wondering if it would be safe to do abs and calves everyday. and im not beating them to death every day just about 10 sets of abs and 5 sets of calves a day? thanks

[MuscleScience]

You would recover and grow better if you limited training those parts to only twice a week. Abs and calves can be overtrained just like any other muscle group. More does not always mean better.

[Reed]

^agreed 100%

and to add to that you should be training your calves just like your other parts, heavy and hard. a bigger muscle IMHO is a stronger muscle.....

[Dont wanna be old]

You can do as many days as you want to answer your question. Boxers and military can vouch for that idea .

The 2 vets are correct in idea to make them grow .

What you wanna do is work the specific body part hard enough that you feel it the following day .
If you do legs , are you able to tell the following day ?

If you are not feeling that when you do abs , I would find a exercise that puts that stress on them .
Example : cable crunches , squeeze at the end , too where you feel in your core . 3 sets
or hanging leg lifts , toward end on last set give up a little form to get a couple extra in .
Scissor crunches , ( not sure technical name )
Get on the exercise ball and do crunches , squeezing at top , feeling each one . not just going thru the motion but feeling it .

I think if stress them enough you won't wanna do them every day and see some results .

[stevey_6t9]

well arnold trained them up to 5X per week. i guess he was pretty juiced up

[Ronnie Rowland]

well arnold trained them up to 5X per week. i guess he was pretty juiced up

It had more to do with Arnold having good genetics than being all juiced up.

[New2Anabolic]

Agreed ^

I attend my University gym, and when I watch others training - I often see some people doing what I would assume to be mal-training.
The thing is, some of these exchange students (like myself, but from the Asia continent)
train some things every single day.

Calves are the one I see.
This guy is a monster, and in Australia it is very difficult to get any gear around here. Not to mention sh!t you DO find being made in a dirty bathtub (abcess galore!)
That all being said, I just doubt that he is 'on' - and that he just has beautiful genes that allow him to train almost as he pleases.

His calves are fk*n enormous as well.
- I could put to words many other examples. But your mom and pop and a lot to do with what you 'put out'.

[eatrainrest]

You would recover and grow better if you limited training those parts to only twice a week. Abs and calves can be overtrained just like any other muscle group. More does not always mean better.

enough said.