Beginner Ab Workout Mistake (WE ALL STILL MAKE!)

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Stop doing marathon ab workouts and start getting results here…

Beginner ab workouts are usually filled with ab exercises that encourage high reps without paying attention to form or intent. The problem with this is that doing ab workouts like this will likely keep you a beginner forever without ever helping you to get a chiseled six pack. In this video, I cover the biggest beginner abs workout mistake that will prevent you from getting your most visible and developed abs from your ab workouts.

The more ironic thing about this ab workout mistake is that even the most advanced and seasoned gym goers or lifters will continue to make this error after years of training. There is a tendency to slip into this mistake since it is the easier way to do your ab exercises.

The problem covered here is the prioritization of increasing the number of reps that you do in your abs workouts rather than focusing solely on the intensity and quality of those reps. When rep counting becomes your obsession you tend to overlook the importance of the effort that you are putting into your reps. You may even cut back on the range of motion of the exercise or the strength of the contraction in order to be sure you still have some energy left in the tank to complete the number of reps you initially set out to complete.

This is a mistake. In order to get more from your ab workouts you will want to simply stop counting your reps. Focus only on how much you can actually intensify the contraction of your abs on every rep. This may mean that instead of getting 100 reps done in a complete ab workout, you will only get 40 done. So what? As long as those 40 repetitions are all high in quality, you’re good to go. Doing 100 low intensity reps is nowhere near equal to performing much fewer high quality reps.

I use the example of the ab scissors in this video. Rather than focusing on how long you can keep your abs in the air, try to figure out a way to make the exercise harder by increasing the contribution of the abdominals. Minimize the hip flexors and you will find that you not only avoid some low back pain but you increase the work being done by the abs.

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Jeff, I'm a member of Athlean-X and I have to say, Athlean- X has changed my life. At 56yo., im building muscle I thought was impossible and feeling better than ever. Thank you for being honest and dedicated to us.

timwallace
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Im glad you said this because many times I struggle with the recommended reps etc. For example in 6 pack abs, any hanging movement I struggle to do just a few reps. It might say 30 sec and after say 5 Im struggling. Ill just start again and again but Ill focus more on the intensity of what I can do.

wadesmart
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I actually have been thinking about this more lately. I Just completed the Athlean Zero. I started it for another round. This time I am focusing more on better quality performance.

swiminlife
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Hey Jeff, love your channel. can you do an explosive video for Improving Vertical/Sprint speed etc?

bmxbeastt
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Man you're amazing I have been working out for 2 years almost 3 now eating healthy and getting everything together i knew after being hospitalized with anorexia it was time and you're videos helped me so so much i cant thank you enough my muscles are coming back and bigger than before thanks to you Jeff you're amazing dont stop the great work man love your videos peace

krisderek
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That's very true! I see so many people at the gym that do exercises for their abs but they don't even use their abs! Contracting the abs are one of the hardest things to do. It requires great focus. You have to contract and pull from your abs nothing else and while you're doing that you have to blow as much air as possible. Things I learned over the years that got my abs to be very impressive. Great video!

BeastWithAesthetics
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Fantastic points! I don't often execute the number of reps that the instructors do in a workout video, but I try to aim for quality in the ones I manage.

abigaillindner
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It would be nice to see a video on the importance of hydration and the impact it has on your strength.

BrickFilmsCinema
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He is absolutely correct when you figure out how to use your abs and abs only during a core workout it is a game changer and the changes to your body happen fast

joebounds
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Hey Jeff im an athlete who is trying to get faster. I was wondering if you good post a video on the best workouts to increase speed. Thanks and keep up the good work!!

noahrandolph
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Hi Jeff, could you make a video about how to target the lower side of lats / lower back / "christmas tree" ? I have been training home for months with your videos/advices and Im getting incredible results, thanks. keep making videos! cheers!

Persadiiicciei
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i definitely agree, i just started working on mi abs/core again, its all about time under tension for abs, i did an ab workout in 5 minutes using pull up bar and some V situps and could barley do one more ab crunch, i also noticed that you get way more results if u tighten ur entire stomach every ab crunch, moving ur legs up alone doesnt squeeze your abs, you manually have to tighten your stomach just like every other muscle group you workout.

quattro
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nice! gotta keep pushing and challenging yourself, just what I do. I don't do shit to boast or show off, I do it to keep progressing. for example, like adding ankle weights to intensify things.
good looking out Jeff!

Mannyman
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Lots of guys don't understand the dif between performing & training. In a nutshell: 1/Performing is external. Numbers of reps & amounts of weight are visible to observers, & can be bragged about. 2/Training is internal. No one but you can truly tell how hard you train. Guys grunt & groan, while not training hard at all. There's nothing you can say to another person to make them really understand exactly how hard you train.... So, do you want to look, act, & talk like you train hard?, or do you want to actually train hard? It's 2 different things.

lazur
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No other channel gives quality advice like Jeffs. Everything else that they show is just BS to just do a workout which doesnt work. JEFF YOU GIVE US EVERYTHING! THANK YOU, YOU LEAN BADASS

TheHersheyProject
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When ever someone at my school asks me what I do to get swoll I just tell them Athlene x

itsruguy
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good vid. very helpful. it's all too easy to lose sight of this basic principle. your vids help keep me honest with myself when I train at the J.

forestmcneir
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thank you, , , am about to start hitting the gym again and this video just send me to the right again

mskhandball
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Fantastic video! I just would really appreciate learning more about how often I should do an intense ab workout. I have abs but I want to define them more.

laurazievis
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Can you teach more of beginners shrugs and Arnold's & front lateral raise with dumbbell & barbell.

mosesalexander