How Often To Train Abs: Best Ab Training Frequency?

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How Often To Train Abs: Best Ab Training Frequency?

How many ab workouts should you perform per week for the best results?

First off, if you really want to maximize the visible definition of your abs, then yes, direct ab training will be necessary.

Big compound lifts like squats and deadlifts will not be enough to develop the rectus abdominus (the "six pack muscles") to their full potential as some people claim, and isolated exercises like weighted crunches, leg raises and planking variations will be necessary for that purpose.

So how often should you train abs?

The simple answer is to train them at the same frequency as all of your other muscle groups.

The abs are a muscle just like any other and they respond to training in the same basic way. For that reason, there's no need to train abs every day or 5 days a week like so many people do.

For a typical natural trainee, this will generally mean an ab training frequency of 1-3 times per week, with twice per week being the general sweet spot I recommend to most people.

The only situation where a higher ab training frequency would be necessary is if your abs are a specific weak point that you need to bring up.

In that case, your ab workout frequency could be raised to 3, 4 or even more times per week to see if they respond better that way.

However I'd only recommend this if you're well past the novice stage of lifting, you know your body well, and you know that your abs are legitimately a lagging muscle group. (And the only way for you to know that is if you've dropped your body fat percentage low enough for you to visibly see that your abs need more work)

In all other cases, the question of how often to train abs is very simple, as there's no need to train them any differently than your other muscle groups.
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Sean_Nalewanyj
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Thanks for answering my question, Sean! Exactly the answer I was looking for! I'm always recommending my friends to your channel, site, etc..

juice
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I came here after athlean x's 7 days abs video. I'm relieved!

sushrutdeshmukh
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I'm hope your not suggesting to avoid doing abs just bc you can't "see them". Keep training them so they're developed and crispy when you're cut not just baby lumps at 10% bf.

AAA
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I've actually been wondering this question for a while...thanks Sean, I find your information most useful

nolanpaul
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Sean, could you make a video on when it is interesting to achieve the 3 failures? Most people agree to look for the concentric failure at every exercise, but how about eccentric and isometric failures? Should they be included in your program? How often?

brbosi
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Hey Sean,
I'm skinny fat, and I have lost fat and gained muscle. I swim 5 days, and I train my abs 3 days a week, and body weight excureses. What else i do to increase my abs and lose the love handles.

efaschowdhury
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Good advice straight to point, not talking about your jumper, going to Walmart for shopping, how you are a vegan, how you are not a vegan, why you never go to Walmart etc

bigflat
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I know you mentioned Leg Raises, Weighted Crunches, and Planks, but what other ab exercises would you throw into an ab routine?

gvon
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I traid abs 3 days a week with a day in between each work out so
Sundays abs
Monday other workouts
Tuesday abs
Wednesday other workouts
Thursday abs

Is this a good routine???

cashed-in
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Hey Sean! Before my question just to say I love your videos, much better to watch than some steroid freaks.. Anyway, I'd like your thought how I do my abs. Day 1, upper abs with chest/tris. Day 2, lower abs with back/bis. Day 3, obliques with shoulders/traps. Day 4, just legs. Day 5, repeat from day 1 or off, sometimes yoga or stretching. When I do abs I go high reps 20-25 with 4 sets.

omicronceti
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So I do abs workout for half hour so thats not good right?

asoml
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Hi Sean!

I have a question. I've traind abs twice per week (beside deadlift and squats) and I found that my abs pop up even at a higher bodyfat percentage (just as I hoped for), however, my obleques started to develop as well, even though I didnt do any asymmetric core excercise. The problem is, that genetically I "like" storing fat on my waist (surprise, surprise), so I dont want my oblique muscle to grow, for it would appear I have a bigger waist.

Do you have any advice on this matter above?

sorrisocdo
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Long shot, but are the "weighted crunches" you mention just cable crunches?

Or, did you mean doing crunches while holding a weight plate?

justsomeone
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Great video dude! Can you make a video on cortisol and how it supposedly is released after working out for 45 mins to an hour. I'm still a bit unclear on this. Keep up the good work.

abulhasnath
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how do you know if your body fat is to high

BanzGz
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Sean. I have make a log and have questions based on my progress.

Saturday (4 days ago) I cable row'd 110 pounds for 3 sets and 10 reps per set. Today, I cable row'd for 3 sets as well, except now instead of going 10, 10, 10....I went 12, 9, 7.

I see this trend often. How should I go about progressing in your opinion?

bhp
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i love to watch her video, all of them is very helpful

II-ivet
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Hey Sean do you have any advice or videos on how much protein is necessary to build muscle? Great work on all your videos btw. Thanks

samk
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Why does Arnold S. recommend 200 crunches everyday??

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