How often do you do or have your players do ab work?
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Great question! I've read a lot of different opinions on this topic. I've been told, by the people I trust most, that you need to give the abs at least 48 hrs to rest between work. So I do ab work with my kids on M, W, F.
This should be a good thread, I'm interested to see what everyone says.
This should be a good thread, I'm interested to see what everyone says.
I do stomach work outs 3 times a day
Breakfast, lunch and dinner. I try to sneak an extra one in to make sure I get a good bulge in the area.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner. I try to sneak an extra one in to make sure I get a good bulge in the area.
I agree that you should wait 48-72 hrs. between ab work. We usually do a MB routine (Athletic Pitcher)and crunches (several variations) on Monday and a Band routine with MB throws on Thursday. You could vary the areas of the abs to do more, we just can't get our kids in the weight room more than 3 days a week (small school) and I chose Thu instead of Wed for the extra rest in between. We try to offset our ab work with back work on Wed.
Depends what you consider ab work.
If its crunches and the like, you're mainly wasting your time.
Med ball work can be done quite often, even 6-7 days per week. 2-3 of those sessions should be ballisic and high effort, while the others should be for recovery, proper movement patterns and range of motion improvement. The med ball is eaisly the most under-used tool by athletes, especially baseball players.
True core work should be done 2-3 times a week as well.
If its crunches and the like, you're mainly wasting your time.
Med ball work can be done quite often, even 6-7 days per week. 2-3 of those sessions should be ballisic and high effort, while the others should be for recovery, proper movement patterns and range of motion improvement. The med ball is eaisly the most under-used tool by athletes, especially baseball players.
True core work should be done 2-3 times a week as well.