Abdominal Exercises Progression
As you get stronger, doing more and more crunches is not the way to go. For optimal results, you need to increase the weight you lift every time you crunch. How can you do that? Keep reading to learn more. Because of tradition, abdominal exercises are often executed in long sets of 50, 100, or even 200 repetitions. Friends even turn it into a contest: - "I did 4 sets of 200!" - "Really? I did 6 of 300." Who would get the best results from their abdominal exercises in this scenario? No one. Here's why. Long sets of abdominal exercises are not optimal if you want six pack abs. It's basic physiology: muscles grow better on heavy, medium-repetition (about 8-12) sets. Would you train your chest using 4 sets of 200 repetitions? I thought so. Abdominal muscles are no different, and they need to grow if you want them to show. But let's say you can do 12 crunches. Do you stop there (since sets of 8-12 work best)? Of course not. You need to make...