is it true that doing too many reps at a time, say 50 or 100 will actually make ur "6-pack" smaller? how many reps is a good amount or do u usually do as many as u can. any ideas i would greatly appreciate
I've never heard that. Doesn't even make sense. Just do them until you are tired and keep trying to do more each time.
I do Russian Twists...holding a 20kg weight. And i use a hammer strength....curling machine. And also i do normal sit ups....its all about variation. Immense.
Thats a little bit of a flawed view, but it depends what your goal is. Generally, (a) if you want abdominals defined with large grooves in between them, then you have to train them with weights. This means you train them just like any other muscles, roughly 4 sets of 20 say. This will get you the 'chunky' abs where you can place a coin between the ridges.:yep If however you want hard, defined, but more enduranced (which will be flatter) abs (b) for boxing which is where youre coming from, then higher reps are better. Once you choose its all down to diet & variation. Personally I've plateaued with my abs routine a few times. I now generally do the cable crunch & hanging leg raises, my training focused towards goal (a).
20 sets 25 sit up 20 sets 25 crunche 20 set 25 leg raises then do static abdominal trainin in minute sessions eg plank n holding leg raises