whats the best exercise to tighten up the abs? i have been really trying to strenghten the strenghtening my core. I have been doing situps with a 12 lb medicine ball.
Boxing, jumping, climbing, swimming, etc. The focus on weights on this site is astounding. Even the crossfit guys talk about weights 90% of the time.
Moving around 100+kg puts more stress on your core than rolling around on a ball. Also, isometric holds like L-sits work very well too as well as the ones you suggested.
It's called crossfit not crossstrong, isn't it? There's more to being fit than moving weights around.
Yes, it does. But whether that will make your core better overall is a different issue. I'm not attacking you, and my post is more general than in response to this particular thread. I just think the focus on strength and weights is absolutely ridiculous.
Not me. I'm after way more than strength. My core needs to be flexible, muscular endurance needs to be good, I want good speed for upper body movement, etc.
Ab curls, if do this exercise right it works the abs to ****, most sit ups involve using the hip flexors aswel so your not isolationg you abs. But the ab curljust focus's on your abdominal and oblique muscles...
They were replying to the original poster though, and he wanted to know how to strengthen his core. Virus' reply was spot on.
That's what I was getting at as well, the original poster (tightening up the abs, wtf). The focus on strength is ridiculous. Virus' reply was on weights, as always. As 90% of the replies on this board is. Weights weights weights. Sparring not going well? I need more strength! A punch in the liver hurt? I need more strength! There's more to being fit than strength, and for the core this is true as well. The type of training some advocate around here produces stiffs. Strong? Sure. But lacking in every other department of physical fitness.