Training Ab's

I'd have to say both! Directly by doing leg lifts and crunches and what not but indirectly I us my abs and core for support in a lot of lifts I do so they are always getting hammered on.

I'd have to say both! Directly by doing leg lifts and crunches and what not but indirectly I us my abs and core for support in a lot of lifts I do so they are always getting hammered on.

I don't think direct ab work is very important from a powerlifting stand point. Most trainees will be better off just hitting the powerlifts and their variations over and over. Even for bodybuilding I think the amount of ab work needed is over done.

Work up to really heavy sets of 10 but only do 6-8 sets of abs/obliques a week. If you're handling heavy weights on your other lifts you don't need much.

Directly, I am not a power lifter nor body builder. Just liftin to look good and healthy.

2 sets decline sit up
2 leg lifts
2 side leg lifts
woodchop low to high, high to low
2 knee down crunch (not sure what its called)
2 scissors.

Been running this program 3 days a week and seems to be tightening my mid section. I feel like working abs are good for 2 reasons. 1 tightens your core, important for dead lifts and squats. 2. Makes u look good.

I just do it after my heavy leg workouts. It seems to warm up the ab area nicely from squat.