HOW MUCH TO TRAIN YOUR ABS?

HOW MUCH TO TRAIN YOUR ABS?

Yes, we all know that six pack are the new trend and everyone wants to increase core strength, but should you do abs exercises every day to accomplish that goal? Well most of the hard-core fitness freaks would tell that the more abs exercise you do, the better. For some it may be true but for some it may not.

The short answer to the first question is yes, you can train your abs every day, but I don’t think you need to train your abs every day.

As this may not be same for all because all are not same, let me first make it very clear that there are different body types with different lifestyles and different styles of diet.

KNOW YOUR ABS

Your abs engage almost all the time I your daily not just during your crunches or leg raise. You may my either twisting your body or stretching there will be some core engagement every time. Working your abs is quite different than working most of your other muscle groups. During squats, presses and curls, you progressively increase the resistance to provide a challenge for muscles to grow. Ab-specific exercises usually involve using just the weight of your torso with a relatively limited range of movement. It's unlikely that you work them hard enough that they actually need a protracted rest.

IS DIET IMPORTANT FOR ABS

To get that belly fat down, eating a diet consisting mostly of whole, unprocessed foods, such as lean protein, whole grains, fruits and vegetables is very essential. Limiting processed foods and added sugar helps prevent excess fat gain. The most important thing which I talk always is the calorie Deficit i.e. consume either that much calorie which you burn daily or a bit lesser than that if you have belly fat to reduce. 

Total-body exercise, including regular high-intensity cardio and strength training — for all your major muscle groups, not just your abs — helps burn calories and boost your metabolism. You'll build more muscle, which burns more calories at rest than does fat. A daily routine of 30 minutes workout for the major muscle groups do burn your calories and keep you fit. Keeping in mind that the calories intake are burnt. So it is not necessary that you stop to a 30 minutes workout, if u can be doing more than 30 minutes is much more beneficial. 

SO SHOULD YOU BE DOING ABS DAILY OR NOT?

For most people, working the abs three to five times per week is sufficient. Choose a variety of moves to work a range of ab muscles — not just those you see in the mirror. Effective choices include bicycle crunches, plank holds and anti-rotation exercises, says ACE Fitness. Your abs will also benefit from adding comprehensive core moves, such as bird dogs and cobras, which activate your lower and middle back as well as your abs.

 Also my personal suggestion that till you reach your definition of abs, doing abs daily would not harm you to that extend. But make sure you are not just doing abs and skipping the overall workouts. Also do keep variation is your abdominal exercises to keep tricking you brain and muscles