Q: Ab boards... I see some guys using them and some guys not using them, and the ones who use them seem to have better abs. Are ab boards the best thing for building abs? A: Not necessarily. Truth is, ab workouts should focus on isolation. However you are able to achieve that isolation is what you ought to go with. Some people can really bear down on their abs on an abdominal board that has a slight foot elevation. But remember, you can lose isolative focus on anything - the floor, a board, or in some other crunch position. It's all dependent upon motion that is unnecessarily into the mix. So ab boards, being narrow, often keep the mind visualizing staying balanced on the board while crunching, so crunching is often executed more carefully than it would be on ...

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Abs form the abdominal wall-fold of muscles. There are several training methods for the abs, most popular of which is the crunch. But don’t expect to find the media to shower this method with praises. In fact, it has been dismissed as outdated and cumbersome. It is often depicted in commercials as a one-way ticket to the world of back pain. The truth is that unless you have a physical problem that constitutes a medical case, it is usually strongly suggested that a bodybuilder uses the good old crunch. For those with medical problems, you should rush for nothing but the crunch immediately you have recovered from your health related problems if you are into abs training. Variety is always a good thing. The crunch provides the bodybuilders with a choice between the flat and incline. These are the extreme ends ...

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Q:  Okay, I have some crazy abs - everyone says so. My abs are like ledges on a cliff face. That is, in the upper region. My lower abs are, in a word, nonexistent. Do you have recommendations for exercises I can do to thicken my lower abdominal wall? A: Remember that abs are a crapshoot - you either have great shape underneath it all or you don't. In your case, your upper abs are very well developed - both from resistance and workouts, and from genetics. But your lower abs may truly lack genetics for thickness. Some bodybuilders have abs that stop above their navel and it's smooth as a baby beneath that. So, let's think positively and imagine you CAN build your lower abs. Squatting occasionally without a belt helps this, and is one reason people lack abs ...

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