Do You Do This During Ab Workouts? 5 Mistakes You Might Be Making

Sometimes people will decide to “get abs” and do a lot of whatever their preferred ab exercise might be, but get discouraged when it doesn’t seem to be yielding results.

So, here’s some troubleshooting:

What not to do

Common mistakes include:

1. Doing ab exercises you haven’t worked up to: trying advanced moves without the strength or control leads to compensating with hips or back instead of engaging abs.
2. Avoiding spinal flexion exercises: while they are indeed an incomplete exercise, completely dismissing crunches or sit-ups robs you of a key movement pattern that effectively trains the abs.
3. Not focusing on the correct muscles: performing exercises with poor form (e.g. using hip flexors instead of abs) prevents proper ab activation and may cause pain.
4. Training to fatigue instead of focusing on quality: rushing through workouts or overtraining in a single session leads to poor form and reduced results; spread volume throughout the week.
5. Prioritizing duration over intensity: holding long planks or doing more reps with low effort doesn’t challenge the abs effectively; shorter, more intense efforts with full engagement are better.

For more on each of these, plus visual demonstrations, enjoy:

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