hello guys.

i just want to make it clear from the get go, i do realise that the only way to get your abs to show is to drop your bodyfat %

but that being said, i just wanted to know how many times i should be training abs per week? and how to get them to be thicker and fatter.

i would love if you guys could reccomend some good ab routines/excercises which have worked out for you! cheers! xoxo

Personally I do 1 "heavy" (weighted) ab day every other day, and then one "light" (more like stretching really) every off day to that.

For weighted, to make the abs pop, my favourite go to is straight leg raises with a db between my feet. Usually a 25lb. The key here is to come to a full and relaxed stop at the bottom... You aren't doing any good by using a heavy weight if all you're doing is using momentum.

I like to do laying leg raises too, nice slow and controlled, with either a db or ankle weights.

Personally I do crunches with a db too, I know lots of people don't think crunches are good for you, but I've had abs every single day of my life since I was about 16, at all %'s of bf because they seem to pop.

As for the endurance days, lots of unweighted slow full range stretching ab exercises, toe touches, v ups, bicycles, flutter kicks, planks, etc.

you can usually train them every other day, depending on how sore you are on those days.
but as often as that.

weighted ab exercises help to get them thicker and fatter.
ab exercises are a dime a dozen, look them up and do the ones that you feel target your stomach the best.

i tend to do 5-7 sets of 15-20 reps per, 2-3 different exercises.

cheers for the legit help guys. 5-7 sets of 15-20 reps per lol wtf is that insanity though.

should i treat abs like every other muscle? and like try to increase weights while doing 3-4 sets of 8-12 reps? or is it better to just go lighter with more reps and sets like what your doing.

also ive read that cable crunches are pretty much the king of ab excercises but whenever i do them, i cant really feel shit in my abs lol, im making sure im not pulling down with my arms but idk wtf im doing wrong, any help would be grand ta!

Are ya'll trolling?

3 times a week

hit them like any other muscle... they aren't the exception. If you want them to grow stronger, hit them hard and heavy. This 50 crunches crap doesn't work for size or strength.

Cable pulls are decent, I prefer leg raises