Abs work?

I don't do isolated ab exercises either — squats, deadlifts, bent-over rows cover it. I've been trying the straddle deadlift recently and it's a great core builder.

Same here, but deadlifts do most of it for me — they make my abs burn like crazy.

Deadlifts, squats, front squats, weighted ab work, and cardio.

I never trained abs before, but now I add them Mon/Wed/Fri for 10–15 minutes after each workout to help overall development.

Cable crunches from different angles give me the best results—really hits the intercostals and obliques.

If you want nice abs you have to train them. I was born with them, so I can say they'll look a lot better when you work them, and you’ll feel the burn pretty fast.

I’ve found it effective to work your abs while training other muscles — for example add a bit of rotation to a rope triceps extension or a rope shoulder raise.

Here’s my ab workout: hanging knee raises 3x20, oblique crossover crunches 3x20, cable crunches 3x20. Hope it helps — good luck!

What works for me: every day do 4x20 steep decline crunches (not the bench decline) with a barbell behind your back, lowering the bar to touch the floor; superset with 4x50 standing bent-over side twists with the barbell behind the back. Then 4x15 hanging leg raises superset with 4x50 standing side twists with the barbell behind the back. I had abs naturally, but relying only on compound lifts wouldn't give me the high definition I have now. Try it out!

I'm older, so my ab routine is short and every other day: Ab wheel 4x25; double crunch 4x25; hanging knee raise 4x25; 3-point plank – normal then transition into left/right crucifix at 1 min each. Hope that gives you some options. Don’t jump to those numbers right away—start with something like 3 sets of 10 and build up. Good luck!

I do them now because if I skip abs I end up tweaking my back.

Only leg raises and planks.