I am just curious how many abs do you guys perform everyday?
i have been slacking for a second but i need to get my abs looking like merlene (the queen) 
right now i do a couple hundred depending on my moodā¦
tempo days- 1500
speed days- 900
250 - 500 6 days a week.
Datingā¦4,500
Singleā¦just regular activityā¦
MJ stated charlies idea correctly although it depends on the athleteā¦clemson dating? also here a link which gives charlies weekly totalsā¦
http://www.charliefrancis.com/board/philboard_read.asp?id=452
400 - 700 x 6 depending on time and priorities - anything over that and I get back trouble .
zilla,
you are correct about the back. there must be a balance between abs and lower back.
You go Clemson. 
man i guess i need to step it up!!!
Why do you have to do so many reps??
Are abs so different to other muscles in your body??
Why canāt you increase the resistance and keep the rep range low (10-20 reps) to failure (or near failure) for 3-5 sets.
How can doing 500-1000 reps relate in any way to sprinting?
I always thought that to be a sprinter you must have an extremely strong core STRENGTH. Correct me if I am wrong, but high reps train more for endurance and donāt build strength as effectively as doing low reps with heavy weight.
I think that doing 1000ās of abs a day is the way it has always been and I would like to challenge it!
I just want to keep my torso rock solid for about 11 seconds (give or take a couple of tenths). Thatās all.
AKM100 - I think from memory that Charlie has those high numbers so Abdominal training doesnāt affect CNS.
I think from memory the last time I actually 400 reps of crunches was 2 months ago.
I estimate. Clemson (I think) said some exercises may account for 3 reps a seconds.
Plank might be like that or Ab roller.
Another point.
I feel much fresher and not as tired from doing higher rep work for abdominals.
akm,
Your point is well taken and has been addressed numerous times. Iām sure it will be included in the new ebook coming out next week. The short answer is that the high intensity components of the core are already hit by the high intensity training such as sprinting, weights and explosive medicine ball throws. Therefore, thereās no need to overload them any more with specific high intensity ab exercises. The high reps of low intensity ab work parallels the 65%/35% split between low intensity and high intensity running. Search the archives, there has been a good deal of debate on this subject.
DMA - I donāt feel like the ab workās stealing energy at present -
In fact it just seems too easy at present ( which is something I never thought Iād say )
I found that incorperating half of em into warm up made a difference - like Charlie said - spread em out
R u doin any ab work at present ?
Ty Mj - u must have a pretty strong back then looking at ur reps
Originally posted by mj
tempo days- 1500
speed days- 900
MJ,
is that 1500 per day or 500 on each of the tempo days i.e. 1500 per week. I think you mean per day - that is a lot of ab. work!
per day. lately, i havenāt stuck with this like i should. that many reps takes a while to do. last fall, i did my abs everyday and could tell a big difference in my squats. a strong core makes a huge difference while squating. Tunnelvision will agree with this theory.
I find doing 500 abs/core per day works my hip flexors as well, which I need for my 400m!
Besides, psychologically knowing Iām more fit & stronger in a 400m (by doing abs & circuit training) allows me to ārun downā my oppenents over the last 100m (or at least try to)
The British are great advocates on circuit training (check out Iwan Thomasās web site)
None.
you guys are either crazy or lyingā¦
i do 150-200 a dayā¦
but i do not do just crunches. maybee a 1/4 of them are crunches.
i do hanging leg raises, leg raises, decline situps, and things of that nature. If you just do crunches i see how you can easily bang out 500 but that is incredibly boring and i feel that if i did that my body would adapt to it and wouldnt benifit unless something in the routine changedā¦
mj you really do that many abs?
what EXACTLY do you do?
Gloop - I do abs - Yes
Last year most of my ab work was high intensity weight based work.
The lower intensity ab work I am doing at present has made be fill fresher.
My last workout was.
- Crunches 5 leg position x 20 reps
- Side Crunches both sides x 20
- Plank alternate leg off ground 2 x 30 seconds
- Side plank leg off ground and arm over head 2 x 30 seconds.