Core workouts every day?

[Acein91]

At one time I decided that I was going to do core workouts every day. This was a while ago, before I knew much of anything about weight training. I know a little more now, and I only do serious core workouts every other day. My friend tells me that core muscles aren't like other muscles and that they repair much more quickly, so the fastest way to build muscle in the core is by working it every day.

It seems to make sense but I don't really know for sure how much truth there is in that. Just curious if every day really is the fastest and most efficient way to build core strength

 

[Karky]

why does that make sense? How should the abs recover quicker than other muscles?

As you train, you will notice some muscles on you seem to recover quicker than others, this varies from person to person though. Usually for everyone smaller muscles recover quicker, A LOT of people notice that they can train their forearms quite frequently without overdoing it.

If you want a simple, straigth answer, I'm gonna say no, don't train your abs every day, train them every other day and hit them hard.

 

[Acein91]

If you want a simple, straigth answer, I'm gonna say no, don't train your abs every day, train them every other day and hit them hard.

That's what I ended up deciding, and what I've been doing that last couple months.

It made sense to me at first because a while back when I did them every day they seemed to be working well, and I did gain a lot of strength it seemed. But I now do harder workouts than back then, so I don't think I could cope with every day, nor should I try