Was just wondering if anyone would mind checking out this link I found regarding an abs workout routine and diet from Men's Health. I'm trying to get back into the gym (and do some home exercises) so I can drop some of the fat and get the tone and muscle back, but having a hard time coming up with my own plan, so thought this might be a good gig? Any suggestions would be *greatly* appreciated.
Men's Health Workout/Diet?
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Is this page the one with the training you'll be following?
If so then IMO it looks OK but there are too many exercises and a little too much iso stuff.
But then again that's the Mens Health way, just look at the model they used on the page - great abs, rubbish shoulders, no traps and what looks like a pretty skinny back. The guy's a weak as an American lager and I think the routine they've posted here reflects that physique
I don't see why they've put all the targeted abs stuff before squats, I'd have thought that the abs stuff should go at the end. You don't want to be squating with a tired core. I'd also try and get some lower rep, higher set stuff in there too.
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I may have been a little hard on the routine, it isn't that bad at all, I just have a hatred of Mens Health and that whole "abs and biceps are the only important muscles" philosophy they seem to have. I still think the schedule is too 'busy' though and the abs stuff should go at the end
If so then IMO it looks OK but there are too many exercises and a little too much iso stuff.
But then again that's the Mens Health way, just look at the model they used on the page - great abs, rubbish shoulders, no traps and what looks like a pretty skinny back. The guy's a weak as an American lager and I think the routine they've posted here reflects that physique
I don't see why they've put all the targeted abs stuff before squats, I'd have thought that the abs stuff should go at the end. You don't want to be squating with a tired core. I'd also try and get some lower rep, higher set stuff in there too.
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I may have been a little hard on the routine, it isn't that bad at all, I just have a hatred of Mens Health and that whole "abs and biceps are the only important muscles" philosophy they seem to have. I still think the schedule is too 'busy' though and the abs stuff should go at the end
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Oh I definitely agree with you that the abs workout should go at the end and that it seems a bit too busy, I'm mainly just asking about the types of exercises that it has and the diet that it talks about. I definitely plan on adding my own workout routine to it (including more upper body, legs, etc.), I just wanted to see if the type of info they were giving would work towards actually trying to get that "nice six pack"! 