I laugh when people tell me they do 200 situps a day and then wonder why their abs never grow. Your abs are composed of primarily fast twitch muscle fibers, just as all your other major muscle groups, So would you do 200 bench presses and get a big strong chest? no! this works against because such high rep movements will dump lactic acid in your muscles and essentially destroy it, or just build endurance. But we want functionable strength, so our answer? keep rep range between 6-12 and sets around 6-9. use moderate wieght and make sure you are using your ABs not your lower back or glutes or upper body.
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