Ab Training

Use these techniques and exercises to start shredding some killer abs. In some of my early competitions, judges would tell me that my abs looked great when flexed, but when standing relaxed they were hardly visible. I heard that message loud and clear and knew it was time to step up my abdominal training and to start building some “bricks” in my midsection. The following have been the key […]

Everyone wants to have good-looking abs. But it’s not just the good looks that should attract you towards great abs, a strong mid-section will also provide your body and organs appropriate support. So, if you spend a bit of time nurturing and training your abs, you’ll look stunning and have a healthier body as a as a result. But how do you attain killer abs? Here are five simple exercises you should start doing […]

Frank Zane was a bodybuilding legend in the 1970s and won the Olympia three times between 1977 and 1979. Zane’s physique was something special. He had that rare combination of enormous muscles and delicate symmetry, something that is sadly lacking from today’s top end bodybuilders. Ask most men whether they want the physique, and aesthetic of Kai Greene or Frank Zane and the majority will say Zane. […]

Though never one of the biggest, Frank Zane is nevertheless one of the best bodybuilders to ever strike a pose.

This Superman pushup trains your abs and saves your back. There’s no doubting that conventional ab exercises like the crunch strengthen the abs, but they also pull your spine out of position, which can set you up for lower-back pain down the line. Use the Superman pushup in place of crunching movements, and you’ll build not only heroic abs, but an iron core that will strengthen other lifts like the overhead press and squat. […]

For a really impressive midsection, you need not only chiseled abs but also carved-out external obliques (the muscle fibers that

In the ’80s, when they started appearing on everyone from Tom Cruise to Madonna, muscular middles went mainstream. Hard cores