300 Abs

I've been working out for about three weeks or so now.  In the last four weeks though, I've done three ab workouts; (my next one is tomorrow).

One of my housemates, Mat told me about an ab workout that he had been doing with some success.

The first time I did this workout, I was sore after my standard two days.  I had a massive hard time getting in and out of bed or anything that had to do with engaging my core.  I was quite thrilled with this as since I've been working out on my own very sparsely, I've had the utmost difficult time in getting my abs to be sore.  Generally speaking, I'm told that its because I'm not doing them right.

So, I did what anyone would have done.  A year ago, I hired another trainer.  He monitored my workout and I left there not an ounce sore.  It's been about a year since I've had a personal trainer, and since I've worked out.  One of the things I did with Mark though was use weights to get sore abs.  To push my abs further and further.  Since it's been two years since I've been at Bills and a year since I've had a trainer, I figured this workout above would be the perfect thing to get me back in the groove of strengthening my core.

Thus, I got all excited and told my friend CC about the workout...week two; we did this workout together.  Like me, she was sore within the first two days.  However, I wasn't.  Not to be discouraged, CC and I did this workout again last week.  Only for BOTH of us not to be sore.  The difference about last week was the fact that CC and I went "for time."  We rushed through the workout, trying to get the best possible time in order to "feel" the workout.  We smashed this out in 9:49 and felt pretty confident that we were going to be sore.

Negative.

This week, we are going to try something different.  CC is going to do the 300 ab workout as she won't be able to get into the gym, with a few additions.  She is going to add a 30 second plank to start and a 60 second plank to finish.  She will also hold all side plans for 8 seconds and use kettle bells for the crunches and Russian Twists.

I will be doing some modified cross-fit mixed with body building abs.

Toe to bar touches
Weighted sit ups using the bench so that I can combine a decline (the gym doesn't have a decline bench)
Weighted crunches
Knees to Chest
60 Second Planks
Weighted reverse crunches
Kettle bell Windmill
Exercise Ball Pull In

I shall keep you posted!