So You Want Strong Abs?

Hey coach!  Are we going to do ab work today?Yes.  We do ab work every day.

But the board says deadlifts.. that’s leg work, right?
Nope.  That’s ab work.

But the board says push jerks… that’s arm work, right?
Nope.  That’s ab work.

But the board says…
Shhh.  It’s all ab work.  Your “abs” tie your upper body and lower body together.  If you aren’t using them then you’d be flopping around like a noodle when you pressed, and exploding your spine when you dead lifted.  Look, I’ll show you.  Let’s do 150 sit ups with 60 heavy deadlifts.  Tell me if doing dead lifts doesn’t get harder as your abs get tired from the sit ups.  Why would that be?  This is because you use your abs to stabilize yourself in a deadlift.

Shhh.  No more talking.  Do the workout.

Pressing All the Buttons on the Elevator
50 Sit Ups
6 Deadlifts (225/155)
40 Sit Ups
9 Deadlifts (225/155)
30 Sit Ups
12 Deadlifts (225/155)
20 Sit Ups
15 Deadlifts (225/155)
10 Sit Ups
18 Deadlifts (225/155)

Ask the whiteboard if it was an ab workout.