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Tom’s Guide
Tom’s Guide
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Sam Hopes

Ditch the crunches and sit-ups — use the ‘corkscrew’ exercise to strengthen your abs at home or the gym

A photo of a woman with strong abs.

I often get asked if you can train abs every day, and my answer is always the same: you don’t need to. A general rule of thumb, you should schedule rest days into your training program and give your muscles time to repair and grow.

What works for one person might not work for another, so it’s hard to say the perfect amount of training time and work-to-rest ratio for your core muscles — I just don’t recommend hitting them every day. The next time you do schedule an abs workout, why not try the corkscrew?

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