ABS, keep them tight, not bloated

[@dickda1]

No more pregnant bodybuilders - vacuum pose should be a required pose

[@Torgomasta]

You are so right about the crunches! Did too many of them and my top abs are disproportional to the rest. Great advice.

[@GSXR1975]

Never get fed up listening to Ric. 👍🏻

[@burtonjmclucas]

Tom Platz squatted more than almost anyone. His abs were just fine! How does that work?

[@_uchiha]

vacuum pose

[@geoffreythompson7378]

Hey Ric, How about videos of you working out. Go through the motions and so forth. Giving tips on saving the joints etc. Love all the knowledge you give. Thank you

[@Pponterio]

Vacuums are working well for me.

[@eSKAone-]

There is another thing: Musculus Psoas Major & Musculus Iliacus (known as Musculus Iliopsoas). They bend the hips, so every leg raise, or crunch that levels up your lower back from the floor, or Abs-Machine works them. And they are located behind your guts (one of the few muscles you don't see from the outside), so when they grow they push your guts in front. I really believe that's the main reason for the pregnancy problem. I think training them + growth hormones makes them too big

[@abramporras7877]

hell yeah you just answered my question i have huge upper abs from all the damn crunches from now on leg raises and toe touches Thank You very much Sir!!!!!!

[@JamesCarmichael]

Ric could you do a video on alcohol and smoking. I know Arnold smokes cigars and a few other pros like their drink, but how does it fit into a healthy lifestyle and bodybuilding in your opinion? I'm 4 weeks alcohol free and 6 months cigarette free and your videos help a lot with motivation to stay away from it, but I'm curious how many of the guys in the 70's/80's period smoked or drank alcohol.

[@albussd]

These habits do NOT fit into a healthy lifestyle at all. But ppl still do it. Arnold and other pros drunk and smoke cos they like it..not cos they are concerned for their health. If they had been concerned, they wouldn't have meddled with steroids in the first place. Many ppl follow these pros completely and by that, I mean even these harmful habits. Bad idea. Better stay away. Also, it seems that there are always exceptions who drink and smoke but still live long. I personally wouldn't want to rest the fate of my health on some exceptions.

[@trevordollinger6569]

@@albussd I know that Jason Huh always said guys who smoke weed have trouble appearing as hard on stage but Gregg Doucette uses THC to sleep during contest prep and that guy gets peeled so who really knows. maybe it has something to do with smoking it

[@ROTVAJLER83]

So true, i just quit doing direct abs work.. my abs grow just by doing heavy dumbbells rows for reps but i put the free hand on the bar on my home squat rack when i rows with the other hand, that isometricly make my abs stronger and biger.. and just by doing that my abs grow.. but i won`t stop doing this kind of rows because of balance, i love to press big weights and that help me a lot.

[@pablo9364]

At present I want my core bigger and stronger for powerlifting progress. I do weighted decline sit ups and then ensure I'm getting in enough belt less squats and deadlifts. Also lying on the ground leg raises with side to side ball bounces . My hips are small for my size though. My goals are different I guess

[@pablo9364]

Ron White very true sir

[@TrustJesus1611]

I do super heavy weighted crunches all the time. I've got ab, and it's huge!

[@elefantkaki]

hell yea bro

[@tjvincenzi3695]

King James version only 1611

[@The7thCircuit]

good advice rick, been following you for years now, appreciate you offering all these germs/info for free as well, god bless you and your family

[@The7thCircuit]

+Mr. Anonymous *offering all these gems/info sry lol

[@JohnAdams-rm7zm]

What about Vacuums?

[@harshendubhardwaj5283]

Great tips as usual, Thank you Mr. Drasin.

[@IronWarrior86]

Great as always Ric. Looking forward to your interview with legendary Tony Pearson.

[@lafcat]

So important!!!!! Thank-you Ric!!

[@thertis580]

Was sure different in the 60's and 70's. Even big city gyms were basic compared to today. And some guys (with titles even) got good physiques far more by chance and genetics than anything else. One said to me that he achieved his ripped condition from large amounts of protein which he got from eating loads of oranges!!!! No kidding. Well in my 70's now but still train light. Regard weights as the ace of methods to stay fit. I am just amazed how it is all so brilliantly organised for youngsters these days. Just stay away from the drugs. They bugger up too many good people in lots of sports. Huge is just a dream in a very confined bubble and can look stupid in the street, be very movement restrictive and cost a fortune in food.

[@wakeup3987]

Bodybuilding is the fountain of youth.

[@j.joshuabyrdph.d.8516]

Great info Ric!

[@Zombaaaa1]

Hey Rick ! Love Your channel and love the Bodybuilding of 70s ! I personally train and learn from your Generation ! Here on this topic i dont agree. I made Incredible ABS with really high reps and Supersetting with 9 Different Exercises. Made Vacuum every single morning and my Abs and Waist stayed small, in the mean while my Chest kept growing.

[@ricdrasin]

Thats awesome Everyone is different

[@Trenacetate43]

I train my abs like any other muscle because they have always been really small (I have a tiny waist in addition to naturally small abs). They weren't visible when I was very skinny 7% bf before I started lifting although I have sunken cheeks and ripped shoulders. It is good to have small abs but it definitely prevents me to perform certain movements because my abs aren't strong enough so I train them. Depends on individually genetics I guess, if your calves are big then training them frequently are gonna make them more disproportionate.

[@wittvonwitt4403]

Just discovered this channel. I know who Ric is due to being a fan of Arnold and Lou Ferrigno. This is golden information.

[@jsagers2008]

I don't disagree, but there's a photo of Clarence Bass doing side bends with 100lb dumbbells. His genetics were endomorphic as well.

[@NavjotSingh-vc9gs]

Sir im totally 100% agreed with you bcz when ever i perform abs i got more bloating so now i just some planks and controlled diet.

[@eSKAone-]

Another muscle you don't want to train: musculus iliopsoas (m. iliacus + m. psoas major). They are located behind your guts, and can grow really big so that they push your guts in front. So don't do leg raises ;)

[@g_nkuleko4520]

I do sit ups they work better for me than leg raises did. Back when I did leg raises I didn't have abs showing up bt now since I do sit ups my abs are visible.

[@LasVegasGuitarStudio]

Love the vids Ric.

[@MegaRez111]

that ending beat is hard as fuck

[@DancerInTheHeart]

The reason why I would not do rotating ab exercises is because it can hurt the spinal discs. The worst thing you can do for your spine is to rotate it sideways. Even regular abs can irritate injuries. I do weighted reverse crunches after recovering from a herniated disc and it's still quite frankly scary to me.

[@folksurvival]

Just do planks and static hold stuff.

[@DancerInTheHeart]

That's better than nothing but there's no progressive resistance involved. I think it can be very good for maintaining function and tone at Ric's age but that's about it. I think that ab training is the last sanctuary of broscience. I want someone to show me a bodybuilder with an ugly huge waist from progressively loading his abs. Until then I believe abs need to be worked like every other muscle, which is uncomfortable and potentially dangerous so we would rather make excuses for not doing it.

[@skylermccloud78]

DancerInTheHeart thats why you should do planks they work all of your core muscles without rotating spine

[@ThatKid508]

5:05 was palumboism

[@georgedadon]

The pic of the bodybuilder at the end with that bloated belly with abs on it just looked ridiculous. Why would anyone want to have such a body after working out so much??

[@brandonmcquiddy3471]

Good advice love your vids lots of knowledge!!!

[@Rohme.33]

Thank you! Great advice, to the point.

[@Andy61695]

Leg raises will help my lower belly flat

[@PatrickEvans-x1v]

serge nubret did 2000 abs a day but he still had a.small waist 26 inch

[@furqantarique3484]

Thank you Ric

[@gazman060]

Thanks Ric, completely agree with this, was told once upon a time by a mate not to overdo it with ab work, glad someone else believes the same

[@alejandroloza]

I like to do rotations for obliques. That hits them and it does not make them big for me

[@rhok9007]

everybody has abs - to make them show you work out in the kitchen not in the gym

[@ceeaitch11]

Bullshit. I have no idea why so many people believe this myth. Plenty of extremely skinny people with no visible abs.

[@BB-gd5pk]

Claus Hougaard exactly! Everyone has pecs, bis, and tris also, but you have to work them out to get them to grow.

[@skylermccloud78]

RHOK yeah but there rarely very developed

[@skylermccloud78]

Claus Hougaard nope your abs are a muscle that your body has you dont know what your talking about please educate yourself before you speak

[@skylermccloud78]

denzel k you probably have good genetics

[@nordicbeast2334]

I came all the way from Flex magazine page to your channel to subscribe ! :)

[@colinbell-NI]

Does wearing a belt on squats or not, affect waist expanding? And is it possible to reverse abdominal wall stretching? As a former Olympic lifter and powerlifter who lived under squat stands, please say yes lol!!!!

[@Igrozavisimy]

Absolute truth!

[@6174ever]

Good stuff as usual, thanks.

[@Bdawgy55]

RIP Ric :(

[@MeHdi-zg2xs]

very useful video thanks very much ... and what do u think about stomach vacuums. .. can u please do a video about it

[@MeHdi-zg2xs]

u got yourself a new subscriber sir 😊

[@Zehner87]

Can you do a video on wearing a belt while training? and your opinion on whether or not it will keep your waist tighter

[@fernandosalvado3965]

But Rick ! What about Olympic lifters (at the Olympics ) they have narrow small slender and super times, not to mention ripped and shredded angry mid sections ... Narrow .. And they lift huge weighs ! How come ?

[@ServalCamouflage]

Hey bro , i know it’s an old video but .. i was following a bodybuilder called chul soon .. i really like his physique and i want to be like him in the future .. the only thing that disturbs me is that without vacuuming his stomach he has bloated abs .. so if i have genetics like him how can i get that big without having this bloated stomach ? Thanx for reading my comment bro

[@Dr.Cringe]

Great advice playa

[@alastairfraser8177]

very good point

[@TheRogueMonk]

and abs shape up really nice with normal workout I am so surprised almost all bb now and then have good abs. .but how many have great biceps or other muscle

[@markvargas2231]

Wait isn’t the waist the lower stomach are you talking about waist from the sides

[@jasonortiz8882]

Frank Zane will tell you how it’s done

[@johnpassman9247]

Ric, What is your opinion on an ab wheel?

[@MakeSh00t]

I got problem if i cut carbs i get low sugar level. So i can not cut carbs. IF i do more proteins like 350 grams per day and cutting carbs with 100 max per day it will go ? I need help. i have 210 lbs. But i eat normal 250 grams proteins and 350 grams carbs. Because i am asking i got really good abs but i was fat in history and my skin is not so nice.... but i had 310 lbs.... now i want to have abs.. i have 8 of them but i can see only 4. But still i got fat. Problem is if i go lower carbs i am getting low sugar level. BEfore i had no problem with sugar until i get fatter. Now i still have problems. I need to eat apple every 3 4 hours and banana. To have normal sugar level.

[@maierazor]

Lookin' good , Ric .

[@kathmandun8749]

what are your thoughts on this coming Mr. Olympia

[@gavincook4684]

kettle bell swings!

[@Bengtroslund]

Growth hormone makes everything grow, including the inner organs. That's why the stomach gets bigger. Working abs doesn't do that. Work your abs hard people and diet for the summer.

[@markvargas2231]

So that’s why my low gut is sticking out, it’s cause the muscle is sticking out the abs. So I should stop I do more abs than obliques

[@Andy61695]

So I don't have hernia so that's why my lower gut is sticking out cause there big and they protrude

[@austinsADHD]

I do 250 sit ups every day\ every other day so when I get hit I don't go down like a sack of potatoes, I noticed it did make my waist bigger went from 29 to 31, I still can do vacuums but it doesn't look as freaky when my waist was 29 inches

[@tamhughes4683]

Great stuff, how about getting Eddie G back for another follow up interview.

[@nickr4837]

none of this applies to people who don't inject, i bought into the 'don't work your abs' advice and it created imbalances . your abs won't blow up if youre natural

[@williamredwine5063]

If you want STRONG abs, just Squat, dead lift and overhead press. Your abs will have to develop.

[@marcuscesar7489]

Mike Ehrmantraut?

[@Whoami-gj9vv]

yupp breaking bad :)

[@Andy61695]

Wait what if you have hernia

[@furqantarique3484]

It means sculpted abs

[@geoffreyingham6674]

If you do the side bends with 30 reps they wouldn't get bigger

[@rs666sathan666pk]

No matter what I do, at 10% bodyfat I don' see any abs.

[@Whoami-gj9vv]

+Juice for sure he isnt

[@whatryouthinking]

All these.new drugs were the death of bb. Imo. I'm all for whatever they want to take but when u completely don't look like a sculpted statue anymore. Ur done son

[@PaulBodyBuilder]

What has bodybuilding come too!? Bodybuilders were renowned for "VACUUM ABS"! Now they just look pregnant on a dailyyyyyyy! It's disrespectful to the sport & Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'm referring to the smart ass comment of Phil " the pregnant " Heath saying Arnold Schwarzenegger had no legs. He should be fined & stripped of the Mr O & banned from professional Bodybuilding. Aesthetics has gone out the window with the exception : Jason Huh Big Ramy Cedric McMillan

[@ThatMagaLife]

justaRandomhero arnold isnt bodybuilding now, so your point in irrelivent

[@qewr4231]

+justaRandomhero realise vs. realize

[@nystagmus]

Can you mention the most obvious reason why you all have bloated abs? Lol , i love the denial

[@albussd]

Ha! XD

[@kakorneverdies8601]

You contradict yourself in the other vid

[@Andy61695]

He doesn't even have tight, abs. Jk he has block abs.

[@ScreaminMime]

@5:15 yep, "roid gut".

[@beastmode3370]

I feel abs and small waist is genetics. You have a naturally thick waiste no offense bro. Look at Jeremy B. He has a naturally really thin waist like dexter j

[@IronNovacore]

Abs pfft

[@jasonortiz8882]

He’s way off on this one

[@Eman1900O]

Such a vain sport

[@muddyboots7753]

Thank you Ric