Should you workout abs every day or include rest days like other body parts?
Having a debate with a friend where he says you can do ab exercises basically everyday (planks, knee lifts, exercise ball sit ups, etc) and others have said that you said treat is like other body parts where you should have rest days in between to get the best results.
Looking on the internet I see both opinions so wanted to see what folks thought was a more effective approach to working out abs with the goal of getting six pack?
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The muscles in the core are the same as other muscles in the body, i.e. to be stronger, they need rest.
To have visible abs is more a question of body fat %, not strength.
My own experience of strengthening the core is that a mix of awareness workouts (e.g. yoga, exercise balls,.. that doesn't wear the muscles down) and strength training (e.g. squats, deadlift,..) is best.
Losing weight for the purpose of having a "six pack" is covered in other answers, e.g. see local fat reduction, running and six packsand six pack wo rotine.
As a rule, unless you're on steroids, one rest day minimum, no matter what. In fact, two or three rest days is better, and given your core muscles include the back muscles, and larger muscles need more recovery time, you should be leaning towards more for your ab work (if you're not yet balancing your ab work, you should start).
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