Hi Brian,

i started doing 3 sets of 10 using the ab roller from the knees.
then i saw the article i posted that recommended doing two sets of 20
from the knees until you were "comfortable" with that and then moving
to the standing position, modified by rolling up a plank at first.
im in the process of adapting to the standing position and am
currently doing 1 set of 20 from the knees and one set of 10 from the
modified standing position. the standing position is great because i
have so much control over the intensity of the exercise by how far i
roll up the plank. im afraid i cant help you with how to integrate
using the ab roller into your SCT training and refer you to shawn or
some other SCT trainer....i suppose the best way to do it would be to
do it the same day as your SCT workout...what i did was to try and do
it midway between SCT workouts...but my SCT progress was not
consistent and maybe that was a factor...for full disclosure, i was
doing other "conventional" weight training for some of the time i was
doing SCT and i doubt just using the ab roller was a significant part
of my lack of SCT success....but who knows....

hope that gives you food for thought...

miles

--- In Explosive_Fitness@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Andrus"
<bmandrus@...> wrote:
>
> How many reps do you do on the ab wheel - or do you just go
exhaustion? - Do
> you do it on the same cycle you would with the MIT routine? Thanks
>
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>
> I second that. ive never used the XF for abs. i was clear from day
> one i couldnt get a good ab work out with it. I just cant get any
> leverage, it seems....as ive said before, i find the ab wheel is
> dynamite and doesnt take much time....
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> yahoogroups.com, "Christopher Bader"
> <cbader99@> wrote:
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> > Hello all. I've been using the XF7000 for about 1 1/2 years now
> and
> > sadly enough have seen almost no progress on my ab numbers. I've
> been
> > hovering around the 190 to 215 range the whole time. I've had
> success
> > with all the other muscle groups, some more than others, but
> success
> > nonetheless. It's hard for me to feel any rather intense burn
that
> > lingers after I complete the ab exercise and I even have Shawn's
> DVD to
> > follow for correct posture and positioning (I'm a firm believer
in
> > correct technique, it comes from my martial arts training).
> >
> > Does anyone else share these frustrations regarding the abs?
> >
> > My current workout schedule has my B workouts 3-4 weeks apart so
I
> > think the rest time in between is adequate. I've been considering
> > ditching the ab exercise on the XF7000 and going to weighted
> crunches,
> > ab wheel, the Legendary Abs routine, etc. I used to do some of
> that
> > stuff and definitely felt a burn and got some results.
> >
> > Advice would be appreciated.
> >
>
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