BFL is so good at giving us precise instructions for every other body part, but when we do abs, what is the rep count? I just did 20 of 2 different exercises, but didn't see any recommendation in the BFL-W book. Does anyone know, or have a recommendation?

FRAN - Thanks for the Whey Protein ideas, I agree with you on that but it isn't going to hurt me either if it has expired.

As for the abs, I don't remember the ab count either, but have gotten into a habit of doing about 3 different types of crunches, leg lifts, or any of about 7 ab workouts and do sets of 20 reps. My goal is to work the whole region mostly for the benefits to my back. (I have a heavy neice, who loves to jump up and down and I need to be in good shape for that baby)

FRAN - found this on the BFL site.

Abs
Choose Exercise from List
Floor Crunches
Oblique Floor Crunches
Decline Crunches
Decline Oblique
Hanging Knee Raises
Reverse Crunches
Cable Crunches
Cable Oblique Crunches
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12

The BFL site has been updated since I was last there.

(no ab smilie on 3fc)

Thanks Liza, so does this mean 6 sets of one of these exercise (or 3 sets of 2 of them) and each time do the various reps, resting one minute in between?

Is that what you got from it? I think doing one for 6 sets would be gruesome, 2 or 3 different moves is better.

I read that section like this.

Floor Crunches, 12x, 10x, 8x, 6x with the rests

Cable Crunches, 2 sets of 12, no rests.

Now this is not what I have been doing but feel confident that the above is the intention.

In fact, today I skipped abs, maybe later and did a lot of stretching.