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02 Jun 2023, 3:53 am

Do leg squats give you an ab workout?



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02 Jun 2023, 4:00 am

Jamesy wrote:
Do leg squats give you an ab workout?
Short Answer: No

Longer Answer: Not nearly as much as sit-ups and crunches.



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05 Jun 2023, 3:15 pm

If you are using a regular barbell, not a squat machine or Smith machine, you would probably work some core muscles by having to stabilize the bar.



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