The Pat Flynn Show

How to Really Train Your Abs (Without 1,000 Crunches) + A Rant on AI

September 29, 2026·35 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

For 101 FREE kettlebell workouts visit http://www.101kettlebellworkouts.com 00:00 – Introduction 00:49 – Why Dan Prefers the Incline Bench Press 01:26 – Dan Gets Accused of Using AI 04:00 – AI: Useful Tool or Crutch? 05:03 – What Music Production Can Teach Us About AI 06:49 – Fake Fitness, Fake Musicians & Technology 08:22 – When Does Enhancement Become Dishonest? 10:12 – Good Lighting vs. Faking Your Results 11:16 – Why People Appreciate Real Mistakes 12:22 – Being Human in an AI World 14:53 – Where AI Still Struggles 16:56 – AI Should Supplement, Not Replace You 17:30 – How to Really Train Your Abs 17:58 – Step One: Getting Lean Enough to See Your Abs 20:20 – Dan John's Top Ab Exercises 20:34 – #1: Hanging Bent-Knee Leg Raises 22:37 – A Trick for Better Ab-Wall Tension 23:22 – #2: Ab Wheel Rollouts 23:51 – #3: Heavy Suitcase Carries 24:26 – Dan's "Golden Ticket" for Training the Abs 😂 25:26 – Why High-Rep Ab Training Is Overrated 26:05 – How to Progress the Ab Wheel 26:40 – Train Your Abs Like Any Other Muscle 27:08 – How Often Should You Train Abs? 27:26 – How Dan Programs Ab Training 29:00 – Pairing Exercises for Better Training 30:47 – The Problem With Searching for the "Perfect" Program 32:29 – The Simple Ab-Training Framework 33:10 – Dan's Ireland Trip & The Banshees of Inisherin 35:18 – Wrap-Up

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