How to Build Lower Abs
Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor., Exhaling, curl your head, neck and shoulders up off the floor and reach toward your feet., Pause and inhale., Exhaling, slowly return to the starting position.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
Wear comfortable exercise clothing and do this on some kind of cushioning, like an exercise mat.
Inhaling, tuck your chin to your chest., Don't tug on your neck and shoulders, let your ab muscles do the work. , Feel the different muscles groups working.
Start becoming familiar with the way different muscles respond. , After a set of 8-10 of these light crunches, your abs should be warmed up for these lower abdominal exercises.
This exercise should work the rectus abdomens or the vertical band of muscles stretching across your stomach from the middle of ribcage to the pelvic region.
It includes both upper and lower abdominals and, because it has three horizontal creases, forms the part of the abs called the washboard.
While the upper and lower abdominals cannot be worked independently, you can position your body to target one area more than the other. -
Step 2: Exhaling
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Step 3: curl your head
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Step 4: neck and shoulders up off the floor and reach toward your feet.
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Step 5: Pause and inhale.
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Step 6: Exhaling
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Step 7: slowly return to the starting position.
Detailed Guide
Wear comfortable exercise clothing and do this on some kind of cushioning, like an exercise mat.
Inhaling, tuck your chin to your chest., Don't tug on your neck and shoulders, let your ab muscles do the work. , Feel the different muscles groups working.
Start becoming familiar with the way different muscles respond. , After a set of 8-10 of these light crunches, your abs should be warmed up for these lower abdominal exercises.
This exercise should work the rectus abdomens or the vertical band of muscles stretching across your stomach from the middle of ribcage to the pelvic region.
It includes both upper and lower abdominals and, because it has three horizontal creases, forms the part of the abs called the washboard.
While the upper and lower abdominals cannot be worked independently, you can position your body to target one area more than the other.
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