Lower Abs

[Nice_no_more]

Hey, what are the exercises that will work your lower abdominals.

 

[Gold Heart]

Lie down, raise your legs up slowly. Then lift them back down, but never let your legs or feet touch the floor. You will feel burn on your lower abs if you keep doing it. You can intensify with ankle weights.

If you're trying to get a visible 6-pack however, you have to do cardio (ex: running) in order to burn the fat and let the muscles show.

 

[This Times For Real]

http://www.bestabs.com/Resources/Exercises/ExerciseDetails.aspx?region=1&exercise=1

 

[selfcontrol]

Along with leg raises, you can do reverse crunches. Remember though, you MUST have low bodyfat. For most guys, the lower abs are the last thing to come in as you lose fat.

 

[-.-]

fact: there is no lower ab; just like there is no inner chest.

search http://forum.bodybuilding.com for more details. if you're too lazy to use the search function, feel free to post your questions.. lol.

 

[California Love]

Do crunches in which you do not "curl" up. Keep the spine straight. This forces the lower abs to do more work than the upper pair.

 

[selfcontrol]

Originally posted by -.-
fact: there is no lower ab; just like there is no inner chest.

search http://forum.bodybuilding.com for more details. if you're too lazy to use the search function, feel free to post your questions.. lol.

It's more complicated than just blindly saying you can't train part of a muscle.

It's true that the abs are one muscle, and you can't isolate one part of a muscle. However, you CAN work one part of a muscle more than other parts.

Cool that you're posting the link to bodybuilding.com, by the way. I'm a regular poster there.

 

[DJBen]

You have your abs. You have fold lines in your abs which help you bend. Is there abdominal muscle below the 'four pack'? is there any muscle there? Yes. Then there are lower abs. Technically.

However, it's agreed that they hardly do much. It's hard to work definition into it, just a bit more strength. Theres your vague average answer.

 

[The Bartender]

The only way to see them is to lose body fat

 

[-.-]

Originally posted by selfcontrol
It's more complicated than just blindly saying you can't train part of a muscle.

It's true that the abs are one muscle, and you can't isolate one part of a muscle. However, you CAN work one part of a muscle more than other parts.

Cool that you're posting the link to bodybuilding.com, by the way. I'm a regular poster there.

True, but then... Basically, most people think they need to work their lower abs when actually, they don't.

It's just that there are more fat in the lower abdominal region that the upper and middle abdominal.

So if they cut, most will find out they really need not work it after all.