Exercise Preference for Lower Abs

EzyRyder · 07-30-2007, 04:26 PM

What is your exercise preference for lower abs?

**DarkFalcon** · 07-30-2007, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by EzyRyder

What is your exercise preference for lower abs?

Hanging leg raises are the king in my book. I haven't been doing them lately cause I don't even have the upper abs showing right now. (Yes fatty)

**haiz69** · 07-30-2007, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkFalcon

Hanging leg raises are the king in my book. I haven't been doing them lately cause I don't even have the upper abs showing right now. (Yes fatty)

X2 - Nothing is better IMO.

**DJSTARER** · 07-31-2007, 01:15 AM

the entire abdominal columb contracts in all ab exercises. Varying your ab exercises is a good idea to build athleticism, strength and coordination, but has nothing to do with a "part" of your abs being trained.

isolating you abs is as silly as isolating fat loss

EzyRyder · 07-31-2007, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DJSTARER

the entire abdominal columb contracts in all ab exercises. Varying your ab exercises is a good idea to build athleticism, strength and coordination, but has nothing to do with a "part" of your abs being trained.

isolating you abs is as silly as isolating fat loss

**Succio** · 07-31-2007, 01:43 AM

i dont know what they are called, but you lay with your hands under your ass and its basically a laying leg raise.

**A.FreeRadical** · 07-31-2007, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by DJSTARER

the entire abdominal columb contracts in all ab exercises. Varying your ab exercises is a good idea to build athleticism, strength and coordination, but has nothing to do with a "part" of your abs being trained.

isolating you abs is as silly as isolating fat loss

Technically, I think you are right. There are no lower and upper ab areas controlled by separate parts of the nervous system. But you have to admit that abdominis rectus is a different kind of muscle. Have you ever seen a belly dancer walk a quarter up and down her belly? While there is no distinct separate muscle parts making these smooth belly rolls, different parts of the ab rectus are in a contracting while others are relaxing in a continuous motion.

I like to do crunches on the stability ball. It is comfortable and it supports my back while doing crunches. As I go through my crunch, I can feel a wave of contraction moving up and down my abdominis rectus. IOWs, I feel the contraction move to different parts of my abs. Does this produce the same effect as an isolation exercise? I don't know.

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**DJSTARER** · 07-31-2007, 01:20 PM

okay, maybe not quite as silly as isolated fat reduction

Vario · 07-31-2007, 03:17 PM

like to do decline crunches with a 45 lb plate.

**A.FreeRadical** · 07-31-2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DJSTARER

okay, maybe not quite as silly as isolated fat reduction

hahaha! ok.

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XiLe Ultra · 08-12-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by haiz69

X2 - Nothing is better IMO.

Gorilla crunches are similar but much more difficult.

**bigDman** · 08-14-2007, 09:06 PM

ab rollouts and planks are all you need for abs

2 HUGE · 09-06-2007, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkFalcon

Hanging leg raises are the king in my book. I haven't been doing them lately cause I don't even have the upper abs showing right now. (Yes fatty)

yeah man x2

I like to do them to the sides as well, bringing my knees to my elbows

07-30-2007, 04:26 PM	#1
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DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 3,979 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 113	Re: Exercise Preference for Lower Abs the entire abdominal columb contracts in all ab exercises. Varying your ab exercises is a good idea to build athleticism, strength and coordination, but has nothing to do with a "part" of your abs being trained. isolating you abs is as silly as isolating fat loss __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

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07-31-2007, 01:20 PM	#8
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 3,979 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 113	Re: Exercise Preference for Lower Abs okay, maybe not quite as silly as isolated fat reduction __________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition

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Vario Pro Stature Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 286 Recipes: 1 Rep Power: 12	Re: Exercise Preference for Lower Abs like to do decline crunches with a 45 lb plate. __________________ 165-181 Class Current - (Season Goal) Bench: 235(275), Squat: 385+(405), Deadlift: 420(500), Standing Press: 165 (185)

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