Hanging Leg Raises for small waist?

[nEwSkIn]

Hi

Just wondering if hanging leg raises are OK in terms of getting youjr abs tighter, making them not as bulky...

I´m trying to make my waistline slimmer, and I´d like to find out the best exercises for it (besides diet and cardio). Currently I´m not doing abs at all.

thanx!

 

[from zero]

You can't make a muscle "not as bulky" with any exercise ....

If you think your abs are too big, don't work them. Genetics may have pre-determined you to have large abdominals.

 

[pwr_machine]

That's correct. You either have a small waist or you don't.

 

[nEwSkIn]

But....

if I don´t work them at all, they wont be as tight.. doesn´t that contribute to have the gut stick out?

 

[from zero]

But....

if I don´t work them at all, they wont be as tight.. doesn´t that contribute to have the gut stick out?

The gut sticks out because it's fat ...

I should have been clearer earlier. Work them, just not heavy.

 

[makedah]

gut sticking out = fat

Some people also just have rounded bellies b/c of how their pelvis is tilted or how their abs are made. If you are predisposed to have a bigger waist and you want it to look slimmer, you can always make your back, shoulders and legs bigger!

 

[nEwSkIn]

okok... I´ll let you know how it looks when I get to 10% bf

Right now I´m 15% bf.

What do you think about doing just a few hanging leg raises, say once a week? It can´t hurt... or should I really quit doing abs?

thanx

 

[makedah]

Can you say more about what your goals are and what your routine is like? I ask because if you quit doing abs it could hold back other lifts (like the squat).

And when you say you want a "slimmer waistline" do you mean that you desire a flatter tummy or a narrower waist?

 

[nEwSkIn]

thanx makedah..


Well, only recently I´ve started to shake up my routine... currently I´m doing relatively high reps, but increasing the weight. Started doing squants and deadlifts only 2 weeks ago! And already my pants are getting tight on my thighs! And I´m not bulking, I´m trying to cut.. however I´m seeing some gains, which is cool

So my goals currently are getting down to 10% bf (I´m 15%), slightly increase my LBM especially in the leg area and arms (chest is fine); this is sort of a preparation for DC training that I´m looking forward to doing soon.

But the part of my body I really dislike at the moment is my lower tummy. Besides the fact I might have some fat in there, I also get bloated too easily, maybe I have some food intolerance, that I am getting checked out very soon. When I look at myself sideways in the mirror, the belly part (lower abdomen) just sticks out... it really doesn´t look natural at all. I don´t think this is due to vary developed abs (although mine are not badly developed because at 15%bf I can still see some squares )

So that´s basically it. I´d like a flatter tummy more than a narrower waist. I know in order to achiece a narrower wais you have to make the rest of yourself bigger it´s a perception thing... but no, I´m just really trying to get my tummy flatter, more naturally tucked in, where it sould be ehehe.

Thanx a lot and sorry for the long post...

 

[nEwSkIn]

Oops, forgot to add that I´ve started doing HIIT and/or windsprints in the AM, love it! It probably is contributing to my increase in size on my legs too! And I feel I work the whole body when sprinting (abs as well) which is great.

Sometimes I just do low intesity cardio to recover.

thanx again

 

[makedah]

Newskin - are you male or female?

Could the roundness just be the shape of your belly? Has it always looked like that?

In terms of bloating - does it swell up sometimes and recede at other times?

 

[nEwSkIn]

I´m a male, so I should look "straighter" than a female eheh

It hasn´t always looked like this.. I know it. And in the morning when I wake up it is ususally fine, especially after I go to the bathroom

I´ve been having some trouble with constipation, I guess I should go like twice a day but I only go once when I wake up, if I´m lucky.

So yeah, the bloating swells a lot sometimes, especially at the end of the day, and I get gas too. I guess you are going to say that I have some sort of food intolerance or allergy, and I´d agree with you. no?

But anyways, any other advices are welcome.

thanx for helping

 

[Candi Barr]

How's your posture? Good posture will help your lower ab look better. Also definitely sounds like there is something in your diet that doesn't agree with you. Dairy? Wheat? Carbonated drinks?

 

[nEwSkIn]

Yeah Candi Barr, I must have something conflicting with me in my diet... I will test that soon. I have no carbonated drinks though... I have plenty of beans and I think that is causing me some of the trouble too, I have to trace it dowbn to what´s really causing me all this problem.

I know posture helps, but my posture is already good

thanx

 

[Exodus]

you can do the leg raises, just dont add weight...........and of course diet and cardio.

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