best ab exercises?

[Elite_Fry]

anyone know what the best ab exercises are to strengthen them?

 

[Rémy!]

The 2 BEST ab exersices as demonstrated in a recent study using EMG (sp) and around 20 diff exersices are;

Upper abs = Crunches on a exersice ball
Lower abs = Lying down mid-air Bicycles

 

[NateDogg]

Upper abs = Crunches on a exersice ball

I second that.

NateDogg

 

[sysopt]

you can not work a specific part of your abs; lower and upper were made up. The two best exercises for abs are either spinal flexion or stabilization of the spine.

 

[BatZgirl]

The best strengthening exercises:

Knee Raisers (excellent)
Decline Ab Curls (Most effective with weights)
Crunches

And try get yourself a Swiss Ball or flex ball the're millions of ways to improve your centre power using the ball

Good luck

 

[bignate73]

you can not work a specific part of your abs; lower and upper were made up. The two best exercises for abs are either spinal flexion or stabilization of the spine.

music to my ears.

i love the "leg raise" for strengthening lower abs........

lower ab burn ie, hip flexors.

 

[‡ÅnãBöLïK]

Just to clear some things up ..

I was stating the facts from a study exerpted from MD - thier terminology not mine (regarding upper/lower abs).

Although scientists have proved regional exersices do indeed work for some bodyparts like chest - Im not sold on the upper-lower ab deal myself.

 

[Burncycle360]

Pullup

I hang on my pullup bar and lift my legs up (I've heard it was a good ab excer) but it seems to just hit the tops of my legs instead of my abs... am I doing it wrong?

 

[sysopt]

music to my ears.

i love the "leg raise" for strengthening lower abs........

lower ab burn ie, hip flexors.

thanks nate

nice to know there's someone out there who is very knowledgeable

and to the dude who mentioned EMG, don't make your conclusions so quickly; it is not as simple as it looks.

 

[sysopt]

Re: Pullup

I hang on my pullup bar and lift my legs up (I've heard it was a good ab excer) but it seems to just hit the tops of my legs instead of my abs... am I doing it wrong?

hip flexors!!!

nate why don't they listen!!

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