In the scheme of things, it is difficult to think of quality ab exercises without working out lower ab exercises first. Working out from upper abs and then proceeding to lower abs will be useless as abs muscles will be already under stress subjected to sever fatigue. So, it’s a good idea to start with lower ab exercises and then proceed from there.
A good routine to your lower ab exercises must include reverse curls and leg raises in the core as they are specific to lower ab muscles. Beginning with these makes sure that you have begun on a positive note.
Reverse Curls
The first workout you need to fit into your lower abs workout is none other than reverse curls. Reverse curls entails lifting up your legs both bent at knees almost till they touch your stomach while holding your hands by your side. Repeat this from 10 to 20 times.
Leg Raises
The next exercise you will build in into your lower ab exercises is leg raises. A good practice to do leg raises is by first lying down on the back on the floor and then resting both of your hands by your side. Lift both of your legs simultaneously off of the floor to about 45 degrees taking care not to bend the legs at knee joints. Another thing to keep in mind is not to lower the legs so much as to touch the ground when you lower your legs. Repeat this from 10 to 20 times.
Make it a point to repeat these lower ab exercises 4-5 times a week.
At first, you may feel that lower ab exercises are hard because the muscles respond slowly as they are not strong. And eventually you may feel tiresome to do because the stubborn layer of fat around there makes it appear that the progress is slow. In view of this, it is important to do the lower ab exercises correctly as there are chances to cheat by incorporating other muscles into the workout (like hip flexors and lower back muscles). Nevertheless, even the highly targeted lower ab exercises do require some effort from the upper abs. This emphasizes the importance of the need to concentrate during the routine.
Tips To Do Lower Ab Exercises
Lower ab muscles are the foundation of your core and are thus critical to overall strength and stability. Excessive momentum has the potential to negate the intended effect of the exercise and you’ll begin working out those muscles other than you want to. The e4xercises for lower ab in my website are aimed at training the two specific muscle groups that constitute the lower abdomen while minimizing the involvement of other abs muscles.
Don’t forget that abs are endurance muscles, so treat them like they are and keep the momentum going until you can’t do any more.
Inhale while your muscles are relaxing, lengthening, stretching out and exhale when you are contracting, shortening, tightening or crunching. So the abs exercises you do will work the entire set of muscles in some form.