Lower Abs
Lower Abs
Lower abs are great for people who feel like the lower portion of their stomach is not as developed as the upper portion. This exercise is extremely hard to do at first and requires great concentration. Lower abs works primarily the lower portion of your abs as well as your obliques because you are performing spinal flexion.
Instructions
- Lie on a bench with your legs straight up in the air with feet crossed and knees slightly bent. Reach over your head and grasp the end of the bench.
- Rise up off the bench slightly by lifting your pelvis straight up with your stomach.
- Contract your stomach as hard as you can at the top of the movement.
- Resist on the way back down.
Tips
- Make sure you initiate the movement with your abs and don't just jerk yourself up with your legs and hips.
- Concentrate on not returning to the starting position completely with your buttocks touching the bench completely. Stop just short of that.
- After you adapt to this exercise, you can rise up more intensely on the upward movement, but you should always resist and come back in a more controlled manner but not necessarily slow.
To ask a question about abdominals, go to the abdominal forum.
Return to the Abdominals Workout Center.
*As always, you should consult your physician before starting an exercise program.
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