Abdominal Exercises
Lying Leg Raises
It is an excellent abdominal exercise for the lower abdominal muscles but will not help you to loose weight.
How to do:
Ab Crunches
Yo can easily performed ab crunches by lying on your back and placing the calves on a bench so that the legs are bent at a 90 degree angle to the floor.
Place the hands behind the head and then raise the head and shoulder blades off of the ground towards the knees.
The range of motion is rather short.
It is not necessary to touch the forehead to the knees as this would require improper form.
For the best result, perform the ab crunches slowly and deliberately.
V-ups
V-ups are an excellent abdominal exercise that strongly stresses the lower abdominal muscles. Although its an effective abdominal exercise. This exercise not for everyone. It's a more advanced abdominal exercise.
How to do:
Good Luck!
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Lying Leg Raises
It is an excellent abdominal exercise for the lower abdominal muscles but will not help you to loose weight.
How to do:
- Lye down on your back placing the hands face down underneath the lower back and rear end for better leverage.
- Bring the knees up (bent legged) towards the chin while contracting the abdominal muscles.
- Then return the legs to an almost straight legged position stretching the abdominal muscles.
- The legs should be just a few inches off of the floor at the starting point.
Ab Crunches
Yo can easily performed ab crunches by lying on your back and placing the calves on a bench so that the legs are bent at a 90 degree angle to the floor.
Place the hands behind the head and then raise the head and shoulder blades off of the ground towards the knees.
The range of motion is rather short.
It is not necessary to touch the forehead to the knees as this would require improper form.
For the best result, perform the ab crunches slowly and deliberately.
V-ups
V-ups are an excellent abdominal exercise that strongly stresses the lower abdominal muscles. Although its an effective abdominal exercise. This exercise not for everyone. It's a more advanced abdominal exercise.
How to do:
- Sit at the end of a bench, place the hands face down under the rear end for leverage, legs should be at 45-90 degree angles from the floor and the upper body at about a 45-90 degree angle from the bench.
- Now bring the knees up to the chest while simultaneously bringing the chest towards the knees, repeat. The legs and torso make a v-shape, thereby receiving the name V-Ups.
Good Luck!
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