Sentences with phrase «abdominis more»

This exercise uses the heels to push onto the floor to work out the rectus abdominis more than traditional crunches.

Not exact matches

The transverse abdominis increases abdominal pressure so you can lift more weight.

That being said, you need to focus on strengthening your deep core muscles which make up the bigger part of your overall core strength, such as the transversus abdominis, instead solely isolating the more superficial abdominal muscles such as the six pack.

The muscles known as the core are a corset of muscle groups surrounding the back and abdomen, or more precisely, the transversus abdominis, multifidis, diaphragm and pelvic floor.

Get in the habit of doing this at least 4 - 5 days per week while driving somewhere and you may find that this helps to flatten your stomach more by strengthening the transversus abdominis muscle (the deep abdominal muscles beneath the rectus abdominis) if you previously had a «lazy belly».

The core includes more than just the abdominal muscles — it is made up of the transverse abdominis, the multifidus, the diaphragm, and the pelvic floor musculature.

This exercises will hit all the core muscles, transversus abdominis, internal and external obliques, rectus abdominis, and more.

If you're trying to get abdominal definition, you have to make the superficial muscles in your abs, mostly the rectus abdominis, larger and more defined AND reduce the tummy fat that covers your ab muscles.

The seated twists with a medicine ball is a more advanced exercise that works the core and abdominal muscles, particularly the rectus abdominis, and the external and internal obliques.

The fact that your back threatens to seize when coughing points more toward the transverse abdominis dysfunction, because this is the muscle that contracts when you cough.

Using internal cues to focus on the muscle does not improve rectus abdominis muscle activity but leads to preferentially more external oblique muscle activity.

Therefore, the transverse abdominis appears to be more heavily pennated in the lower abdomen, the internal oblique displays the opposite trend, and the external oblique is similarly pennated in both regions.

Using a weightlifting belt in the deadlift may lead to more rectus abdominis muscle activity and less external obliques muscle activity.

The crunch with a heel push looks like a traditional crunch, but in this version, you push your heels into the floor, which engages the rectus abdominis muscles more than regular crunches.