Sentences with phrase «external ab muscles»

EMG studies show that the bicycle crunch is particularly effective at activating the external ab muscles.

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They're a thick connective tissue which goes through the external oblique ab muscles and the groin and into the front part of the iliac spine.

Your core is made up of the rectus abdominis (the abs), the linea alba (the dense band of mid-line tissue that vertically connects the abs), the internal and external obliques, and the transversus abdominis, which is the deepest core muscle layer.

Crunches don't work as many muscle groups as planks but they hit the external rectus abdominus muscles and the external obliques hard, the ones that give your abs definition when they're developed.

If you are going to isolate your Abs when working out then you should exercise the Abs last, this is because most of the movements you do when working out, especially with free weights will involve you using your core, which are all the muscles around your mid section including your lower back and includes all the Abs (upper, lower and internal and external obliques), to keep you stable.

They are also best known for working the rectus abdominis (a.k.a the six - pack abs) muscles and the external obliques.

In this super ab routine, you will target all areas of the mid-section: rectus abdominus (the six pack), internal and external obliques, transverse abdominus (the deep muscle that act as a corset pulling in your lower belly and supporting your lower back), erector spinae muscles (muscles which line the spine) and lumbar muscles (muscles of the lower back).

External oblique muscle activity was highest in the power wheel jack knife, knee - tucks and ab sling bent leg hanging raise.

Hildenbrand et al. (2004) found that external oblique muscle activity was higher in the kneeling roll out than during bent - leg, unsupported curl ups, Swiss ball curl ups, and the Ab - Roller curl up device.

Konrad et al. (2001) compared a number of gymnastic exercises and found that the horizontal straight leg anchored side bend displayed the highest external oblique muscle activity, followed by the reverse curl up Escamilla et al. (2006) compared the power wheel roll out (power wheel in hands), jack knife and knee - tuck (power wheel attached to feet), the ab sling bent - leg hanging leg raise, the flat and decline reverse curl up, the anchored bent leg sit up, and bent leg curl up.