Got waist from 38 ″ to 31.5 ″, can see
upper abs well «4 - pack» but lower abs will not show.
For example, crunches train
your upper abs better while sitting - ups strengthen the lower muscles more efficiently.
There are many variations, but the basic one trains
the upper abs the best.
This movement stimulates
your upper abs the best.
Not exact matches
The most desired attributes include a chiseled V - cut in the lower
abs, bulging horseshoe - shaped triceps, a dramatic V - taper torso with a wide and
well - carved
upper back and a thin waist.
The swing combines strength and cardio as it targets your back,
abs, core, glutes, hamstrings and calves, as
well as your
upper body.
«If you're finding you're not recovered enough in between sessions, the
good news is you're training hard enough to fatigue yourself that much so you can adapt it to a split program — training the lower body and
abs for one session and
upper body the next,» he says.
An unpopular yet highly effective exercise, the landmine press mainly targets the
upper portion of the pecs, while improving core stability and strengthening the
abs as
well.
This training gear can make your leg muscles work
better, give intensity to the glutes,
upper body,
abs, and can be a great help in providing a
good training after an injury.
«Doing lower body and
abs one session and
upper body the next is a
good split for beginners,» says Fitness Enhancement Personal Training CEO Scott Hunt.
The squat probably didn't come to your mind when I mentioned
ab exercises in the title of this article, but squats are probably one of the
best exercises for developing your core and
upper body in addition to the lower body.
«If you're finding you're not recovered enough in between sessions, the
good news is that you're training hard enough to fatigue yourself that much so you can adapt it to a split program of lower body and
abs for one session and
upper body the next,» he says.
«Its one of the
best weight - bearing exercises because you have to lift your entire body weight using your arms,
upper body, and
abs,» he says — plus, its a superquick workout.
Bicycle crunches — To really finish off the
abs, bicycle crunches are ideal because they hit the
upper, middle, and lower abdominals, as
well as the obliques as
well.
How I plan a week: The format I generally use for total body training would include a lower body workout like this with a light
ab circuit on Day 1, an
upper body workout on Day 2 as
well as a fast bodyweight circuit, another leg circuit on Day 3 with a core workout, and a final
upper body circuit on Day 4 with a fast bodyweight circuit.
The
best exercises for the
upper abs are rope crunches, decline crunches,
ab machine workout or pull down crunches.
Oh and is the program just for legs or does it cover basic
abs and
upper body as
well?
My skinny legs eBook covers full body (
upper body and
abs, as
well as legs) for resistance training, plus cardio.
You will see there are so many variations, which work your
upper and lower
abs, obliques and your lower back, as
well.
TRX pikes are a great exercise for
abs but also require
upper body strength as you have to hold up a
good percentage of your bodyweight.
Ab bicycles are a combination abdominal exercise that works the
upper and lower
abs, as
well as secondarily the obliques.
There are some really
good upper abs exercises that can bring fast results.
Your
upper body injury just gives you a
good reason to focus even more intensely on your lower body,
abs, and interval training during this period when you won't be able to do
upper body exercises.
For example, if you catch it higher it trains
upper parts
better if you take it lower it has an effect on lower
abs and obliques, as
well.
Crunches are pretty
good for toning
upper abs, but by using a Swiss ball you can make this exercise even more efficient.
While the traditional crunch is among the least efficient
abs exercises, reverse crunch actually works the
upper and lower
abs really
well.
This way abdominal muscles are worked
better, moreover besides obliques,
upper, lower
abs is trained.
However, do not do only these
upper abs workouts during your training sessions, integrate two or three which you like the
best.
In this post, you will find the
best upper abs workout videos I found.
My point here is that this type of excessive
abs training is really a waste of time training a relatively small muscle group such as the
abs, when that time could have been
better spent on full body exercises such as squats, deadlifts, clean & presses, lunges,
upper body presses and pulls, dumbbell swings, snatches, etc, etc..
Sculpting your
upper and lower
abs might be the key to your six - pack dreams, but if you want
better spine mobility and and torso rotation, look to your obliques.
This exercise also engages your
abs and «core» — the muscles that link your
upper and lower body — as
well as shoulders, arms and butt.
The truth about lower
abs vs.
upper abs training, and why you find it nearly impossible to get those lower
abs to look
good.
This type of workout develops the strength of the hamstrings Furthermore, it also strengthens the
abs, glutes, calves, quads,
upper and lower back, as
well as the arm muscles.
Something that would be a
good advantage if you are training at home is a pole or a tree branch that you can hang from as
well as to be able to tie some rope in order to do a few inverted raises which puts enormous isolated stress on your
upper abs.
By targeting your muscles this way, you will be able to activate all desired muscle groups —
upper, middle and lower
abs as
well as obliques.
Concretely, it targets your lower, middle and
upper abs as
well as your core and obliques.
The conclusion I have made is that anyone who wants to build
good upper body muscular endurance, develop great
abs and improve their mind muscle connection should definately include all kinds of press ups in their workout routine.
I personnally noticed that the standard version is the
best one for toning the
abs and the advanced wall press up is the
best for building overall
upper body strength.
The second and
best way to superset is by pairing exercises of opposing muscle groups such as back and chest, thighs and hamstrings, biceps and triceps; or different muscle movements such as shoulders and calves,
upper abs and lower
abs.
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