njsweetheart
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i've been having an issue with my lower abs.. my upper abs are pretty toned, and i do 5 sets of 25 crunches and 3 sets of 15 leg lifts, but i still see no improvement in my lower abs.. any suggestions?
Try putting something under your back(exercise ball if available) when you do crunches so you can lean back further than just hitting the floor in a regular crunch, IMO this works the lower abs better. HOpefully you can catch what i mean, kinda hard to explain.
you have my condolences. 8% is pretty damn lean.Lower abs are the bane of my existence. I am almost at 8% BF and I still cannot see them.
You have hit a new low. Get the hell out of this forumLower abs are the bane of my existence. I am almost at 8% BF and I still cannot see them.
I am going to leg-kick the sh!t out of you very soon. Don't suffocate on Twinkle's neck fat...You have hit a new low. Get the hell out of this forum
I am going to leg-kick the sh!t out of you very soon. Don't suffocate on Twinkle's neck fat...You have hit a new low. Get the hell out of this forum
i've been having an issue with my lower abs.. my upper abs are pretty toned, and i do 5 sets of 25 crunches and 3 sets of 15 leg lifts, but i still see no improvement in my lower abs.. any suggestions?
i completely estimated everything, but i used this website to help calculate and it says 19% or 17-21%.. also when i do crunches i do it on that bench that lifts up at the top and has the bars to rest your arms, no idea what its called though
For starters, for a female to see her lower abs she has to be VERY lean. If you are ~19% BF, then you probably WON'T see your abs; I don't start to see mine until I am close to 8% BF! My suggestion is that you aim to get at least BELOW 15% BF before you can really expect to see anything. So, like kkschaef said, your diet is the KEY! You need to make sure that your eating is spot on. Also, make sure you are lifting (focussing on just doing abs exercises won't do as much for your abs as say doing squats and deadlifts, where you are using your core all the time!); the more muscle you have, the more efficient your body will be at burning fuel (and the more you can eat, LOL)...Just my 2 cents...Good luck, chick.Your diet will be key on thsi one. With lower abs for many a low body fat level needs to take place. So first look into what you are eating.
Yeah I would say you have taken quite a liking to this board huh Rosie?For starters, for a female to see her lower abs she has to be VERY lean. If you are ~19% BF, then you probably WON'T see your abs; I don't start to see mine until I am close to 8% BF! My suggestion is that you aim to get at least BELOW 15% BF before you can really expect to see anything. So, like kkschaef said, your diet is the KEY! You need to make sure that your eating is spot on. Also, make sure you are lifting (focussing on just doing abs exercises won't do as much for your abs as say doing squats and deadlifts, where you are using your core all the time!); the more muscle you have, the more efficient your body will be at burning fuel (and the more you can eat, LOL)...Just my 2 cents...Good luck, chick.
I totally agree with njsweetheart. Lower abs is really hard to work on. I'm a very slim girl but my lower abs are far from slim. It could be due to my diet but I'm really not sure how to eat properly. My body fat is around 17%. What am I doing wrong?
I agree with Inarius. Your 'abs' consist of 4 muscles: transverse abdominus, rectus abdominus, internal obliques, and external obliques. The transverse abdominus and rectus abdominus are the muscle that run the LENGTH of your midsection (i.e. the 6 or 8 pack that you can (or can not) see). You can NOT target either just the upper or lower region of these; most exercises work (to some degree) the ENTIRE length of the muscle (which is what you want). The only thing that is going to be able to let you SEE your abs (and lower abs in particular) is if your bodyfat % is low (depending upon genetics, but anything less than 12% BF for a female, aroundabouts; just so you know how everyone varies, I can't see mine until I am 8-9% BF!), and if you actually HAVE the muscle THERE to see! (Yes, genetics also has a role in how your body looks and how well and much you will be able to see of your 'abs', but it is MINIMAL!) So, pretty much this is DIET. Also exercising the abdominals to develop the muscles. Abs, however, are like any other muscle, and do NOT need to be done every day, or for endless reps. ~100 reps (quality) twice a week, weighted, should be enough to help develop your midsection (as well as doing exercises that work the core - i.e. squats, deadlifts, etc.)Your ab's are one muscle... There's no Lower and Upper... It's one muscle. Just lower your bf. Watch your diet, train your abs, and cut bf. Part of it is genetics as well...
Okay.Stop doing ab workouts and start doing some more weightlifting!!
Got me to look.lol just realized that this is kinda old
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