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Great post.The function of the abdominals is to bring the rib cage towards the pelvis. If you want to target your abs, it has to be a crunching movement. Other exercises indirectly work the abs by making them contract to stabilize, but they won't work the abs through a full range of motion. While standing, raise one of your legs in front of you while placing your hand on your abs; you won't feel them doing much because that's not their primary function.
If you want to target the abs, do crunches. Side bends and adding twists to your crunches is all you need to make your obliques tight. Do leg raises and other exercises like that if you think you get something out of them. Many do...
I agree with this. I find myself doing decline crunches more than anything, manly because it's more comfortable for me. Crunches on the ground or even a mat are hell on my lower back/tailbone lol. I find myself doing a variety of stuff on the decline, the stuff mentioned above, and also crunches while holding a medicine ball over my head.IMO, it really doesn't matter which exercise you use...as long as you feel them and hit them from every angle. For example, for me I feel that decline crunch (upper and middle abs) and V-ups (lower abs) are better alternatives than crunches and lying leg lifts, respectively. That's just me.
What makes them show is bodyfat loss anyway.
Good call. I tried pull-overs for the first time this week and they didn't feel quite right. I was laying flat on a bench, though. I will lay sideways on the bench and see if that helps.I mean lying perpendicular to a bench with only your upper back touching the bench (you know what I mean). This way, you can drop your ass and enhance the ROM and stretch you get, as opposed to lying on a bench in regular fashion, where you can't drop your ass, limiting the effectiveness of pullovers (in my opinion).
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