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Friday, March 7, 2008

Training The Lower Abdominals

There are two basic areas of confusion when it comes to abdominal training. The first of these is that of the much sought after lower abdominals. Many folks (including my new personal training clients) say that their upper abdominals are starting to really show, but the lower abdominals are not coming in at all regardless of how much training they do. These are also usually the same folks that are always on the lookout for the miracle lower abdominal exercise.

But if you look at the anatomical picture of the abdominals found here (clients only), you can clearly see that the rectus abdominus is a single muscle running from sternum to pelvis. The lower abdominals do not exist. Continue Reading »

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