[babii_hunni3]

how do u get the lower abs? like the lower part of ur stomach?

[donny fyasko]

Reverse crunches, reverse decline crunches, and hanging leg lifts.
That's all I know off the top of my head.

[sweetz_01]

^ how do you do a reverse crunch? I need to tone my tummy...grad is coming soon ><"

[iAM_Vindicated]

i'm sorry but...... what are

Reverse crunches, reverse decline crunches, and hanging leg lifts.

[missGiang]

Reverse crunches are kinda hard to explain, it has to be literally shown to you. I'll try my best though.
So basically what you do is lay flat on the floor, put both your arms to the side flat.
Now lift your legs and keep lifting them till you can't anymore.
Then, basically try to get your bum off the floor using your stomach not your arms. (And remember not to swing your legs, since the momemtum is what's causing your bum to move not your abs)
Pretend like you're trying to touch the ceiling with your feet but use your abs to push yourself off the ground.

Do it until it burns, then do it some more until you really feel like you're about to drop-dead-asleep. Keep doing it like that everyday for at least 3 weeks. It'll start to tone. And of course, healthy diets and don't push yourself TOO hard.

Good luck : )

[T.LUU]

I agree with missGiang. We had to do those at taekwondo and it really hurts your stomach once you start, but it's worth it. Another thing that's kinda similar to that is leg lifts. What you do is lay flat on your back and lift your legs about.. 1 foot off the floor, not too much higher than that and not too much lower. After you hold that position for a while, your tummy will start to hurt, but again, it's waaay worth it.

I did these excercises with some crunches daily over the summer and it started to work. I guess you could say that there was a sorta visible line going down the middle of my stomach. Sorta. But then I got tired of doing the exercises so much and now my tummy is back to its flabby self T____T;;

[GOOMBA]

Reverse crunches are kinda hard to explain, it has to be literally shown to you. I'll try my best though.
So basically what you do is lay flat on the floor, put both your arms to the side flat.
Now lift your legs and keep lifting them till you can't anymore.
Then, basically try to get your bum off the floor using your stomach not your arms. (And remember not to swing your legs, since the momemtum is what's causing your bum to move not your abs)
Pretend like you're trying to touch the ceiling with your feet but use your abs to push yourself off the ground.

Do it until it burns, then do it some more until you really feel like you're about to drop-dead-asleep. Keep doing it like that everyday for at least 3 weeks. It'll start to tone. And of course, healthy diets and don't push yourself TOO hard.

Good luck : )

thanks, this sure helped alot in the routine i'm trying to start =)

[makemyday]

Do it until it burns, then do it some more until you really feel like you're about to drop-dead-asleep. Keep doing it like that everyday for at least 3 weeks. It'll start to tone. And of course, healthy diets and don't push yourself TOO hard.

"do it til it burns" is about.. 3 reverse crunches for me.
i dont know about you
but everytime i read "3 reps of 10" or something like that in a magazine..
it becomes "2 reps of 5" for me.


why (OH WHY) do i have no self control at ALL WHATSOFREAKINEVER?

[krankee]

i would always do these exercises for like 1 week then give up haha. im so lazy =/

[donny fyasko]

I did some research and ask a few trainers at my school's gym and I found out that it is a popular misconception that the abs are divided into upper and lower sections. It is actually one huge long muscle ranging from your lower chest to pelvic area. So pretty much any work on that muscle will work out the entire muscle. So "upper" and "lower" ab muscles will have the same impact.

So to tone your "lower abs", do a variety of abdominal exercises. Not just exercises that are categorized as "lower". Spice it up and be random

To shave off layers of fat that's located on your lower abs, do cardio.


Leg Lifts:

1. Lie down flat on your back on the ground.

2. Lift your legs about 45 degrees in the air (aim for 6 inches). Be sure to keep them locked and straight.

3. Then return them slowly to the resting position, but don't let your legs touch the ground.

4. Repeat.

Hanging Leg Lifts:



1. Lift your legs until they're parallel with the ground.
2. Return them slowly to resting position.

Note: Don't use momentum in any of these leg lifts. It will negate the exercise entirely.

People have explained reverse crunches so I won't go into detail about that one.

Reverse declined crunches are the same thing as reverse crunches except you will be doing it on an inclined bench.

Anyways happy exercising!!
AND REMEMBER...

Maintain the mindset of progress and don't give up!!

[MirokuDesu]

Should just do push ups, they seem to work better

[donny fyasko]

Should just do push ups, they seem to work better

Oh god, tell me you're joking.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[sweetz_01]

Reverse crunches are kinda hard to explain, it has to be literally shown to you. I'll try my best though.
So basically what you do is lay flat on the floor, put both your arms to the side flat.
Now lift your legs and keep lifting them till you can't anymore.
Then, basically try to get your bum off the floor using your stomach not your arms. (And remember not to swing your legs, since the momemtum is what's causing your bum to move not your abs)
Pretend like you're trying to touch the ceiling with your feet but use your abs to push yourself off the ground.

Do it until it burns, then do it some more until you really feel like you're about to drop-dead-asleep. Keep doing it like that everyday for at least 3 weeks. It'll start to tone. And of course, healthy diets and don't push yourself TOO hard.

Good luck : )

ooo, thank you for the description I'll start tonight and hopefully my flabby tummy would shrink a bit

[JupiterJazz]

don't forget to do some aerobics because everyone has abs just sometimes the fat in front of the muscle makes it harder to be seen. so a good idea is to run or jog or swim ... anything that gets your body moving... and eat healthy too... this takes time