Comments on: Lower Ab Workouts – A Waste of Time?

By: vacoder

vacoder — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:20:42 +0000

Excellent post!!!
I have been following your blog for a while and one thing is for certain- for best explanation of exercises…I don’t think there is a better source. Thanks for the videos as well!

By: Yavor

Yavor — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:20:14 +0000

Mark, I will have to learn about these from you.

Cheers,

Yavor

By: Mark's Fat Burning Food and Fitness Blog

Mark's Fat Burning Food and Fitness Blog — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:50:25 +0000

Good job man, keep it up

I like to use Garhammer Raises with intermediate to advanced athletes, and for example Abs Tri-Sets: really smokes them!

Thanks,
Mark

By: Yavor

Yavor — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:50:17 +0000

Julius, in my experience generally it’s safe.

However, if you have a history of lower back injuries, especially ones caused by loaded flexion in the lower back (picking something heavy while bending the lower back or doing leg presse and flexing the lower back), I wouldn’t do HLR’s.

cheers,

Yavor

By: Julius

Julius — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:06:22 +0000

Hi Yavor,

Isn’t the hanging leg raise bad on the lower back?

By: Yavor

Yavor — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:10:04 +0000

1. Get strong in barbell squats, deadlifts, l-sits, hanging leg raises, planks.
2. Lose body fat until the line is uncovered.

By: David

David — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:56:36 +0000

How do you get the line that runs through your groin to the lower abs?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:19:21 +0000

MAN! Your site is packed with so much valuable information. Every time I stop by to check out a post I end up spending 30+ minutes on here.

By: Yavor

Yavor — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:43:47 +0000

Matt,

Keep doing what got you the 4-pack and soon you will have a six pack man. If you want it to be more prominent – increase strength and also do some higher rep work – 8-12 reps – to make it pop.

Darrin,

yeah man – stabilization works to engage the stomach muscles. However I DO believe there is place for direct training and that’s why I mention hanging leg raises.

Craig,

dude, if somebody wants to be in kickass shape, the easiest way is to find somebody who already is in kickass shape (like you)and do what they tell them to do. You def walk the walk man. Speaking of curls –check out the next post:
http://relativestrengthadvantage.com/biceps-strength/

Raymond,

it’s diet plus more strength and size to make the muscle pop. Sounds like you are starting to feel the muscle work right on hanging leg raises.

Cheers guys,

Yavor

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:18:44 +0000

Nice Post! I always wondered about the lower abs. I have a definite top 4 showing but just can’t make the lower pop. I was putting it down to diet?.
I find hanging legs hard. I do my best to stop any swinging momenteum but can’t. I try to squeeze at the top and hold but only for micro-seconds, everyone tells me it good stuff.
Cool video.

By: Craig Avera

Craig Avera — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:41:13 +0000

I’m definitely a believer in using compound movements to train the entire abdominal region like you talk about with “Stabilization Training”

Last summer I did nothing but planks and hanging leg raises to directly target abs, and relied mainly on compound movements like “Thrusters” and pull ups to build a strong core.

It’s like people trying to build bigger arms with nothing but bicep curls… when chinups are much more functional and effective.

By: Darrin

Darrin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:32:10 +0000

Yavor,
Nice to see someone else calling BS on all the abs-centered exercise regimens. A lot of the “big lifts” like deadlifts, presses, and pull ups engage your abs much more than people realize. I’ll throw in some planks and L-sits from time to time to mix it up.

By: Matt S

Matt S — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:08:24 +0000

Nice post, this is exactly what I am trying to do, I have a six back but the bottom of my abs are far from as nice as my upper part of my abs. So good post and it helps