![]() ![]() When choosing an exercise it’s always best practice to first understand how a muscle works in real life and its basic anatomy. Step 1 In Evaluating The Best Abdominal Muscle Exercises: Understanding How Your Abs Work Thanks as always for reading and do be sure to share the article with anyone you think might benefit from it. It’s a difficult movement to say the least, but if you work up to it you will be rewarded by ultra-strong abdominals and it’s a staple for all of my clients in my practice as a personal trainer in NYC. In this article we take a look at my recommendation for the most effective abdominal exercise- the hanging leg raise- and discuss why I picked it, how to do it correctly and how to work up to it if you aren’t able to do them at the start. ![]() Top Olympic lifters and powerlifters have some of the strongest human abdominal muscles on the planet, but due to their body fat distribution they seldom have anything even remotely resembling a 6 pack. Strong abdominals are also key to proper posture and the prevention of back injury, aspects of physical fitness that far outweigh the cosmetic and relatively superficial pursuit of having washboard abs- which, by the way are no indication that your abdominal muscles are necessarily strong. A sleek midsection, rippling with muscle comes more from your diet and what you do to reduce body fat in terms of energy expenditure, but you won’t burn much of anything training the relatively small abdominal muscles, regardless of how intensely you train them (See my article- Getting The 6 Pack- It’s More About What You Eat Than What You Do and How Long Does It Take To Get Muscle Definition.) That being said, abdominal strength is an important component to the execution of almost every athletic movement and strong abdominals play a stabilizing role in just about every physical activity we undertake. Thirdly, the most effective abdominal exercise, executed perfectly on a regular basis won’t give you a 6 pack. ![]() Secondly, there is no such thing as a ‘best exercise for your abdominals.’ Hanging leg raises may stimulate your abdominal muscles more than crunches, planks and leg raises but they are not your best choice if you can’t do them properly. Firstly, abdominal exercises that best engage your abdominal muscles are exceptionally difficult and thus require some degree of base strength or pre-training before being able to execute them correctly and effectively. The Most Effective Abdominal Exercises: Hanging Leg Raises (UPDATED 6-2020)īefore we delve into my pick for the most effective abdominal exercises for bringing out your abs and sing praises for hanging leg raises, I would like to preface this article with three important points. ![]()
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