Abdominal exercises
are those weight training workouts that affect the abdominal muscles.
In general term abdominal muscles are known as stomach muscles.
Abdominal exercises are essential part of exercise routines of
bodybuilders, boxers, lifters and certain sports people.
Among various exercises two most important waist exercises are crunch
and leg raise.
Crunch (Ab Crunches):
It is a main abdominal exercise performed by lying on the floor with
face in the upwards direction and knees bent. Curling of the shoulders
towards the pelvis pressuries the abdominal muscles that help in
reducing fat from the tummy. Crunch is an isolation exercise and can be
done with various variants, such as reverse (curling the pelvis towards
the shoulders), cable (kneels down and pulls a cable machine downwards)
or sit-up in which one has touched the chest with the knees. In this
specific waist exercise one can either used body weight, dumbbell or
crunch machine as the required equipment.
Leg Raise:
Executed either lying flat on the floor or while sitting on a bench by
raising the knees towards the shoulders, leg raise is one of the
compound exercises for abdominal muscle. Performer can also raise the
legs to a vertical upright position and can hold the posture as per the
convenience. Leg Raise also involves the hip flexors apart from the
abdominal muscles. Some major modifications in this weight
training exercise are hanging from a high bar or lying on side or by
knee raising (drawing knees to chest).
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