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The knee raise exercise will work the lower abdominals, and can also work the obliques (see abdominal external oblique muscle and abdominal internal oblique muscle) if one twists the torso during the exercise. This version of the knee raise has been praised by fitness communities [who?] for its effectiveness, as working the abdominal muscles.
The leg raise is a strength training exercise which targets the iliopsoas (the anterior hip flexors).Because the abdominal muscles are used isometrically to stabilize the body during the motion, leg raises are also often used to strengthen the rectus abdominis muscle and the internal and external oblique muscles.
Muscles Worked: A plank is a full-body exercise, but specifically, it works your transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis (aka the six-pack), internal and external obliques and scapular (shoulder ...
Major variants: hanging ~ (hanging from a high bar), side ~ (lying on side), knee raise (lying on back, drawing knees to chest). The Russian twist is a type of exercise that is used to work the abdomen muscles by performing a twisting motion on the abdomen.
The reverse crunch is a simple core exercise that targets those hard-to-hit lower abs — without straining your neck and back. Are crunches a pain in the neck? Try this ab exercise instead
Men's Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. demonstrates the proper form for the hanging leg raise, a difficult ab workout exercise.
Abdominal exercises are a type of strength exercise that affect the abdominal muscles (colloquially known as the stomach muscles or "abs"). Human abdominal consist of four muscles which are the rectus abdomens, internal oblique, external oblique, and transversus abdominis. [ 1 ]
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