Lower abdomen toning

tigersword

There's no such thing as "upper" and "lower" abs. It's one muscle, if you work abs, you are working the entire thing. Now, working your abs does nothing for excess abdominal fat. Calorie deficit takes care of that.

Brunner26_2

My trainer has me do leg lifts (4 sets of 30) and reverse crunches (3 sets of 20) It's working, but very slowly.

It's not the crunches that's doing it. It's the calorie deficit.

Matt_Wild

Lose more body fat. You can't tone anything. You build muscle or lose fat. There is nothing you can tone.

marypatmccue

What is orrly?

GamerLady

Lose more body fat. You can't tone anything. You build muscle or lose fat. There is nothing you can tone.

^^This^^

marypatmccue

There's no such thing as "upper" and "lower" abs. It's one muscle, if you work abs, you are working the entire thing. Now, working your abs does nothing for excess abdominal fat. Calorie deficit takes care of that.

Uhm. To your first point:
LOL - What?!
Please see below.


But yes, you're right, eating at a deficit is what will help...

lucycassingena

If its a slang word I won't get it.. Not up to date with that to be honest lol.

Thanks for the advice everyone I will carry on with watching calories and try a few things and hope to see a change.

ndj1979

Hey guys,

I Currently do:
3 sets of 20 squats for my bum and legs
3 sets of 20 crunches for my upper abdomen
And run 30 mins 3 times a week training for a 5k

What is the best exercise to shrink my lower abdomen?
This seems to be a problem area for me :-(

you need to wrap it in shrink wrap for seven days and then release..works wonders for me...

Matt_Wild

There are upper and lower ab exercises and indeed obliques etc.

However a general exercise regime will grow them.

I built this look last year with no ab work at all...

MireyGal76

I know you can't spot lose, but I am interested in knowing what people do to work their lower abs.

bicycle crunches
pikes
leg raises

but I don't do many of them - only for maybe 5 mins max, once a week at boxing.

also... planks - front, side, obliques

marypatmccue

There are upper and lower ab exercises and indeed obliques etc.

However a general exercise regime will grow them.

I built this look last year with no ab work at all...

Hey... hi there... how you doin'?!
HAHA

longtimeterp

i use my slendertone below my belly button for 30min every other day, works great!

michellelemorgan

There are upper and lower ab exercises and indeed obliques etc.

However a general exercise regime will grow them.

I built this look last year with no ab work at all...

He has all of those stomach muscles just from losing body fat? Does this mean I can quit doing ab ripper x?

ajhugz

Hey guys,

I Currently do:
3 sets of 20 squats for my bum and legs
3 sets of 20 crunches for my upper abdomen
And run 30 mins 3 times a week training for a 5k

What is the best exercise to shrink my lower abdomen?
This seems to be a problem area for me :-(

Try this, its a 10 minute workout for lower abs. Youtube is your friend. Just use the search bar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RaP4Hi4m9I

tigersword

There's no such thing as "upper" and "lower" abs. It's one muscle, if you work abs, you are working the entire thing. Now, working your abs does nothing for excess abdominal fat. Calorie deficit takes care of that.

Uhm. To your first point:
LOL - What?!
Please see below.


But yes, you're right, eating at a deficit is what will help...

Let me rephrase. It is one muscle group, that all works together. You cannot really isolate upper or lower. Upper ab exercises also work the lower abs, and lower ab exercises also work the upper abs. It's impossible to only work one part of the muscle.

NikoM5

There's no such thing as "upper" and "lower" abs. It's one muscle, if you work abs, you are working the entire thing. Now, working your abs does nothing for excess abdominal fat. Calorie deficit takes care of that.

Uhm. To your first point:
LOL - What?!
Please see below.


But yes, you're right, eating at a deficit is what will help...

Tigersworld was correct. There are no "upper" and "lower" abs. The 6 or 8 pack is actually the rectus abdominis and it's one long muscle. The other obdominal muscles, (external obliques, internal obliques, and transversus abdominis) are simply more internally or obliquely located rather than above or below.

longtimeterp

Lose more body fat. You can't tone anything. You build muscle or lose fat. There is nothing you can tone.

^^This^^

huh? there is totally such a thing a muscle toning...the more you work out a muscle the more developed, functional, and stronger it gets even if you are not "gaining mass"

tigersword

Lose more body fat. You can't tone anything. You build muscle or lose fat. There is nothing you can tone.

^^This^^

huh? there is totally such a thing a muscle toning...the more you work out a muscle the more developed, functional, and stronger it gets even if you are not "gaining mass"

And that is not even close to the definition of muscle tone. Muscle has tone, it cannot be toned. It's like saying a white car is "whited." Do you "white" your walls when you change color? You can't tone muscles, you either build them or break them down.

tigersword

There's no such thing as "upper" and "lower" abs. It's one muscle, if you work abs, you are working the entire thing. Now, working your abs does nothing for excess abdominal fat. Calorie deficit takes care of that.

Uhm. To your first point:
LOL - What?!
Please see below.


But yes, you're right, eating at a deficit is what will help...

Tigersworld was correct. There are no "upper" and "lower" abs. The 6 or 8 pack is actually the rectus abdominis and it's one long muscle. The other obdominal muscles, (external obliques, internal obliques, and transversus abdominis) are simply more internally or obliquely located rather than above or below.

People always seem to think that just because tendons cross the rectus abdominus, that it's suddenly more than one muscle.

babyluu80

20 years old almost 21, does this make a difference?

In terms of if he will hit on you or not, yes

^^^ LOL at Matt!