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Whats the best exercise for the lower abs?

NaughtyinCali Posts: 38

September 2013 edited February 4 in Fitness and Exercise

Im already doing planks and crunches, but is there another exercise that would better target the muscles right above the pelvic bone?

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  spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member

  September 2013

  Deadlifts.

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  TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member

  September 2013

  From pilates; I knew I couldn't describe it, so here's a video.
  
  http://video.about.com/exercise/Best-Lower-Ab-Exercises.htm
  
  The double dip is a killer.....

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  jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member

  September 2013

  What makes you think there's a strength deficiency? If you want to reveal abs, lose fat.
  
  Lifting your legs in various ways will get the lower abs pretty good.

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  shellma00 Posts: 1,684 Member

  September 2013

  I have heard Reverse Crunches.

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  micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member

  September 2013

  Planks and leg raises are all I do for abs. My abs are involved in about every exercise I do, so I don't do a lot of separate ab work.

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  NaughtyinCali Posts: 38

  September 2013

  Thanks I just looked at the video, I'll give it a try.

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  phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member

  September 2013

  There is no such thing as lower and upper abs in regards to exercise. There are abs. Don't believe me, look at their insertion points.

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  hottamolly00 Posts: 338 Member

  September 2013

  Running.

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  bugaha1 Posts: 602 Member

  September 2013

  bump

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  StrictlyPro Posts: 72

  September 2013

  Hanging leg raises, standing\kneeling cable crunches, ab wheel

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  bikinisuited Posts: 881 Member

  September 2013

  From pilates; I knew I couldn't describe it, so here's a video.
  
  http://video.about.com/exercise/Best-Lower-Ab-Exercises.htm
  
  The double dip is a killer.....

  
  Thank you for the recommendation as this is perfect for knee injuries!! Love pilates and can't wait to get back in my exercise routine when I recover from my knee injury

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