Lie down on the ground, and drive your lower back into the floor. Hold a light weight plate or dumbbell in both hands. Lift your legs off the floor just a few inches. At the same time, extend your ...

what to read next A warning: when it comes to the ab exercises and workouts below ... your arms extended holding the barbell above your chest. Keeping your arms fixed straight raise your legs ...

Reverse crunches target the lower abs and tone the lower belly pooch by working the rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis ...

This financial and personal discipline is essential, yet interestingly, it hasn’t resulted in prominently developed chest or abdominal muscles. So, what is the reason behind this phenomenon? While ...

A buff chest doesn’t just look magazine, gym, and beach-ready; strong chest muscles also give you better posture, support your upper back muscles, and improve your pushing power. Building a ...

No matter which variations you follow, crunches have the advantage over sit-ups of being able to better target abdominal muscles. "Because the movement is smaller, you can control momentum more," ...

The abdominal and chest muscles activate, compressing your lungs and producing a blast of air. Then the back of your tongue elevates, partially closing the passage to your mouth and forcing the ...

And obesity, or anything else that weakens the abdominal wall ... “The rectus abdominis or ‘six-pack’ muscles are long and extend from the chest cavity to the pelvis. They perform better ...

If you want to build a bigger chest in time for summer but are new to strength training and don’t know where to start, then this workout can help. Walking into a gym and being swamped by crazy ...