Lower Abdominal Workout

When you exercise your abdominal muscles  all of them work in conjunction with each other. They are after all part of an over all system that stabilizes your midsection. With that being said it is possible to do specific exercises that target different areas of your abdominal musculature allowing for greater strength in those areas.

Most people work their abs by doing either sit-ups or crunches. Sit-ups are not nearly as effective at working your abs as crunches are and while both exercises are good for ab development they for the most part work the upper abs best.

For a good lower abdominal workout you have to reverse what you are doing when it comes to the traditional crunch.

The idea is to draw your lower body towards your upper body using your stomach muscles. Reverse crunches and leg raises are good for a lower abdominal workout.

To really work your lower abdominal muscles try hanging leg or knee raises. You can do this hanging from a chin-up bar or using straps specifically made for this. The straps do make this easier because you don't have to worry about your grip strength giving out in the middle of your set.

It is recommended that you do you lower abdominal workout before you do your upper abdominals because the exercises for lower abs require more stability and coordination. If you choose to do upper abdominals first you may find it's almost impossible to get your lower abdominal workout finished because your muscles are worn out.