How to Target Your Lower Abs (MAKE THEM VISIBLE!)

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  • čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
  • If you have lower belly fat or you are just soft in that area, you might be wondering how to target your lower abs and get visible lower abs. In this video, I am going to show you that not only yes, you can preferentially target the lower abdominal muscles, but how to do so in the most effective way possible. With three simple exercises (plus a bonus exercise) and some tips on how to do them, you will be well on your way to sculpting your lower abs.
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    You might have been told that there is no way to isolate one area of the abs over the other. In other words, you cannot work the lower abs without also working the rest of the abdominal muscles. This is true. However, based on where we initiate the movement from, we can preferentially influence the portion of the abs that we are looking for. To target the upper abs, you would perform top-down movements such as a standard crunch, but if you wanted to hit the lower ab muscles, you would perform bottom-up movements.
    The lower abs are subject to another anatomical manipulation and that comes from the position of the pelvis and the low back. To most effectively influence the lower abs, you will want a flat back throughout every ab exercise that you do. To achieve this back position, you are going to need to be in a posterior pelvic tilt. By curling your pelvis in and under, you are also helping to reduce the activation of the hip flexors during these movements.
    Next, you are going to want to set your hip angle. Ideally this will be at 90º for both your hips and your knees. However, to make the exercise easier, you will want to bring that angle closer towards your chest and to make it harder, open the angle so that your legs are farther away. Whatever angle you set, make sure to keep that angle throughout the entirety of the exercise.
    So what exercises can we do and how do we do them in order to most effectively target your lower abs?
    First up, we have swipers. The goal is to get your legs in the air by raising your pelvis completely off the ground and swiping your hands underneath where your butt was. This exercise is great because it has automatic feedback built into the movement. If you successfully curled your pelvis off the ground and towards your chest, you will be able to swipe your hands together no problem. If not, you need to focus on lifting that pelvis.
    Next, we have reverse knee tucks, but they should really be called tailbone lifts. Why? Traditionally, most people usually allow their hip flexors to dominate the movement and simply bring their knees towards their abdomen. To really make the lower abs work in this exercise, think about lifting the tailbone off the ground and bringing your knees to about forehead level. This will ensure that you are limiting the amount of work the hip flexors are doing and maximizing the work that the lower abs are performing.
    The next ab exercise is a more dynamic and tougher version of the standard plank called the plank knee slide. By incorporating the same principles that were introduced earlier, you will be effectively targeting the lower abs throughout this movement (if performed correctly, of course). Just make sure you are going slow and deliberate with each part of the movement.
    A bonus exercise that is probably one of the most effective ab exercises of all time for hitting the lower abs is the hanging leg raise. Instead of simply raising your legs up, I like to give the cue of showing your butt to the person in front of you. This will disengage the hip flexors and allow the abs to take on the brunt of the work. Another reason this exercise is so great is because you are lifting the weight of your legs against the force of gravity.
    To intensify each of these exercises, simply engage the adductors. On 3 of the 4 ab exercises I showed you, you can simply cross your legs and squeeze them together. On the plank knee slides, think about isometrically dragging the plant foot inwards.
    Furthermore, you can also add rotation to the exercises as well since the fibers of the lower abs run at a slightly oblique angle.
    None of this is going to matter if you have too much body fat covering the lower abs themselves. No exercise is going to spot reduce that fat. However, by getting your nutrition in check and being in a hypocaloric state, you will be start burning that fat off while still building and strengthening your lower abs,
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  • @athleanx
    @athleanx  Před rokem +66

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  • @SahajTalwar
    @SahajTalwar Před rokem +1201

    13 years down the line.. still providing us with new information every week!
    Hats off to you Jeff!

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem +5

      This workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

    • @whiskeydelta4180
      @whiskeydelta4180 Před rokem +4

      @@Yoshitoshi7 Excellence comes from the fundamentals, practiced, over and over again. The most elite do the basics, really, really, well. You are correct sir.

    • @eugeemz6591
      @eugeemz6591 Před rokem +2

      @@Yoshitoshi7 yeah i noticed that too but those videos are like 7 years old and little bits of information are spread troughout his videos out this compacts everything he learned in a 8 minute video

    • @Brandon68plus1
      @Brandon68plus1 Před rokem +1

      The quality of his videos now is insane compared to his old videos.

    • @TheTruem4n
      @TheTruem4n Před rokem

      I consider him as my hero.
      In 10 years i've gained weight twice, but thanks to him i also lost twice.

  • @lukajakiel9753
    @lukajakiel9753 Před rokem +435

    2:38 swiper
    3:06 knee tucks
    4:04 plank knee slide

  • @erenjaegerbomb8653
    @erenjaegerbomb8653 Před rokem +121

    That pelvic curl tip is huge, I imagine tens of thousands of viewers have been doing those wrong their whole life up to this point. Grateful for teachers that stress the keys to form instead of just listing exercise names and what they look like.

  • @papasmurf6312
    @papasmurf6312 Před rokem +3928

    Jeff the type of guy to wipe with both hands to avoid muscle imbalances

    • @MB42427
      @MB42427 Před rokem +98

      Lmmaaaooo wtf

    • @marksoliz6546
      @marksoliz6546 Před rokem +82

      Underrated comment

    • @claudioolate2516
      @claudioolate2516 Před rokem +77

      Hahahhaa. Good one. But hey jokes aside, wiping with the same arm over decades... Maybe it really causes somo imbalances? Idk. I'll set the debate

    • @_JaySho
      @_JaySho Před rokem +4

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @554drago
      @554drago Před rokem +3

      This is the best one 😂

  • @californialove964
    @californialove964 Před rokem +312

    Not a single trainer who posts videos on youtube has ALL the answers, but Jeff's content has rarely ever let me down. I'm no physical specimen, but I'm in much better shape than I would be without the lessons I've learned from Jeff over the years.
    Follow-up: I did just the basic versions of the three exercises posted in the video, and I'm sore today in my low abs in a way I've never felt before. I cannot wait to see what my progress is like in a couple months time.

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem +2

      This workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

    • @neemafaustine9815
      @neemafaustine9815 Před rokem +1

      Same

    • @eugeemz6591
      @eugeemz6591 Před rokem +1

      Same i have pelvic tilt, with the help of jeff i fixed my pain but my butt is still rounded i came to realize that my lower abs are very weak(the first time i ignored his advice since i was a 13 and had a bad expirence with ab exercises) so ive been trying to find out how to fix it since the exercises recomended by youtubers cause me lower back pain exercises people would call "easy" if there was a exercise that wouldn't cause me pain then it would actually be way too easy and won't engage my lower abs, i saw little bits of this advice on athlean x before but it wasn't a proper video like it is now, im sooooooo glad he made a video about this its like he read my mind

    • @CivilizedSavage
      @CivilizedSavage Před rokem +1

      Progress check.

    • @californialove964
      @californialove964 Před rokem +1

      @@CivilizedSavage that's really kind to ask. I've had a setback due to some shoulder pain so haven't been able to work out with much intensity but I do feel the difference both in strength and firmness in that lower ab region.

  • @dianacherry1411
    @dianacherry1411 Před rokem +12

    Thankful for your videos Jeff!! I've had major ab separation after two kids so I'm learning about training the TVA and lower abdominal muscles. Now knowing the direction and position in which you crunch/pull your body is super helpful. Keep up the great work! 🙌

  • @DeanWinchesterSW
    @DeanWinchesterSW Před 2 měsíci +2

    I specifically look for your videos whenever I’m unsure about form or how to connect to the muscle I’m trying to hit.
    The way you present the lesson and the science behind it all then jump into the exercise is masterful! Thank you so much! I gotta get a shirt now you’ve been helping me since I was a teen!

  • @abh15funk
    @abh15funk Před 5 měsíci +2

    OMG ! This video totally clears my doubt of why my lower abs have not started shaping up back again even though I have done all these ab exercises that were shown here as regular routine ones ! I will incorporate these simple modifications as shown by Jeff here ! Thanks a lot, Jeff ! 🙌

  • @advayargade746
    @advayargade746 Před rokem +5

    Love this new style of video editting and of course the information. Thanks Jeff!

  • @deman601
    @deman601 Před rokem +37

    Absolutely fitness gold information! Thanks for sharing!

  • @antihypocrites5086
    @antihypocrites5086 Před rokem +1

    I was searching for lower ab exercises and i didn't find what i was looking for and a few days later ATHLEAN-X uploads a video on lower abs, THANK YOU.

  • @lawrencemirampitas3258
    @lawrencemirampitas3258 Před rokem +2

    Im mostly impressed with the emfasis given in doing the exersises so correctly. Ive been bodybuilding for 28 years and recently started pilates on reformer. I just cant get around how all these years most of the exersises i had been shown from trainers were not correct. Another thing is that my body has changed and iam in control of all its muscles, not only the basic ones. My point is that you are the only trainer i have seen online that emfasizes on showing and explaining the correct flow of the muscle and its movements.
    Very well done!! And thank you for sharing the knowledge!!

  • @teratikkoanan7671
    @teratikkoanan7671 Před rokem +5

    Perfect illustration. Thanks Jeff.

  • @ColbyCadwell
    @ColbyCadwell Před rokem +4

    Fave channel ever. Its the little tips with each vid that make a difference for me. In this one, it was “squeezing the knees together”. Last video it was “unshrugging the shoulders before each chest exercise”.

  • @A1Avishek
    @A1Avishek Před 3 měsíci +2

    Thanks as usual for all the amazing information you put out Jeff. Definitely implementing this in my ab workout from now

  • @MBUmucspring
    @MBUmucspring Před rokem +6

    This guy is so real he has a hole in the knee and still pushes thru. Im a forever subbie!

  • @kellyburgess9745
    @kellyburgess9745 Před rokem +3

    Been looking for a lower abdomen exercise that worked for me, one that I felt actually working in the exercise. Thank you Jeff! These are great!

  • @2111clem
    @2111clem Před rokem +6

    What a bunch of excellent directions! 🙏🙏

  • @ammarhasan3314
    @ammarhasan3314 Před rokem +2

    I've been doing all the wrong way and when i felt the pain. I troubleshoot what and where went wrong until i do the correct way. And today ur video come across for me to watch. Really glad to know what i am doing now is similar to your explanation. Thank you Jeff for the clearer explanation

  • @radgonzalez4508
    @radgonzalez4508 Před 9 měsíci

    This is a very informative video. I’ll integrate this knowledge to my workouts. Thanks Mr. Jeff

  • @edmundocallaghan6717
    @edmundocallaghan6717 Před rokem +3

    Jeff you're a legend, that helped me do leg raises way better thanks to your tips, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem +2

      Yeah this workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

  • @bradydegrasse
    @bradydegrasse Před rokem +30

    Hey Jeff, your new video pacing and editing is crushing it! Way to go! I recently finished my 3rd go of AthleanX Base Training Camp and I am in what I am calling the "final leaning phase." I will be 50 on this coming Tuesday, Aug 23rd, and at this point I appreciate all the fine tuning videos as I hit Mid Life in stride+++!!! 🙌 Thanks and Be Well All!

  • @ozzy6162
    @ozzy6162 Před rokem +2

    Great video - plus the chapters and write up are particularly useful for quickly re-checking details. Cheers Jeff 🍻👍

  • @NikiG5040
    @NikiG5040 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for all your detailed explanation. I plan to have those this summer. I have been following you for a while and I am grateful that you continue to put high quality content, nothing but respect.

  • @domcap82
    @domcap82 Před rokem +10

    Thank you Jeff. This was very helpful. It reminded me how important it is to isolate the muscle group you are working to see results. Lower core is a "problem" area for me but have been doing the exercises you recommended since this video was posted and can already see a difference.

    • @aurik122
      @aurik122 Před 11 měsíci +1

      i dont think this stuff does much to reveal “lower core”. reduce your body fat and you’ll see all your abs. simple as that.

  • @victoriathesuspense688
    @victoriathesuspense688 Před rokem +9

    Always appreciate all the help, Jeff! Couldn't of transformed myself without you! 💪🏻

  • @rrickarr
    @rrickarr Před rokem

    I really appreciate the absolute clarity of explanation backed up with a demonstration.

  • @francisbacon4363
    @francisbacon4363 Před rokem

    Thanks jeff, you're the one dude i see implementing new researches

  • @primalperry5667
    @primalperry5667 Před rokem +14

    Great video as always, I've noticed recently that my leg lift exercises seem to be giving me low back discomfort that goes on through the week. Your point about hinging at the hip more than focusing on tilting the pelvis makes a lot of sense as to why I might be experiencing that. I'll try paying attention to that and see how it helps. Appreciate you man

  • @suzu363
    @suzu363 Před rokem +9

    Awesome. As always! Thank you Jeff!❣

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem +2

      This workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

  • @SqueezyQueen
    @SqueezyQueen Před 6 měsíci +1

    I've been doing knee tucks wrong this whole time! Thank you for the visual! Very helpful

  • @PaulJohnBeatles
    @PaulJohnBeatles Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thankyou for all your great videos, youre the best in this Planet. These videos have helped me so much in my life, less pain and more energy throughout the day. Thank you Jeff.

  • @nicolsmerchandominguez5440

    So many years watching Jeff's videos, I already new that he was going to mention the nutrition part. No exercise is good enough alone, nutrition always is key for a healthy lifestyle.

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem

      This workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

  • @Maziko_Lee
    @Maziko_Lee Před rokem +10

    2:22 That makes sense...
    Jeff, you're amazing!!! Thank you for being be so clear!

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem

      Yeah this workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

  • @MartinSicilia-hl1oi
    @MartinSicilia-hl1oi Před rokem

    Great video again Jeff. I have learned so much from you overs the years. Thank you!

  • @Bensinkvitto
    @Bensinkvitto Před rokem

    Your videos made me rethink how I train and dare to try new exercises. I am seriously considering purchasing one of your programs to go all the way.

  • @lindam3490
    @lindam3490 Před rokem +7

    Hi Jeff and I just want to say I love your channel and training advice. Question: As an ex classical ballet dancer, we worked our muscles in the foot with every class as there are a lot of important muscles in the feet. Can you show and explain for the non classical dancer some exercises to strengthen the feet as these are important for overall stability. Thank you. Linda

  • @martinmartinez2378
    @martinmartinez2378 Před rokem +7

    Hola Señor Jeff I wish the best for you, your Family and Company very very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! for a few years I been watching your videos that have done tons of good for me!!! Helped me get throughout the world wide pandemic and better my mechanics on all exercises... Im 55 years old, from 120 kls to 88kls, from almost 38 waist to almost 32 and maintaining now for over a year, I believe Im at a optimum weight and good bmi... my discipline is an average and do always try on perfecting the best routine and mechanics going back and forth on your videos... anyhow THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS✌!!!

  • @sEgeN111
    @sEgeN111 Před rokem +1

    Omg you're so right about the 2nd exercise, I always wondered why my back was sore while doing it

  • @Maverick8t88
    @Maverick8t88 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Man, this is perfect. Exactly what I needed. Thanks

  • @athleanx
    @athleanx  Před rokem +33

    “FAST ACTION” Q&A* - Leave your most burning question about this video or any other training, PT or nutrition question within the first 2 hours of this video’s release (AS A SEPARATE COMMENT!!) and I will pick 8 to get a detailed reply from me right here in the comments. Answers will be posted within the first 24-48 hours of you leaving the question. Good luck!

  • @ChessThinker
    @ChessThinker Před rokem +6

    Good information on lower abs

  • @tallylee923
    @tallylee923 Před rokem +1

    Love this episode bro! This is what I've been trying to get at but don't really have a good idea about. Thanks

  • @akshayjugghoo2141
    @akshayjugghoo2141 Před rokem

    Good stuff Jeff. Continue the good work

  • @Martin0815DE
    @Martin0815DE Před rokem +3

    Thanks for this lower abs training information! Informative like always, giving good ideas for the own workouts!
    About the stubborn area … i only can repeat your words, since I changed over 7 years, without loosing joy in life, from ~93kg to 64kg, with only 4kg of body fat left.
    Why I needed so long?
    No diets, only movement, development of skills, running, cycling, cardio like movement, bodyweight training, learning new patterns and body awareness, etc.
    But the stubborn area was the last to change.
    Consistency of training, changing habits, a bit of deny of sugar, alcohol, coffee, adding a preference for fruits, more pure water, a more healthy way of life, changed me over the years!
    And the way to train needed to change, too, adopting the changes of the body, the agility, the strength.
    And this change, these changes are worth it!

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem

      Yeah this workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

    • @Martin0815DE
      @Martin0815DE Před rokem

      @@chapletgymworkout i have plenty of time to change, no need to rush. The changes in eating and food applied 6ys ago haven't been dramatically, but just enough to start changing and being a lot of healthier. So even working out in that days only a little bit by running a little bit and cycling everyday to work was enough to loose significantly weight.
      These days I work out a lot, regulary, planned, and eat nearly the same. Perhaps i would need now protein to have more muscle growth, but I was never keen to have bigger muscles. It was always about abilities, about skills and the needed strength and body awareness. My muscles have grown naturally during this journey.

  • @itstoasty7089
    @itstoasty7089 Před rokem +125

    I have been waiting for a good lower abdominal workout, let alone a complete breakdown for it. Thank you so much for the info Jeff

    • @goldendemise3165
      @goldendemise3165 Před rokem

      Hey do some leg raises fully extended legs and raise them slowly before lowering them, but never let them touch the ground try to thirty reps. I Promise you you'll be crying and Rolling before you hit 10.

    • @itstoasty7089
      @itstoasty7089 Před rokem

      @@goldendemise3165 bet thanks, will try it out.

    • @CoNSu_11
      @CoNSu_11 Před rokem

      Jeff has a 7 minute "beginner" follow along for lower abs :)

    • @itstoasty7089
      @itstoasty7089 Před rokem

      @@CoNSu_11 Don’t worry, 3 years in so I don’t need it. I just needed more clarification.

  • @mkmohan9983
    @mkmohan9983 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Best explanation i've ever seen!

  • @geno5169
    @geno5169 Před rokem +2

    Jeff i really appreciate you sharing these ab workouts.I’ve never seen my or felt my abs! I do 25 pushups with planks!

  • @poojanpatel1830
    @poojanpatel1830 Před rokem +35

    Really useful. I have been doing all these workouts wrong way till now. Thanks for the information. ❤

  • @whiskeydelta4180
    @whiskeydelta4180 Před rokem

    Jeff, you are the man. Thanks, this is a solution to a problem for me.

  • @AlwaysIdleton
    @AlwaysIdleton Před rokem +2

    Hey jeff ! Thanks for all the info , your videos have really helped. This is a request to please make a video on post workout static stretches after push day/pull day . It'll really help if its in a similar format to your pre workout mobility drills video
    Thanks again for all the guidance

  • @lichking1362
    @lichking1362 Před rokem +3

    I ❤ Athlean X Always .

  • @ziltoid420
    @ziltoid420 Před rokem +5

    I actually really needed this video, finding ways to workout my abs whilst taking care of my pelvic tilt is huge. Thanks Jeff!

    • @ThePepejuancho
      @ThePepejuancho Před rokem

      Sick pfp, weird to find fellow malazans here

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem

      This workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy .
      #chapletgworkout

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem

      Yeah this workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

  • @jonasknigge6675
    @jonasknigge6675 Před 22 dny

    Simply the best content to find when it comes to exercise scientifically

  • @ThorPalsson
    @ThorPalsson Před rokem +7

    Thanks for this. My lower abs have been a problem for a while.

    • @shanenicholson94
      @shanenicholson94 Před rokem

      Bro, dont text the telegram, its a scam.. I almost got caught..

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem

      Yeah this workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

  • @BLackCobraPictures
    @BLackCobraPictures Před rokem +93

    The timing for this is so good. Have been asking this question to myself all week, been sitting at a decent body fat of sub 14% BF but I’ve only had the top 4 and toned obliques, so Im interested to see how this will go in the next couple weeks.

    •  Před rokem +2

      Oii literally me too 😆😆

    • @Ghost-tb8ip
      @Ghost-tb8ip Před rokem +1

      Yes! More for this area please Tim.

    • @piydix
      @piydix Před rokem +2

      same here

    • @Elias6233
      @Elias6233 Před rokem

      You're not getting abs unless you're around 8% BF. Being under 14% is nothing.

    • @SASMADBRUV7
      @SASMADBRUV7 Před rokem +4

      @@Elias6233 nah you can get visible abs at around 12-14%. They won't be super defined but you should be able to see them. Problem is if you don't have even bf distribution where you hold more fat in the stomach so then you would need to go even lower like 8%

  • @AamirFitnessClub
    @AamirFitnessClub Před rokem +1

    Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful video. Keep supporting and keep sharing this beautiful video.

  • @papiko821
    @papiko821 Před rokem

    Thanks a lot Mr. Jeff you are helping a lot of people.

  • @davidwu8275
    @davidwu8275 Před rokem +4

    Jeff is the type of guy where the only problem he has at the gym is wearing Adidas workout pants with Puma training shoes. The caveat is that it matches and he makes it look good.

    • @PSU5015
      @PSU5015 Před měsícem

      😂😂😂 he’s ripped, there is no problem

  • @rubaiyatahmed1916
    @rubaiyatahmed1916 Před rokem +11

    Just did my favourite lower ab exercises with the things in mind and next day my i felt pain in lower abs
    And after that day i Didn't felt pain and my lower abs were visible.
    Very very helpful

  • @VojtekFilip
    @VojtekFilip Před rokem

    You’re still better Jeff 💪🏼 keep the good work up!

  • @willybobo8846
    @willybobo8846 Před rokem

    You don't need any other fitness channel. Thanks man 🙏

  • @BullioMaguirio
    @BullioMaguirio Před rokem +18

    The perfect video for me, since i have anterior pelvic tilt. Strengthen my lower abs while having apt is really hard, yet satisfying to know this can fix apt (apart from strengthening hamstring & glutes)

    • @eugeemz6591
      @eugeemz6591 Před rokem

      Same, ive been searching for lower abb exercises without back pain for a whole day cuz thats the only part of my abs thats weak and probably causing my pelvic tilt
      Glad Jeff made a new video cuz at some point i just lost hppe

  • @clamum9648
    @clamum9648 Před rokem +16

    I always had trouble doing lower abs exercises (haven't done dedicated abs work much this year lulz). I've watched videos like Jeff's before, and seemingly got my tailbone up off the floor on reverse crunches, for example, but I still don't think I was doing them right. Same thing with hanging knee raises. I just never got sore even a little from the exercises. I think they're really hard to do correctly for many people.

    • @localdude2979
      @localdude2979 Před rokem +2

      exactly this

    • @popireal3628
      @popireal3628 Před rokem +4

      Yes. I also got frustrated because I wasn’t feeling any pain the first few times I added them to my routine. But I finally got the reverse crunches down this morning- they do work.
      I’m not sure how you’re engaging, but I stopped going for volume-only/certain amount of reps and aimed for doing as many slow and correct reps as possible.
      I did notice after each pelvic lift from the ground + hand clap, my body couldn’t stay in one place and kept scooting forward (not a big deal but I had to overcome that little part in my mind). After I got up from completing a set (around 30-40 reps each for me), however, I did feel the tightness in the lower abs that I wasn’t feeling while on the floor.
      In short, you feel the effectiveness after you get up, not so much while you’re on the ground doing them. Weird but legit 🤷🏽✌🏽

    • @clamum9648
      @clamum9648 Před rokem

      @@popireal3628 Huh. Yeah I never did that many reps either, not even half that, but not because I was lazy, I just couldn't do more than 15 or something like that. But I haven't done abs in a while. Maybe I'll try them again with legs today.

    • @Terenceferguson
      @Terenceferguson Před rokem

      I found barbell thrusts really helped to increase my hip strength and transferred to hip raising exercises. Also pretend your legs are not there and you are just raising your butthole :D

    • @clamum9648
      @clamum9648 Před rokem +1

      @@Terenceferguson Yeah that's another exercise I'm not sure I do right. I've done them many times for glutes but just never get recked in the glutes afterwards like I do with squats, or especially, lunges. And again it seems like I do them right, getting the posterior pelvic tilt at the end. I dunno mayne

  • @fawzimalik
    @fawzimalik Před rokem +1

    He makes it look easy . Nice job .

  • @livinlife8860
    @livinlife8860 Před rokem +1

    You read my mind. Was waiting for this

  • @GIJoseph117
    @GIJoseph117 Před rokem +9

    Hey Jeff, could you make a video addressing sled pulling and sled pushing? Like the pros and cons of doing them as well as any discrepancies in the form that we should be aware of.
    Thanks man, hope to hear from you

    • @chapletgymworkout
      @chapletgymworkout Před rokem

      Yeah this workout is healthy and amazing too but i have to tell you grow more and healthy why eaten well because having nice diet helps much in your fitness journey like 70% diet and 30% workouts but you may ask why saying about food
      Stay healthy
      #chapletgworkout

  • @raju8516
    @raju8516 Před rokem +3

    1. Set back on floor
    90 degree bt knees and 90degree at hips
    (Set posterior tilt avoit attlit
    2:36
    3:10 Seated knee tucks

  • @jstew7777777
    @jstew7777777 Před rokem

    Fantastic! Quick and thorough explanation!!

  • @mrasiado1126
    @mrasiado1126 Před 23 dny

    Thank you so much. This is very helpful

  • @Dilllly
    @Dilllly Před rokem +4

    Hey Jeff, Ive been training for about a year now. I'm very happy with my progress, but I want to ask if you could explain how we could combat the effects of a flared ribs?

  • @mikeperera1342
    @mikeperera1342 Před rokem +14

    I converted my 4 pack to 6 by this some of the exercises. Flat back and arm position is the key.

    • @sunay1459
      @sunay1459 Před rokem

      Bro is there any chance that I am not getting six pack because I am not training lower abs ? Rn i have 4 visible and I do only crunches and plank for abs and I thought my genetics has 4 pack only is there any chance of getting 6 if I train my lower abs ? Or crunches and plank train whole abs ?

    • @nwdeft6760
      @nwdeft6760 Před rokem +1

      @@sunay1459 no bro sorry. You can't change your genetics.

    • @sunay1459
      @sunay1459 Před rokem

      @@nwdeft6760 no no I am not talking about genetics I am talking about hitting that muscle I mean I am not sure if I am hitting my all abs by doing crunches only or does crunches only hit upper abs only

  • @jordanscarrott3749
    @jordanscarrott3749 Před rokem

    Love the arrows in the video. Very helpful

  • @edu.monstrik
    @edu.monstrik Před rokem

    This info is pure gold. Thanks a lot!

  • @jherian36
    @jherian36 Před rokem +8

    Have seen Jeff promote these moves before but love the added element of bringing knees together and crossing feet

  • @queteimporta7049
    @queteimporta7049 Před rokem +3

    I thought that this will be the same video that you have in your channel, but you brought a lot of new good info that is awesome. You are the best dude.
    Can you do the perfect glute workout please?

  • @MonkDowns
    @MonkDowns Před měsícem

    Good f****** video!! Finally somebody who knows how to teach an exercise clearly and concisely step by step. Thanks a lot you did a great job!!

  • @bellagrey7739
    @bellagrey7739 Před rokem

    Clear explanation as usual. Thanks!

  • @rudranshputhan5420
    @rudranshputhan5420 Před rokem +10

    Another video with a hell lot of information. Every time I think you have posted all your knowledge on youtube you give us something new.

  • @glowman71
    @glowman71 Před rokem +13

    Superb. Very small adjustments to switch from counting reps to reps that count. Years of hip flexor abuse coupled with a significant decrease in (bad) reps, and my abs are lit up more than ever.

  • @thefitfrench
    @thefitfrench Před rokem

    These little tips that your give on abs exercises are crucial to target the abs appropriately. Well explained.

  • @mariafoster5345
    @mariafoster5345 Před 11 měsíci

    I absolutely thank you for this video
    It has really helped me alot.

  • @razzledazzle6580
    @razzledazzle6580 Před rokem +3

    Perfect timing, just when my lower abs looking like a fact hunt. Thank you Jeff, as always, awesome info

  • @alanoneill8302
    @alanoneill8302 Před rokem +10

    Would you recommend specifically training tibialis anterior? I've seen some fitness channels suggest doing so will prevent future knee pain/problems. If so what is the best way to train it? Which exercise? Sets and reps? Training frequency? Etc

    • @TheAlexlegend09
      @TheAlexlegend09 Před rokem +1

      Atg split squat hehe

    • @eugeemz6591
      @eugeemz6591 Před rokem

      Yeah wach knees over toes guy, tibialis raises are one of the best ways

  • @LLAWREN
    @LLAWREN Před rokem

    vital information as always! 🙌🙌my hip flexors have been killing me during my ab workouts...😥

  • @jorgeortega5728
    @jorgeortega5728 Před rokem

    Sir, I always enjoy watching your videos or routines and each time I watch whatever you are posting or sharing, I learn something new!! Thank you once again for the clear tips or advices.Greetings. 🙋🏾‍♂️

  • @aaronsavoy
    @aaronsavoy Před rokem +32

    Ah. Thanks Jeff. Was wondering why my hip flexors were straining. Going to implement this right away

  • @brianpolston9713
    @brianpolston9713 Před rokem +3

    Let's see you and Jesse meet up with Brian shaw for a workout session. 💪 also on these exercises how can you avoid pelvic floor pain. I was doing a lot of crunches and captain chair lifts but had to switch to planks only. Also what are some cubital stretches that you recommend to keep your arms loose.

  • @edjo3430
    @edjo3430 Před 10 měsíci

    Best lower ab exercises I've seen. Now need motivation.

  • @gavindavis4787
    @gavindavis4787 Před rokem

    This video was so helpful

  • @mosessoto731
    @mosessoto731 Před rokem +22

    Hello Jeff, I’m 31 years old. I believe I strained my left oblique playing baseball. Happened when I was batting. Felt a pinch right after the swing. Already rested a week and ready to start max shred on Monday. With certain moments I still feel uncomfortably. How would you recommend I approach this? Could you make a video on a oblique strain or how long it takes to recover and when we could continue working out again? Thanks!

    • @SlabMurphy
      @SlabMurphy Před rokem +3

      Find out what the protocol is for that type of strain. It sure the hell is longer than one weak rest

    • @koalamama2
      @koalamama2 Před rokem +1

      There are a lot of good rehab channels on YT that probably have detailed answers

    • @Spike0000
      @Spike0000 Před rokem +2

      I'd try stretches, with you in a push-up position, arch your back, butt flat and straight, and arch your back, and repeat. It stretches the abs and back at the same time. For the pain try rubbing some deep-heat in. And I'd take it easy on actual full-ab workouts for another fortnight till its healed....

    • @JohnSmith-zs1bf
      @JohnSmith-zs1bf Před rokem +2

      fix movements not muscles. no need to diagnose this as an oblique strain. you dont really know exactly what happened. however, you do know what proper movement patterns are and your goal should be to restore that.

    • @JohnSmith-zs1bf
      @JohnSmith-zs1bf Před rokem +2

      @@SlabMurphy rest is generally a bad idea for strains. even if you can't continue at full capacity, rest will just further immoblize the tissue and prevent the natural process of healing and restoring motion.

  • @lalylaly27
    @lalylaly27 Před rokem +6

    Are my shoes killing my gains?

  • @MaryFultonFit
    @MaryFultonFit Před 8 měsíci

    love this thank you

  • @madomohamed2364
    @madomohamed2364 Před rokem

    perfect content bro❤

  • @canaryveteran
    @canaryveteran Před rokem +3

    I got bilateral hernia from over doing leg lifts and butterfly kicks when in Iraq working out. I thought it was a muscle tear it went untreated for 10+ years. Listening to an old person describing how he had to push his intestine back in his hernia tear hole, I got checked because it sounded just like what i had but didnt know thats what it was and all the docs were shocked how long it went untreated

    • @lampej_9251
      @lampej_9251 Před rokem

      Did you find any weapons in Iraq? Or were you too busy torturing innocents in Abu Ghraib?

    • @Xanaduum
      @Xanaduum Před rokem

      Was there no lump? 🤷‍♂️

    • @canaryveteran
      @canaryveteran Před rokem

      @@Xanaduum yep two

  • @mattgeorge90
    @mattgeorge90 Před rokem +7

    First. What portions of your meal plan should be of fruits and vegetables? Any particular recommendations?

  • @Flipperking_
    @Flipperking_ Před rokem

    Thank you so much for helping me loose the lower belly fat, i have had alot of broblems getting it back in shape. I hope this video will help

  • @leondulaney7177
    @leondulaney7177 Před rokem

    Thank you for this, it’s some great information!

  • @andraegregoire9515
    @andraegregoire9515 Před rokem +13

    Jeff, what is your opinion on training two muscles groups directly in one session if you're a following a 6 day PPL split? For example, training the chest, then the triceps straight after. Then on your pull days, training your back, then your biceps straight after?

    • @Justaplebxd1998
      @Justaplebxd1998 Před rokem +1

      you mean superset?

    • @xpulsem9763
      @xpulsem9763 Před rokem +1

      if you isolate them, its ok. if you dont, your muscle will be exhausted and you can only do few reps.

    • @pelepoporo5251
      @pelepoporo5251 Před rokem +2

      It's called superset, it saves time especially if you have multiple muscle groups to train that day.
      It's still effective since 1.30/2 minutes do fly quickly, you can put a timer and see for yourself it's much better that way, rather than wasting 2 minutes doing nothing imo.