When performing abdominal exercises, good form is crucial for maximum benefit. Here are 3 tips for ensuring your ab exercises are most effective:
- Don’t rush. Be very slow and smooth with the ab exercises. Ideally, try to take 2-4 counts to come up and 2-4 counts to come down.
- Concentrate, concentrate, and concentrate on those abdominal muscles. Visualize in your mind the contraction and working your muscles as you perform an exercise.
- Before you begin, think about pulling your belly button in toward your spine. Now keep it in that position throughout the entire move. You may need to remind yourself periodically to keep this position.
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Great tips. I think I do the crunches so quickly sometimes, that I get a knot/ cramp like feeling in my upper abs.Will definitely keep the tips in my mind!
Great tips! I’m all about making that all important mind-muscle connection…sometimes I forget this when I’m training abs (especially planks)
I’ve always wondered: what’s more effective, crunches or actual situps? Assuming proper form and all that jazz, is there one exercise that’s better than the other?
Crunches are a better choice over the standard sit-ups because they are safer for the lower back and target the abs better.