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What are the most effective ab exercises? A study at the Biomechanics Lab at San Diego State University aimed to find out. The researchers tested to see which of the most common abdominal exercises and ab equipment led to the most muscle engagement. Out of thirteen exercises, the traditional crunch came in 11th place. What are the top three exercises?
The researchers suggest that you choose a few of the highest rated exercises that are comfortable for you. “No matter which method is selected, strengthening the abs is essential for preventing injuries, maintaining good posture, alleviating lower back pain, and improving performance in other athletic pursuits.” The full rankings can be seen below:
Captain's chair are for pussies, how about the hanging leg raise where the concentric movement ends when your legs touch your arms. Repeat, profit. Now thats an ab workout.
I do alright with the ab wheel with the toe action. But hanging leg raises still fuck me up, do you guys just persist and it'll get better after several weeks of training it after every workout? Or should I do weighted situps on the decline bench for starters.
Illiopsoas is again the prime mover here, with TFL etc being synergists. Abs are just stabilizers. Again not the best exercise to stimulate muscle protein synthesis. incline sit up with good spinal flexion is a better choice IMO