Mark abs is one of the most common objectives of the population that starts in a training program for cosmetic purposes. A beautiful body is certainly one of our most sought wishes. To do this, there are three determining factors for achieving this objective:
- An adequate hypocaloric diet.
- An aerobic work to mobilize abdominal fat.
- Specific exercises involving the abdominal muscles.
We’ll focus on specific exercises to perform to work the abdominal muscles.
The first thing I can say is that to work the muscles have to perform exercises involving the muscles and not another, ie involving the trunk flexors (rectus abdominis and obliques). Together, discard all those exercises involving other muscle groups, primarily the hip flexors (iliopsoas).
What abdominal exercises involve work right?
If we examine with EMG (Electromyography), classic abdominal exercises that are more dynamic activation of the rectus abdominis and obliques are:
