So...I went on a..well, not really a diet...it's more an urge to eat healthy, and I've been doing tons of abdominal excercises, and they DEFINITELY are tightening my tummy nicely . Anyway...I do have on annoying little problem! People say they have a "six pack" of abdominal muscles - I have a four pack! mY upper and middle stomach muscles are very toned, but then the ones below and at my belly button are NOT...it looks a little strange...does anyone have any good abdominal excercises for this particular area? Thanks A TON!

Strange, eh? Don't know about that one. I could, when I was younger, make a face out of the flab of my belly.

 

If you're working your top, bottom and sides, you shouldn't be looking like the Michellin Man. There are some good post on situps. Read those. Water and bread...water and bread...water and bread...water...an........

Do leg lifts and also do crunches using ne of those infatable balls.

 

 

Heh,

 

a six pack is basically a low body fat percentage so your abdominal muscles are visible. I don't think more crunches will help your cause, though, they'll definately toughen your abs.

 

A six pack is made in the kitchen! You need to eat right and maybe lose a few lbs.

 

Oh, just read your post again sorry. You want 6 abdominals muscles, giving you an 8 pack ?! LOTS of crunches, yeah..

 

 

You're right though Bon, losing even more weight by eating right could further help to define the lower abdominals in addition to crunches.

 

 

Agh, well I have too much fat in my stomach so I have a two pack.

 

Oh well, Hope this helps ya.

 

Cya

 

Hiya

i have a similar problem

 

trying doing running excercises, shadow boxing, just general anaerobic excercises,

 

you will see the difference

 

 

if you're a ectomorph or meso-ectomorph, you'll probably be able to get a six-pack with just crunches over time.. if crunches aren't working to really define then, you have to decrease yo' body fat. common knowledge i'm sure, but just for anyone who isn't clear.

 

 

yeah, I kinda agree,

 

endomorphs see to have more trouble getting defined abdominals. However, especially as people get older, it becomes more difficult for anybody to get a 6 pack. The truth is that anyone can get a 6 pack. The question is whether it's visible beneath the fat. For those having trouble, concentrate just as hard if not more on high impact aerobic exercises like running as on crunches, leglifts, and the like.

 

 

Do a search for the following exercises:

 

Leg Lift

 

Reverse Crunch

 

Reverse Trunk Twist

 

These are all pretty good at nailing the lower abdominals. Other than that, what everybody else has been saying, lose the fat.

 

Best of luck.