STRENGTHENS
ALL FOUR AB MUSCLES THAT COLLECTIVELY FORM
YOUR CORE
STARTING POSITION
Lie on the floor, contract your abs, and bring your elbows and
knees together over your torso (A).
MOVEMENT
Extend your left leg outward to a 45-degree angle from the floor,
and bring your right knee in toward you. Simultaneously twist and bring your
left elbow to your right knee (B). HARD
Pause with your left elbow and right knee touching or as close as
possible.
Keeping a contracted position with your shoulders off the floor,
immediately switch your elbows and knees so that your right leg extends out and
your left knee bends inward. Simultaneously cross your right elbow over to your
left knee to complete the movement on the opposite side (C). HARD
Continue alternating your elbows and knees for the entire set.
This means that your torso stays in a contracted position with your shoulders
off the floor for the whole set.
Why It’s Perfect for
You
This is the mack daddy of core movements because it incorporates
all the major muscles of your torso. This move creates tightness with some
definition, not rigid, sculpted, bodybuilder-style ab muscles. It also serves a
very important functional purpose by strengthening the transversus abdominis
muscle that supports your spine.
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