lower stomach exercizes

[Cloe85]

i am looking for exersises for my middle and lower stomach. its sort of pouchy ... i have lost over 200lbs and it is a definate problem area.

any suggestions?

[eatrainrest]

im sorry but to bring about your lower abdominals will come through diet and cardio... those muscles are there but under the fat..

[Cloe85]

Thank you Eatrainrest.

[ghettoboyd]

not to be a downer but if youve lost 200lbs(which is awsome!congrats!)you may have some loose skin that wont go away without some surgery.but it can be done. loose skin cant be dieted away i dont believe.good luck

[Cloe85]

thank you

[M302_Imola]

diet and cardio are the key but hanging leg raises will help ascent the lower ab region!

[Cloe85]

diet and cardio ive got... will begin the hanging leg raises as soon as i find out what they are lol

thank you!

[eatrainrest]

diet and cardio are the key but hanging leg raises will help ascent the lower ab region!

you cant isolate the lower abdominal region

[Cloe85]

so would the hanging leg raises or something not as difficult but similar work? in addition to cardio, or just stick with cardio?

diet ofcourse... working on improving from an anorexic one in the diet forum to a healthy one.

[eatrainrest]

you want all 3! i train abs 1x weekly around 5-6 sets with weighted reverse crunches and ab coaster machine... i also rotate my workouts every 8-12 weeks (plateuing).

[Ronnie Rowland]

you cant isolate the lower abdominal region

True! The abs contract as a whole like the biceps.

The standard weighted crunch done 1 to 2 times per week is best. Some like to add reverse crunches on a decline bench to try and target their lower abs a little more so but again the lower abs are worked with standard crunches and reverse crunches can hurt your back. Diet and cardio do the rest.

[eatrainrest]

chloe, ive found that youve asked quite alot of questions regarding workout/dieting. ill send you a link you may find helpfuil

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=384553

[Cloe85]

eatrainrest, thank you for the link, is very informative and is answering lots of questions i have

[eatrainrest]

eatrainrest, thank you for the link, is very informative and is answering lots of questions i have

glad to help i knew it would

[M302_Imola]

you cant isolate the lower abdominal region

true...I never said "isolate" I said "ascent". Hanging leg raises is one of the best ab exercises, IMO

[eatrainrest]

true...I never said "isolate" I said "ascent". Hanging leg raises is one of the best ab exercises, IMO

cool just making sure, alot of people buy into the lower abdominal myth exercises

[rockinred]

Do some flutter kicks.... guaranteed those will hurt the lower abs hard.

[M302_Imola]

cool just making sure, alot of people buy into the lower abdominal myth exercises

it's all good, thanks brotha!

[Cloe85]

just looked at flutter kicks on utube 'Amso Exercise Clip- Flutter Kicks with SGT Ken'
im definately going to start those tomorrow at the gym!

ive gone to mostly cardio on the stepper to now adding a type of hanging leg lift, weighted crunches, and the flutter kicks, ... Awsome!!!

everyone is so helpful in here

[Cloe85]

today i did all the exercises that you all mentioned and a few more and i did for 1hr, then the cardio for 1 hr. i think im gonna be sore later but thats good, then i know ive done something...

so if i do this every day, would it be a good work out schedule for me?

1 hr
hanging leg lifts
flutter kick
weight crunches
leg push with weight
arm pull forward thing with weight

1hr
stepping equipment with the arms going back n forth

remember im blonde so silly questions will come up that i dont know the answer to ...

[eatrainrest]

in my workout thread i had a great thread on beginners circuit routien id recommend for you

[backat1]

not to be a downer but if youve lost 200lbs(which is awsome!congrats!)you may have some loose skin that wont go away without some surgery.but it can be done. loose skin cant be dieted away i dont believe.good luck

I disagree.

You need to change your body composition. You have lost 200 lbs (grats!!) of fat and muscle. Your body's composition is still high in body fat and the supportive muscle just needs to catch up.

When you lose that much, you need to bulk a bit back up. This does not have to be excessive, but if you do it clean enough, you won't be putting on much fat at all, but you will be building muscle to increase metabolism and give more shape to your body.

After bulking a bit, do some more shredding, and do this wisely -- don't kill yourself (which is what I did when I lost 125 lbs). Keep your HR at the fat burning level, and do some reading about morning cardio and proper nutrition before and after cardio.

Keep the teeter totter bulk-cut up until your body composition is the way you want it. Don't do surgery until you've seen the results of this stuff. It can be difficult and discouraging, since a lot of people like to say loose skin won't go away, but we are not made of rubber -- every tissue you don't shed is alive, and you will get results from this!

Read this:

http://www.bodyfatguide.com/LooseSkin.htm