Have you noticed an increase in your midsection as you've gotten older? Dare I say, the start of a "belly"!
Now, you may have noticed the development of a belly even though you haven't even put on any weight over the years. It can be very confusing. Why am a developing a belly when I exercise all the time and weight the same amount that I did 20 years ago?
Or, maybe you have put on some extra weight. But the extra weight is only part of the equation. Most likely, if you lost the extra weight, the belly would still be there.
Why????
Because the development of a belly is common among adults. It's actually the result of weakness in your main abdominal muscle known as the rectus abdominis.
Two things happen when the rectus abdominis becomes weak:
- It allows your pelvis to lose proper alignment. Your pelvis will develop an anterior pelvic tilt. This results in a "sway back" and your lumbar spine to push forward.
- The rectus abdominis weakness allows your internal structures to begin protruding forward. The rectus abdominis can become overstretched and doesn't have the strength to keep the internal structures in proper position.
Combine the 2 issues above, and the end result is a belly!
In today's video, I demonstrate how to correctly strengthen the rectus abdominis muscle. The key to strengthening the rectus abdominis muscle is to utilize exercises that include performing a posterior tilting of your pelvis in order to get a complete contraction.
The exercises I demonstrate may look easy, but when you perform them correctly, they BURN!!! Haha!
Give these rectus abdominis exercises a try. After you do, leave me a comment in the comment section down below. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Remember, stay young and train hard!
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:38 The Rectus Abdominis Muscle and APT
2:37 Rectus Abdominis Exercise Intro
3:04 Rectus Abdominis Exercise
4:59 Rectus Abdominis Exercise Progressions
6:03 Hanging Rectus Abdominis Exercise Variation
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