![]() ![]() While the sit-up does work the rectus abdominis (those six-pack-looking muscles on the front of the body), internal and external obliques (sides of the torso), and transverse abdominis (deep core muscles that wrap around you like a corset), the sit-up mostly strengthens the hip flexors. “The sit-up has been around so long that not everyone realizes it’s not really an ab exercise,” says Ronai. But they actually aren’t the best ab exercise. Sit-ups are designed to strengthen your abs so that you can lift your body from a lying down position to sitting up, without using your hands and arms. ![]()
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