If you are looking to increase the overall look and flatness of your midsection including your abs, it is best to work the lower abs first, then work your way to they upper abs and obliques.
There are several different lower abs exercises you can use that will be effective at making their appearance more flattering. (no pun intended)
Before I get into exactly what lower abs exercises are the best, I do want to note that ab exercises in and of themselves will not give you the flat, sexy, six pack you seek. To really get that good look, you will need to combine a healthy diet with a comprehensive workout routine that will speed up your metabolism enough to burn that unwanted belly fat that is covering your lower abs.
What most people don’t realize is that you probably already have good abs and won’t need to focus much on ab workouts as much as they should. Your focus instead should be on speeding up your metabolism and getting rid of the fat. Dead lifts along with squats do the best job in burning the belly fat specifically. You should also combine these workouts with a circuit routine where you workout intensely for a short period of time and then rest briefly before working out intensely again.
None the less, it is lower abs exercises you are looking for and lower abs exercises you will get. Here are a few routines you can use to strengthen your lower abs.
Lower Abs Exercises #1 – The Lying Leg Scissors
Lie on you back leaving your hands at your side, palms down. Then slowly bring your legs off the ground about 6 inches. Now slowly widen your legs apart from each other as far as you can, then bring them in again crossing the legs at the ankles. Repeat the process alternating left leg over right leg and then right leg over left leg. Repeat until exhaustion.
Lower Abs Exercises #2 – Suspended Leg Lift
This in my opinion is the best overall ab workout their because it concentrates solely on your abs. You will feel the burn and see what I mean once you give it a shot.
So, hang from a pull up bar or something you can suspend yourself from keeping your hands at shoulder width distance and your arms straight. Slowly bring your legs up to about a 90 degree angle leaving your knees bent just a little. Hold your legs there until you feel a slight burn then lower and repeat the process until you can’t do it anymore.
Lower Abs Exercises #3 – Reverse Curl
Start here with your back on the floor, knees bent, feet flat on the floor, and arms at your side like you were going to do a normal curl. Moving nothing but your legs bring your knees slowly towards your head. Concentrate on contracting your abs and make your abs do all the work when bringing your knees up. Hold the position at the top then lower your legs and repeat the workout.
