Do sit-ups really work on your abdominal muscles?

Usually, in order to exercise the abdominal muscles, we often choose sit-ups. Some fitness enthusiasts find that after practicing sit-ups, the muscle lines of their abdominal muscles are not very obvious. The reason is that we often use the sit-up posture taught by our physical education teachers when we were young for training. The correct posture should be to use only the abdominal muscles to lift the upper back off the ground. There is no need to lift the entire back. This movement is also called a crunch exercise. This exercise can also be done sideways and is suitable for both men and women. As long as you persist for a month, you will have beautiful abdominal muscles.

Sit-ups: Lie flat on the floor with your calves resting on a bench. Then contract your shoulders and create an arc in your upper abdomen, as if you are rolling forward. I don't push my head forward so far that it touches my legs when I do the exercise because that means my back will be off the ground and my hips will start to take on the work that should be done by my abdomen. As I descend, I slowly lower my shoulders back to the ground, never relaxing my abs. Many people like to hold their hands behind their head when doing this exercise, but most of the time, all they do is pull their head forward.

Hanging leg raise: When doing this exercise, you should first pay attention to avoid swaying, keep your body tense, and control the speed of the movement. To hit my intercostal muscles, I rotate my knees side to side, which also works my obliques. The key to correctly raising your legs is to extend your hips slightly forward. If you simply "raise your legs", it will certainly be comfortable, but that will only stimulate your buttocks instead of your abdominal muscles. If you do it my way, the exercise is very hard, but it will fully stimulate your abdomen. The speed of the movement varies from person to person, but you should make sure that the leg lowering process is slow. To prevent swaying. Remember: your goal is to train your abdominal muscles. Not to lift your legs in any way you can. If you find it difficult to do this movement with your legs fully straightened, you can do it with your knees bent. When your abdominal muscles become strong, you can gradually straighten your legs. Seated leg raise: This movement can better stimulate the lower abdominal muscles. Sit on the edge of the bench, extend your legs forward and downward, lean your body back about 10 degrees, and hold the edge of the bench to keep your body balanced. Do not bend your knees and raise your legs up. Until your toes are parallel to your eyes, then control. Control and tension are crucial throughout the movement. The slightest negligence may cause lower back injury. As the abdominal muscles become more and more tired, you can gradually bend your knees until you are completely exhausted. Many people like to lie flat on a bench to do this movement, which will cause arc tension between the buttocks and abdomen and the lower abdomen, and concentrate more tension on the buttocks instead of the lower abdominal muscles.

You can develop abdominal muscles by doing sit-ups as long as you use the right method. The key point is to rely only on the strength of your abdomen to roll up your body. Do not use the strength of your hips or legs. Do the sit-ups slowly. Don't do them quickly for the sake of quantity. Otherwise, you won't be able to develop your abdominal muscles without putting pressure on them. After exercising for a period of time, you can do weight-bearing exercises with dumbbells in your hands.