Lower Ab Question, bleh...

[Legion Kreinak2]

Alright, I know this has been asked alot but I searched and still didn't find what I'm looking for...

My upper abs stick out more than my lower, it like curves in, then back out on the very bottom portion of my torso. I used to do SO MANY weighted crunches and such, and also did them in very high volume, while barely doing leg raises and such (to moreso target the lower portion of the abs)

I can see that the upper abs HAVE developed more. Should I stop training them for alil, while focusing ont he lower?

And how should I target the lower moreso? Hanging leg raises (bringing knees to chest and slowly lowering)?

And what about roman chair holds? do those work? How? Anyone give me some roman chair workouts or anything? I'm shooting into the dark here, and it's pissin'me off.

I actually have the same problemw ith my chest, lower developed moreso, so i'm ONLY going to do inclined bench for a lil, and ignore lower-chest stuff...

 

[louden_swain]

All you have to do is prioritize your weak areas. There is no need to completely stop training a certain area. Here might be a couple of possibilities for your abs and chest:

Abs

Reverse Crunches - 1 x 35 - lower abs
Leg Raises - 1 x 35 - lower abs
Pulley Crunches - 1 x 35 - serratus
Incline Crunches - 1 x 35 - upper abs

Chest

Incline Barbell Presses - 4 x 8 - upper chest
Bench Presses or Dips - 3 x 8 - mid, lower, and outer chest
Dumbbell Flyes - 3 x 8 - outer and inner chest

Good luck! Again, prioritize your weak areas.

 

[skaman607]

are pully crunches where you grab a lat pull down machine and hold the handle behind your neck while doing a crunch?

 

[Elite_Fry]

bump
same prob

 

[big_bad_buff]

are pully crunches where you grab a lat pull down machine and hold the handle behind your neck while doing a crunch?

a rope attachment works a lot better.

 

[spatts]

Oh yeah...these are a staple. Great for building a squat too.

 

[coolcolj]

Hanging leg raise curlsups. keep your legs bent and curl up and touch your feet againt your hands.

If you lack the strength then just touch your knee against your chest. Builds grip strength nicely as well