Exercise for the Transversus Abdominis

One area of your abs you may be neglecting is the transversus abdominus (AKA the muscle that pulls in the ring of your waist) - without working it, you run the risk of developing a square torso (straight up and down) rather than an hourglass one (tapered at the waist). Here’s what you can do along with your usual ab workout:

Get on all fours, back straight, looking down.
Exhale completely, then hold your breath.
Pull your belly toward your spine (“suck in”) as hard as possible for 10 seconds, while continuing to hold your breath.
Inhale. Take a few breaths, then repeat 10 times.

Later, you’ll probably feel as though you’d been laughing at something REALLY funny. That’s because you worked those same muscles. Enjoy!

By Amy Nguyen | June 18, 2011 |

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Comments (22)

Paulo Vieira:

nice advices... good photos as well... :)

July 15, 2011 - 22:31

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Conny Chan:

thanks for the workout tips

July 2, 2011 - 13:45

Sarah May:

interesting tip lol

June 18, 2011 - 17:28

Ismael Fernandes:

Nice

June 18, 2011 - 17:00

Pedro Leite:

very cool

June 18, 2011 - 15:05

[deleted user]:

nice share

June 18, 2011 - 14:40

António Gomes:

nice sharing.

June 18, 2011 - 14:16

Ricardo Nunes:

try this...

June 18, 2011 - 14:01

Christina Lin:

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June 18, 2011 - 13:20

Tiera <3:

thanks for the tip, def. will be trying!

June 18, 2011 - 10:46

José Melo:

Good tips, all to improve the body.

June 18, 2011 - 09:25

R<3SIE W:

thanks for the awesome tips!

June 18, 2011 - 08:43

lanna Mich:

thanks for sharin :D

June 18, 2011 - 07:43

Jenny E:

thanks for the tip! I'll try this =)

June 18, 2011 - 04:55

Anna Raf:

thanks for the tip!

June 18, 2011 - 04:53

Jenn Bui:

Thanks for sharing! :)

June 18, 2011 - 04:42

Maekillz ❥:

Hmmmmmmm I'll have to try.

June 18, 2011 - 04:31

Kathy Tran:

Thanks for the tips.

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