Whats the best abs exercise?
A. Studies have shown that one exercise or another works certain abdominal muscles harder than other abs exercises. But within each study you’ll find lots of variation from one participant to the next – what works the upper abs hardest for one person in the study might work the lower abs hardest for another. The best exercise for you is probably the one that feels as if it’s working your muscles the most while you’re doing it. Examples: a couple of years ago, I started doing stability exercises for the first time. The best known of these is “the plank”, also called “that painful thing you do on your elbows and toes”. You seen it in this mag several times – you rest your weight on your forearms and toes, pull your abs in tight and hold your body in a straight line from shoulders to heels. After a few weeks of doing this twice a week – along with the similar side bridge, in which you rest your weight on one forearm and the outer edge of the same-side foot while holding your body straight
