Developing Abs

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supanatral

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I have been working on my abs for some time now and they're coming along well. The problem is that the top of my 6 pack is very noticable and well defined but the bottom half is barely there.

So far, I've been just doing situps and stuff like that.

Is this a matter of keeping on going? Or is there other exercises that I could perform to have a better work out?
 
A good lower ab exersice is holding your head up as if doing a crunch( not stressing neck ofcourse) put your two legs together and raise them slowly up untill the bottoms of your feet are a little bit away from facing the cieling and down (let them hover RIGHT above the floor and do not let them rest or touch the floor, repeat as desired). Done lying down ofcourse. Im just like you lower abs are difficult but very possible.
 
Honestly, for the majority of people, actual ab exercises are the least important thing when it comes to having a good 6-pack. Everyone halfway educated about training says abs are b uilt in the kitchen. That's not entirely true, because it doesn't matter how much fat you get rid of - if there's nothing underneath it you could have 5% bodyfat and no visible abs.

But in saying that, nutrition is an important factor, because the other side of the coin (the side that the "abs are built in the kitchen" crowd are very aware of) is that you won't have visible abs if there's much fat on top. For most people, the lower abs are the last place to lose fat, so for most people they'll start with a visible 2-pack, the 4-pack, then, when guys get below 10% bodyfat, that's around the time they'll get their 6-pack showing. You won't need to do any special ab exercises to achieve that, you'll just need have a generally strong core and a low bodyfat.

The other key ingrediant (other than nutrition) is general strength training, and building muscle all over. Having a pretty 6-pack is all well and good, but you'll never have a great-looking 6-pack if it has skeletor as its frame. Did you used to watch That 70's Show? Imagine the main character, Eric Foreman, if the only thing that changed about his physique was that he had a 6-pack. That mental picture is more funny than impressive.

So instead of worrying about building abs specifically, worry about getting strong in deep squats (hips below knees), hinge movements (deadlift and Olympic pull variations), presses (especially overhead), rows and pull ups/chin ups/pull downs. Getting stronger in these exercises will give 99% of people all the core work they need, and will properly frame the core.
 
So instead of worrying about building abs specifically, worry about getting strong in deep squats (hips below knees), hinge movements (deadlift and Olympic pull variations), presses (especially overhead), rows and pull ups/chin ups/pull downs. Getting stronger in these exercises will give 99% of people all the core work they need, and will properly frame the core.
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Good point on using other exercises that indirectly work abs. Too many people focus on only the ab exercises when they want their abs to show. Ab exercise do help you to strengthen and develop your abs so that when your body fat gets to single digits they pop out nicely.

To supanatral, you probably have more lower belly fat that's hiding the rest of your abs. Yes you can do lower ab exercises but you have to get your body fat a little lower. Continue working out and eating right and your lower abs will begin to pop out.
 
Just try to increase the difficulty of the exercise you are doing...also diet is the key if you want abs to be visible..for complex moves.
 
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Hi, I'm a 14 year old male.
I want to develop a six pack, like Jacob from twilight, and the same kind of upper body. I'm aware that he's older and therefore naturally stylites than me, and I've been going push ups, sit ups, pendulums, crunches, reverse crunches, Russian twists the whole works for about 2 weeks every day. I've now got rock hard abs, but no six PAC, only 4?
 
I agree with several points that were posted above. You definitely need to add in some additional ab exercises that target your lower abs. Traditional crunches really only workout the top section of your abs. Also, many people don't realize that your low abs are very much connected to your back, and your inner thighs. Working those areas will help you get the results you want. So it's definitely good to do exercises that focus on that. Anything that engages your balance will also engage your core, and pushups are an amazing ab workout. Mountain climbers and burpees are really good as well.

I do a three part ab shredder workout that targets the lower section of my abs, and rotating side plank to target obliques as well.
 
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