I’m gonna get roasted for this 😅 | How to activate your transverse abdominal muscles #shorts

Here are some quick tips on how to activate your transverse abdominal muscles.

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[tamaritaP]

I don’t get no bread loaf sis, I get the whole bakery

[danihatton]

I've always wondered why my abs go into a weird ridge when I do core!

[seaofserenity]

Thank you! I was never able to figure out what "activate your core" truly meant until now 😅😂

[LadyCynthiana]

One of those things I wish they had taught us in school before making us do hundreds of sit-ups and crunches the wrong way.

[xasy]

This needs to be made more common among those of us who do mainly home workouts

[jessicanear]

WHERE HAS THIS INFO BEEN ALL MY LIFE OMG

[lilymulligan]

The cue that helped me was: when lying on your back, think about pulling your belly button through your spine into the floor.

[ruthiebabe]

Is that why they say to move on the exhale when doing exercises? I didn't know why before! 😊

Edit: I didn't expect to get so many likes or replies! 😂

[tallyjaxval]

Lol no I have something called ”belly fat” and my abdominal muscles are underneath it.

[Katz_Pajamas]

She explained it so well! Breathing in when you are putting your head back down and then exhaling while pulling your belly button in as if you were pulling it into your lower back flattens the stomach out and works those muscles that she's talking about when you're crunching up. Of course she knows what she's talking about.... look at her dang abs! Amazing!

[cloudy]

My core got so much stronger after being pregnant, especially the 2nd time, because I was forced to learn to pay attention to the way i use each muscle. Mind body connection is crucial.

[rachelgrandpre]

Warning - if you recently had a pregnancy or have had a period where you had extreme belly fat, you may have diastasis recti and need to activate your transverse abdominis with exercises that let you SAFELY heal your abdominal tearing before doing something like a sit up (as shown here) or you may cause worse “coning” or “doming” aka breadloaf. (Look up diastasis recti on YouTube for lots of videos on how to diagnose but if you had a baby or have a belly overhang you probably have it.)

[rm.makes.me.smile_]

Squat University and many other physical therapists/trainers often talk about NOT drawing your belly button towards your spine during core work, but rather breathing in deeply to expand and then bracing, in order to create stability in the spine and fully engage all core muscles in the lower back and lower abdomen. This basically contradicts that and I’m wondering what are the benefits and downsides of doing it this way versus the other?

[ashleymadison]

People who sing regularly and/or were trained in their breathing can do this pretty naturally or even in daily life, I find it fascinating

[Bumblebeerocks]

It’s because your body is built like that naturally to support your weight. Please don’t damage your body to hide “imperfections”! Everyone needs muscle and fat to survive!

[Cmartin]

That bread loaf can also signify a separation in your abdominal muscles. If that exercise pushes your muscles out then it is most likely causing the separation to get worse

[justme]

Really great video! The bread loaf' is made up of the stronger muscles, that easily help you sit up. The more you bread loaf, the more you'll never achieve flat abs or a really strong core. Mini sit ups, for a few months, where you only move as far as you can while keeping your abdomen flat, will do more for your abs than anything else. When your abdomen is flat, the deeper, weaker muscles are getting a proper work out. Mini sit ups are SO boring and unfulfilling... They are a bit soul destroying...until you realise they are SO worth it! They're great for lower back stability, weight lifters, dancers, gymnasts and athletes

[_emilly_]

This makes so much sense. This also makes me hate laying down ab exercises even more. Not only do I have asthma which makes breathing in general difficult after a short while of doing exercises, but now I also need to make sure Im breathing properly into the stomach... Im happy when Im breathing period.

[ameliez]

Omg!! I am exercising for 2years and I know new veryyy important thing today. That's safe my life😄Thank you for sharing this helpful tip😊❤

[Ashwintiger]

Actually I have shared your video to my 250+ clients 😊