thickening the lower abs

[candidizzle]

what are some good exercises?

i normally do weight sit ups on the declline ab machine thingie but it only seems to develop my upper abs

[LatsMcGee]

Why would you want to "thicken" your abs?  You want your waist to look even bigger?

[candidizzle]

Why would you want to "thicken" your abs?  You want your waist to look even bigger?

the abs not the waist

[LatsMcGee]

the abs not the waist

Thickening the lower abs will make your waist appear larger from certain angles.  Most notably in side poses.  Don't waist your time.

[candidizzle]

Thickening the lower abs will make your waist appear larger from certain angles.  Most notably in side poses.  Don't waist your time.

thanks for the advice but i need to thicken them

[LatsMcGee]

Find ways to add resistance to leg raises.

[AVBG]

squats w/o a belt

[smaul]

Thickening the lower abs will make your waist appear larger from certain angles.  Most notably in side poses.  Don't waist your time.

is that a pun?

[burn2live]

I do something I like to call "the evil wheel". It definitely hits the lower abs and depending on your body dimensions it can be hellish to do. If your gym doesn't have one of the wheel things in the video below you can get one off Amazon or something for like $10-15. I couldn't find any perfect examples on youtube, but this one will do:

What I would change in this is keeping the feet together to make it harder, keeping the arms straight and not letting anything but the wheel and your feet touch the ground. Enjoy. Chances are you'll need to progress up to this as it is a killer

[WhiteHulk4]

Mountain Climbers are wicked awesome for the lower abs.  Like in the picture, get in push-up position, and then alternate bringing your knees up to your chest.  It's a great fat-burning exercise too.  Do 20-30 per side.

[candidizzle]

thanks guys ill give all those suggestions a shot and see which one works best for me

[Meso_z]

thanks guys ill give all those suggestions a shot and see which one works best for me

You should also try hanging leg raises....

[candidizzle]

You should also try hanging leg raises....

you know ive done those in the past and they dont seem to really thicken them at all. i can feel a burn where i want it to burn; but no development 

i want to make the lower abs and the "v" shape at the belt line more defined

[Meso_z]

you know ive done those in the past and they dont seem to really thicken them at all. i can feel a burn where i want it to burn; but no development 

i want to make the lower abs and the "v" shape at the belt line more defined

Have you tried them weightened?

For example, if its easy for you, grab a dumbell and hold it with your feet you know and then do the raises....

[candidizzle]

Have you tried them weightened?

For example, if its easy for you, grab a dumbell and hold it with your feet you know and then do the raises....

oh snap ! thats a good idea im gonna ty that

[OTHstrong]

oh snap ! thats a good idea im gonna ty that

For some reason I think you are just fooling about. 

[candidizzle]

For some reason I think you are just fooling about. 

what do you mean ?

[OTHstrong]

what do you mean ?

Training abs is something you would`ve learned a 1000 stages ago, so

thanks guys ill give all those suggestions a shot and see which one works best for me

sounds like you`re just a little bored no

[candidizzle]

Training abs is something you would`ve learned a 1000 stages ago, so sounds like you`re just a little bored no

never trained abs ! last summer i trained them for about a month

other than that never have done it bro

[Bigger Business]

squats w/o a belt

exactly...and heavy deadlifts.