The abdominal muscles perform some fundamental functions for your body: they allow your torso to bend forward and sideways and to rotate around its own axis.

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Poor posture during exercises often leads to stimulation of the wrong muscles. Instead of the abdominals, for example, we work the hip flexors or, depending on the exercise, even the thighs.

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Instead of doing 100 repetitions a day, change the type of exercises cyclically: alternate static and dynamic exercises.

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The abdomen is part of the torso but don’t forget that there is also a back. If you do abdominal exercises, you will also need to train your back regularly to avoid imbalances and the resulting pain.

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Whether you train with weights, using equipment, or just your own body weight, be sure to increase the intensity of your exercises regularly. Start by increasing the number of repetitions, then the weight or move on to a more difficult exercise.

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Muscles don’t grow during training, although it may seem like they do due to blood supply, but following training and only if you give them enough protein and time to recover.

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