During the whole exercise, pay attention to the tightness of the abdominal muscles.
The abdominal muscles (running down the front of the trunk) work with the back muscles to support and balance the torso. Together, they create a tube around the torso and draw the rib cage downward.
How dare you feel insecure I told myself-look at the abdominal muscles centering your body; look at your legs which can run miles and push heavy weights.
Although all the abdominal muscles contribute to lifting the lower body, meaning that all of them get conditioned by the pose, the work of the external obliques is especially intense.
How much the belly sticks out depends largely on how far the abdominal muscles flanking the left and right sides of the belly separate and relax, Saade explains.
"The abdominal muscles support and protect the internal organs and take part in exhaling, coughing, urinating, defecating, childbirth, and motion of the trunk, groin, and lower limbs. "
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