Larry attributes this exercise with giving him the power in his low back and pelvis to use heavier weights, dropping his waist size to under 32 inches and having his Levi's hang open in front where they used to bulge with a middle aged look.

Larry did leg raises and worked out doing what everyone recommended for his abs, but his belly pouch stubbornly hung on. Until this.

Everyone always said crunch situps were the answer - the type of situp where you lay on the floor with your legs resting on a bench in front of you. While this is not a bad exercise, it ounly builds the upper rectus abdominal muscles, not the lower abs.

Leg raises are the answer either, because if done even slightly incorrectly, they can add to the problem and actually aggrate low back pain. Leg raises actually work the hip flexers more than the lower abs. Strengthing the hip flexers keeps your pelvis in an anterior tilt - making your belly stick out!

But it gets worse - the "anterior pelvic tilt" that you just developed puts pressure on your spine, which puts your low back in an increasingly vulnerable position for injury.

The lower abs make up the abdominal wall that supports the weight of the intestines when you're standing. To have a flat stomach, you have to keep this area toned so it holds the intestines flat when the abdominals aren't flexed, and so that the stomach doesn't carry excess fat or strain the back.

The secret to avoiding injury and having great looking abs is to get the right mucles strengthed, which gets your pelvis tilted back into the correct position. That's why Larry believes you've got to learn what he coined, "The best lower abdominal exercise there is."

This ab exercise can help you:

• Strengthen your lower abs and transform your "beer belly" into washboard abs
• Flatten your stomach and decrease your waist size
• Strengthen your back
• Strengthen your pelvic floor

Imagine how great you'll look with a smaller waist size, flatter stomach and wearing jeans! Imagine the impression your washboard abs will make on the opposite sex!

What is this fabulous exercise that flattens your stomach, decreases your waist size and develops great lower abs?

Here's the best lower ab exercise there is:

• If you have a flat situp board, lay down on it and grab the end behind your head. If you don't have a situp boad, lay down on the floor. Clasp your hands behind your head (but don't push on your neck). Or grab a table leg behind your head to hold your arms and sholders in place.



• Bend your knees and raise your legs until your thighs are perpendicular to the floor.



• Press your low back into the floor as hard as you can (this is important as only the lower ab muscles can do this).



• Now, keeping your knees in the same position, roll your pelvis forward and arch your back.



• Rock your pelvis back and forth. Once you get the movement, you won't need to move your legs at all. As you get stronger, you can extend the legs out to add weight to the exercise. You can even add a dumbell between your feet while you rock!

In addition, it's always smart to cut down on calories, eat a healthy, nutritious diet and exercise regularly — preferably with a good cardiovascular exercise routine in addition to your ab exercise.

Be sure to do this exercise regularly. It may be your best bet to flattening your stomach and strengthening your lower abs.

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