Spot Reduction And Effective Abdominal Exercises!

[hemmage]

How in the hell are abdominals stabilizers during chin-ups? Military Presses... definitely. But chin-ups???

For an 'expert' this is a pretty weak statement.

[jayjaygeebee]

They stop your ribcage from being ripped off

[Cubu47]

lol

pwned!!!

[Londres2410]

i think he is talking bullshit,

abs are mainly slow twitch, yes they do have fast twitch muscle fibres too, but rather few compared to other muscles such as the triceps

[BodyEssence]

Robert Colling's excellent review of human muscle fibre type distribution in Exercise Physiology (1997) reveals that the Rectus Abdominus is a phasic muscle with only 46.1% Type I fibres. This is the so-called "six-pack" muscle group that everyone is concerned about. However, it is true that the underlying Transversus Abdominus displays tonic characteristics due to its postural role.

[Ronsauce1]

Are the abs really fast twitch? I would've thought that since they are stabilizers, that they would be slow twitch (like the spinal erectors). Or is it maybe one of the underlying muscles that are slow twitch? Heh, I liked the skinny faces comment.

[LeezaMaria]

This is a great site, to watch about abs.