Six Pack Ab “Hack” (ABS NOT REQUIRED!)

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Get abs year round - http://athleanx.com/x/abs-365 Subscribe to this channel here - http://bit.ly/2b0coMW Getting six pack abs just got easier than you think, well at least the impact that a strong six pack can make on the appearance of your core. In this video, I’m going to show you how it’s not all about the abs. In fact, a six pack without an equally impressive set of obliques and serratus is going to look nothing like you imagined it would when you first established your goal of having a ripped six pack. To understand this concept better it helps to know a bit more about the anatomy of the three core muscles in question. Let’s start with the six pack muscle. This is more formally known as the rectus abdominis. This is the muscle that becomes visible when someone is said to have a six pack stomach. The linea alba is a sheath of connective tissue that lies on top of this muscle and helps to compartmentalize the abs into their individual blocks or packs. Just to the left and right of the 6 pack however is perhaps the most important muscle of the core. The obliques are not just important for function and the many demands of rotation of the midsection but even more importantly for the tapering of the abs. The orientation of the obliques is at an angle which helps to frame in the six pack and create a visual narrowing of the waist as you look at the abs from top to bottom. Finally, the serratus anterior is a muscle that sits just atop the obliques and has a similar

Published 2017-04-16 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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