Lower Abdominal Cable Exercises
Regularly adding some lower abdominal cable exercises into your workout program is a good strategy to help you develop a strong core and a set of six pack abs from your fat burning workouts. Many people underestimate the benefits that cable systems can offer when going about your workout programs so by adding these in there, you will definitely up your results.
Let’s go over a few of the most effective lower abdominal cable exercises that you can perform. Remember that you should always be following a sound diet plan as well if you really want to see results in terms of getting a six pack because unless you get to very low body fat levels, results will not be had.
Cable Crunches
The very first exercise and probably the one that’s most commonly added to weight loss workouts are cable crunches. These are going to target the entire abdominal region but make no mistake about it, your lower abs will definitely get hit as well.
When performing these cable crunches what you’ll want to do is simply sit in front of a cable pulley machine so that your feet are facing away from the cable while the arms are closest to it.
From there, get down in a standard crunch position but then place the hands back above your head and hold onto the cable pulley handle.
Next, simply hold the hands close to ears and then begin crunching upwards like you would a standard abdominal crunch.
As you do this you’re definitely going to feel it in the core as well as the hip flexors so take your time so each and every muscle fiber is contracting maximally. Remember not to let momentum do the work either but rather really focus on squeezing just from those ab muscles to execute the action pattern.
Lying Leg Raises
Moving on, the second of our lower abdominal cable exercises that you can add to your weight loss workouts are lying leg raises.
These are performed in a similar manner to cable crunches only now instead of holding the cable handles in your hands, you’re going to use a cable attachment and place it around your feet.
From there, lay flat on the floor with the legs fully outstretched and then begin to lift them up and off the floor.
Aim to get the legs up to 90 degrees if you can, but don’t stress if they don’t quite make it. For this exercise you definitely will want to start with a lighter weight until you get used to the movement pattern and the overall feel.
Prone Ball Cable Roll-Ins
Third, our last exercise that will target the lower abs are prone ball cable roll-ins. If you’re a fan of prone ball roll-ins then you’re definitely going to love this exercise.
All you’re going to want to do is again attach the cable to either of your feet and then get those feet up on a ball as you would a standard prone ball roll-in.
From there, roll the ball into the chest while also working against the cable for that added resistance.
Note that this really will be a huge test to your agility so expect to falter slightly when you first get going. If you can press on though, you’re going to see great results coming your way shortly.
So keep all of these lower abdominal cable exercises in mind. If you include at least one in your workout program each day, you will notice great stomach strengthening benefits.
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