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INTRODUCTION

The main functions of the abdominal musculature are to permit movement through the trunk, transfer power from the upper to lower extremities (and vice versa) and lastly to protect the spine and nervous structures in the trunk (spinal cord and peripheral nerves).

When we plan abs training we need to cross-reference any plan against a criteria of what should be included. Some people like to think of their criteria as the different movements that occur in the trunk, with my body building background I am all about using the different muscular layers as my criteria. For that reason all my workouts are designed in order that one part of the abdominal wall is isolated. Of course we can never “switch off” the other muscles as they all act together but in my programme design there are exercises I use that offer more emphasis on the TVA, obliques and rectus abdominis.