Get a flat belly without training abs! The magic muscle

Deep and Superficial Abdominal Muscles

Get a flat belly without training abs! The magic muscle

• Overview
• Training Abs is Never the Solution
• The Secret
• The Solution

Overview

Getting a nice flat belly is not as hard as it sounds. 

Actually, it's easier than most of us think and it's totally attainable with a little bit of an effort and consistency - yes you read it right, consistency. 

I mean you need to alot a few minutes daily for that one thing that will utterly change your life and change you from someone who's intimidated, shy and lacks self-confidence to a person who's totally in control.

Believe it or not,  it all starts by taking control of your gut. 

Training Abs is Never the Solution

You see many bodybuilders and althlets posting their videos training abs, and the fact that you see their stomach looks good drives you to the conclusion that ab work is the ultimate solution. 

Well, developing core muscles and strength is vital, but does it help flatten up that belly? The answer is NO, and if you're a fan of professional bodybuilding, you would know what I talking about. 

Most competitors are jacked with thick defined abs, but still have bubble guts... Why! The secret muscle is underworked,  which makes it stretched out,  loose and weak. 

The Secret

There's one magic muscle responsible for keeping the core nice and tight, and it's called the transverse abdominis. 

This muscle lays underneath the abs, covering the whole torso in a way to protect the internal organs and keep them in place. 

Over the years and because of wrong eating habits and no exercise, people's bellies tend to stick out. 

When you eat too much food in one sitting what you're doing is stretching out those muscles. 

Since streching out your transverse abdominis becomes a HABBIT combined with no exercise, this muscle will eventually become weak and can no longer keep your internal organs in place... 

Yes, that's a bubble gut, fat stomach, whatever you call it.

The Solution

To start off, you need to urgently correct your eating habits; start dividing your food into small meals and never eat much in one sitting. 

Also, eat slowly, as gulping your food fast will cause you bloating and that means stretching and weakening that precious muscle. 

The second thing you need to do on a daily basis is exercise. 

One of the most effective exercises over history is the one and only old school vacuum. 

Another great exercise is the cat-cow pose. While at the cat pose, lower your head and focus on tightening the lower transverse abdominis for a count of seconds and repeat for reps. 

Here's a bonus exercise if you want to focus on the lower transverse abdominis muscle; 90 degrees knee static hold. 

Lie on a firm bench or on the floor face-up (The surface shouldn't be soft like a mattress) Bend your knees and hips to 90 degrees. 

Press your lower back against the floor bracing your core and taking steady breaths (Don't let your lower back round and get off the floor) 

Be stable in this position for about 15-20 seconds; that's one repetition. Do 3-4 repetitions, and increase the duration as you progress with the exercise. 

You should start feeling a burn in your lower belly after the first 10 seconds if you're doing it right. Feeling the lower transverse abdomins muscle with your fingers during contraction will help you get the most out of the exercise. 

You can place your fingers near the groin area; just about two fingers away from it and to the direction of the opposite one. 

This will help you with the mind muscle connection,  because trust me it's easy to shift focus to other muscles in this exercise. 

If you want to increase the intensity of the exercise,  try widening the angle between your hips and knees,  that is letting your knees drop a little bit forward. Hold them where you feel the most desired intensity.