Believe it or not, your sleeping position can affect your abs. Sleeping on your back with a pillow under your legs will help you with that stubborn back pain. I didn’t say it will eliminate it, just alleviate some of the pain. But, it will contribute to building your abs by keeping your legs up [...]

· Crunches with your legs elevated. Keep your legs up on a couch or chair OR to make it the most effective, lift them up in the air with no support. This allows the upper muscle section of your abs to be worked more by not allowing your hip and leg muscles to assist in [...]

· Old fashioned sit-ups. This provides a lot of stress on the lower back and increases your chances of injury. They mostly work your hip flexor muscles and hardly work your abs at all. It makes it worse when you have your hands behind your head and pull. · Straight leg lifts for your lower [...]