Rectus Abdominis
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Myth is that there are upper and lower abs made up of several different muscles.
The rectus abdominis(or abs, for short) runs down the front of the torso, it goes from the middle of the ribcage to the pubic bone. Fact is: the abs is one long sheet of muscle that appears to look like several small muscles, this is called “tendinous inscriptions” that run across the muscle and down the center which gives it that “6-pack, but more accurately 8-pack appearance.
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What is the BMI?
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Body mass index is defined as the individual’s body weight divided by the square of his or her height.
The body mass index (BMI) is a tool used to measure human body fat based on an individual’s height and weight. Though not always accurate due to other factors, for example: genetic history, muscle tone
Below is an interesting article that I thought was worth reading!
BMI explained: the imperfect index that claims Brad Pitt is overweight
Body Mass Index (BMI) is used by doctors and the government as a cheap and simple way to assess whether people are a healthy weight.
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent in Istanbul
6:00AM BST 27 May 2011
It involves comparing a persons weight with their height and divides people into five categories: underweight, healthy, overweight, obese and clinically obese. It does not however take into account sex or the proportion of body fat to muscle. Read full article…
The best six pack abs exercise for beginners
To get a good six pack ab workout…
by: Adrian Bryant
- Raise your knees up and curl your hips up until your knees touch your elbows and then lower your knees back down slowly until your feet almost touch the floor (DON’T let your feet touch the floor) and repeat the exercise for 8-to-12 reps…
- Make sure your hips and butt come up off the bench as you raise your knees up to touch your elbows and…
- Don’t use your arms to pull yourself up – your hands are to only be used as support hooks to keep you from falling off the bench and it’s okay to use your arms just a little bit to help you but… Don’t pull with your arms too much because you won’t get a good six pack ab workout. … See Video…
