25 Best Lower Abs Exercises

So you want to target your lower abs, huh?

First, a quick physiology lesson: Your rectus abdominis is actually one long muscle that includes both your “upper” and “lower” abs. So, technically, there are no exercises that explicitly isolate either half individually (even though you may “feel the burn” more so in one area than another). Still, there are things you can do to really make those lower abs pop, says Don Saladino, C.P.T., owner of Drive 495.

No. 1: Diet is key. Remember that training your core muscles alone simply isn’t enough—you need to have discipline in the kitchen, too, to make your lower abs show. (Here are the best foods to expose your six-pack.)

Second, switching up your routine by shocking your core with new exercises will help eliminate your love handles and define those elusive sex lines.

Lastly, you want to work in exercises that attack your rectus abdominis and obliques simultaneously for good measure (that V-line is where these two muscles meet).

Here are 25 moves, curated by Men’s Fitness Training Director Sean Hyson, C.S.C.S., to add into your regimen for lower abs everyone will envy.

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