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Ask most men what body part they most want to improve, and abs will feature high on the list. A rock-hard six-pack not only looks good, it also proves you know what you’re doing when it comes to burning excess body fat and building hard, lean muscle mass.
Your abdominals are a collection of important postural muscles responsible for flexing your spine forwards, as when doing a crunch. The group also assists with breathing, stabilising the torso during exercise and protecting your internal organs from impact.
When people talk about the abs, they’re often referring to the rectus abdominis, a paired muscle that runs vertically on either side of the front of the abdomen, separated down the middle by a band of connective tissue called the linea alba, or ‘white line’. It’s this
