Abdominal training: Do you need to practice the upper abdomen separately and the lower abdomen?

Abdominal training: Do you need to practice the upper abdomen and lower abdomen separately?

　　Rectus abdominis muscle(Rectus abdominis muscle)

　　I received this question: "When exercising your abdomen, do you need to practice the upper abdomen separately?"

　　In the gym or the Internet, there are indeed videos or articles that tell you how to train the upper abdomen or lower abdomen, but from a scientific perspective, using electromyography (EMG) to measure the training effect may be different from what you know.

　　A "Science of Ab Workout" on the SHAPE website Among the four misunderstandings mentioned in the Routines article, the third misunderstanding is related to this problem?

　　Sports Misunderstanding 3: Different training methods are needed for the upper abdomen and lower abdomen.

　　In fact, the upper abdomen and lower abdomen are not separate muscle groups, but a long muscle group, called the "rectus abdomen (Rectus) Abdominis), from the chest to the pelvis. Any movement that can be trained to the lower abdomen will also affect the upper abdomen.

　　Study found that the reaction measured through electromyography (EMG) is almost the same as the upper abdomen and lower abdomen.

　　"Science" and "feeling" seem to be inconsistent at this time!

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