Is it good to do push-ups to train your abdominal muscles?

Having six-pack abs is something we all hope and dream of. Boys often work out hard for their abs, but what kind of exercise can better train their abs? Should we do push-ups or sit-ups? So, does push-ups train the abs? For this question, the editor will introduce to you some related things about whether push-ups train the abs.

Push-ups are mainly used to exercise the pectoral muscles and triceps of the upper arms. Doing push-ups every day will not help you train your abdominal muscles.

How to train your abdominal muscles:

The key to training your abdominal muscles lies in the intensity of the movements, not the more times the better. For example, if you can do 200 sit-ups at a time, it is not as good as if you can only do 10 sit-ups at both ends. Because being able to do more than 200 reps is a way to train your endurance, it does not significantly increase the thickness of your muscle fibers.

Four exercises to train the abdominal muscles: sit-ups, supine leg raises, sit-ups, and hanging leg raises (increasing intensity in sequence). If you can do 10 to 20 sit-ups, then do leg raises; if you can do 10 to 20 leg raises, then do sit-ups; if you can do 10 to 20 leg raises, then do hanging leg raises. Practice three times a week, do 3 sets of one exercise each time, and do about 10 repetitions in each set.

For push-ups, the distance between your arms should be the same as shoulder width or slightly wider than shoulder width. Key points: Stretch your arms straight on the ground, fingers facing forward, and the distance between your arms should be the same as shoulder width or slightly wider than shoulder width. Keep your legs straight and together, with your toes resting on the ground. The body is vertical, forming a straight line from head to toes. The hips and waist should neither arch nor sag. Then bend your arms, lower your body to be parallel to the ground, then straighten your arms to support your body, tense your pectoralis major as much as possible, pause for a moment, then bend your arms and repeat. Inhale as you push your body up, and exhale as you lower your body. The starting position of straight-arm support should make the vertical line of the shoulder in front of the palm support surface, so that the pectoralis major muscles can be fully exercised. When the body descends, no other part of the body may touch the ground except the two hands and two toes. When lowering and raising your body, your movements should be smooth, and your body should always maintain a straight line from head to toe. Only when you push up for the last one or two times (that is, when you are exhausted) are you allowed to collapse your waist. During push-ups, your upper arms should be close to your sides. To increase the exercise effect, you can put weight on your shoulders or increase the difficulty by raising your feet (such as placing them on a stool or steps). The distance between the two hands on the ground can be wide or narrow. For beginners with poor physical strength, they can stand up when the body is halfway down, or raise their hands (support themselves with a stool or step) to reduce the difficulty.

Doing push-ups to train abdominal muscles is actually desirable in certain situations, but if you really want to train your abdominal muscles, you should try to do push-ups as standard as possible, and don't be perfunctory because of pain or other situations. This is not good for training abdominal muscles, and you may not see any results after exercising for a long time.