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WHITTLE
YOUR WAIST
The transverse
abdominis holds your
viscera and other
abdominal muscles
in tight to your spine
and is highly involved
in spinal stabilization.
To feel the transverse
abdominis at work,
simply pull your
bellybutton inward
and hold it there.
A well-worked
transverse abdominis
acts to tighten your
midsection all the
way around and can
drastically reshape
your waistline as
a result.
ABS: LAYERED STRENGTH
Muscle Group Primary Function
Rectus Abdominis Flexion
Internal Obliques Rotation; lateral flexion
External Obliques Rotation; lateral flexion
Transverse Abdominis Spinal/pelvic stabilization,
intra-abdominal pressurization