| Aloha and Welcome to Week 6 of Fitness-Tip Friday! (Sorry this one’s a day late – it’s been a crazy week for me!) |
| Tip of the Week:It IS possible to preferentially target the “lower abs” (inferior region of rectus abdominis)¹, even though the muscle fibers are activated along their entire length, due to a principle called nonhomogenous hypertrophy². You do it by performing a motion called posterior pelvic tilt – where you rotate your pelvis upwards. (See the graphic below for an anatomically-correct example.) Note: Click here for an in-depth YouTube video I made on the principle of nonhomogenous hypertrophy! Relevant research articles: 1) Muscle activity in upper and lower rectus abdominus during abdominal exercises 2) Does Performing Different Resistance Exercises for the Same Muscle Group Induce Non-homogeneous Hypertrophy? |
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| Posterior Pelvic Tilt |
| Quote of the Week: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.“ -Mahatma Gandhi |
Dr. Gains 
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