{"id":7968,"date":"2021-01-29T12:53:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/?p=7968"},"modified":"2021-01-29T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T18:53:06","slug":"the-unknown-muscle-that-gives-you-sculpted-abs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/the-unknown-muscle-that-gives-you-sculpted-abs\/","title":{"rendered":"The UNKNOWN MUSCLE That Gives You Sculpted Abs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How do I get abs?! That is one of the top questions we get here at V Shred.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If it were as easy as doing sit-ups, everyone that trains would be walking around with a 6-pack.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>But it\u2019s not!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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To complicate things even more\u2026 <\/span>there is a muscle you probably don\u2019t realize you need to train to have a sculpted midsection<\/span>… because (technically) it\u2019s not an ab muscle!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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You need to work the Serratus\u2026 <\/span>and there isn\u2019t a single crunch or sit-up variation you can do that will get the job done.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this article, we are going to tell you all about the serratus muscle and show you some <\/span>very effective exercises that target it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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WHAT IS THE SERRATUS?<\/span><\/p>\n

The serratus is under your lats. It runs all the way back and attaches to the inner part of the scapula.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your body fat does have to be pretty low to be able to see them, but the serratus muscles look like three little \u201cgills\u201d or \u201cshark teeth\u201d \u2026 they look like ribs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some people actually refer to them as RIB MUSCLES. They aren\u2019t..\u00a0 but they do attach to your ribs and span over the top 8 or 9 ribs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You may have also heard them called the \u201cboxers muscle\u201d — that is because they are usually very well developed in many boxers because the Serratus is what contracts when you are throwing a punch.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HOW DO YOU TRAIN THE SERRATUS?<\/span>
\n<\/span>It\u2019s not easy, and you have to really THINK about contracting it.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there are a lot of great exercises you can do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are 4 SERRATUS SPECIFIC EXERCISES<\/span><\/p>\n

(++ a killer serratus activation drill)<\/span><\/p>\n