💡 How to follow: If you look lean but still "bloated," the fix isn't more crunches — it's the transverse abdominis (TVA), the deepest core muscle that wraps your midsection. It's a *breathing* muscle, so the best way to train it is **dynamically, paired with your breath** — not static stomach vacuums.
1
Exhale → pull the belly button up (toward spine)
- Lean, but still look bloated.
- This could be due to weakness of a muscle called
- the transverse abdominis, which is an important
- breathing muscle, all right?
2
Repeat, pairing each rep to the breath
- Inhale, allow the belly button to drop down.
- Again, as you exhale,
- thats when youre pulling this thing up.
- Two sets, 10 to 20 reps, a couple times a week.