Hello friends,
Massage therapist Deb here to add my two cents..
There are several layers of abs guys!
(And mine are really several layers! Badumbum crash!
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JC, Welcome!
It's shocking how much of a punch SG really delivers!!!
Great right!
The six pack doesn't get worked very much in SG..
That will only happen with concentric contractions via flexion of them doing situps and crunches..
But the transverse abs, which are quite a bit deeper and attach to the spine at the back do get hit nicely.. Obliques may be hit too..
My suggestion to "work the abs" when you SG, is simply to do a very subtle and slight contraction of your tummy right below the bellybutton, to pull it all in, in preparation for your movement.. Drawing in the belly and then engaging in work will help strengthen your front and back..
As for pecs, SG does work the very upper fibers (See Reinhards photo and that band of muscle just below his clavicle is the upper pec major fibers, and you'll see that they are very developed...)
I think much of that has to do with the breath involved..
When we do very intense exercise we need to get more oxygen...
Automatically, our upper ribcage must engage to open up the space for the lungs to expand.. This happens when we are breathing fast and hard..
To get the whole pec area pushups are probably your best bet.. Add pushups to your SG routine
Have fun!
Peace and Love,
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Deb