When you're doing exercises to strengthen these muscles think of the abs and core as one unit. Even when you do exercises that recruit more of one muscle than the others you'll notice that you still have to engage your entire midsection to do them right which is proof that these muscles are never working completely alone. It's important to show equal love to all of the muscles of the core so that this unit can power itself properly from all angles. When you're doing exercises to strengthen thes