Improving Lower Abdomen

[Arron]

There's this exercise I cannot suss at football training and it's my weakest point in the warm up. Our squad will make a circle, do stretches, then lie on out back with hands behind our sides and lift our feet up 6 inches. I really struggle doing this. I can feel my back really stretching and I've had a history (yes at 17 years of age) of bad back problems. How can I improve the length of time I keep my feet lifted 6 inches above the floor? I don't know if you have tried it, if you haven't, do it right now.

Lift your feet 6 inches off the ground and hold that position for 30 seconds, then rest for a minute.

I can manage about 15 seconds WHEN I have my arms behind my back, so it kinda supports it.

So how can I improve?
Is it just a matter of doing it so many times a day and it will eventually increase the time length?

[Stryderman]

I am not an expert on exorcise at all, But a history of back problems and its straining your back maybe ask your coach about it?

[@K]

First time I did this was in the army, and there they make you do it for as long as they please, normally about 2.5 minutes. What I found helped me was place the palms of your hands down, and then place them under you backside and push with your arms aswell.

[Soy]

Just keep trying it, your body will then have a reason to strengthen thus gaining more muscle, assuming your eating enough

it's true that different excersises target different fibres of your abdominals but try to a variety for proportion