Exercises for upper-belly area

funkydunkey

I have began to notice a tender area on the top of my stomache, around the base of my ribs. I think its weakened muscle that could be lead to a hernia, ive been to the GP about it. Confirmed my suspicion but didnt offer any suggestions on exercises though.

Any suggestions?

Mhmm...weetabix

funkydunkey wrote: »

I have began to notice a tender area on the top of my stomache, around the base of my ribs. I think its weakened muscle that could be lead to a hernia, ive been to the GP about it. Confirmed my suspicion but didnt offer any suggestions on exercises though.

Any suggestions?

When you say he confirmed your suspicion he diagnosed you with a Hiatal Hernia?? Usually it takes a Barium X-ray or oesophagoscopy to diagnose this condition, did your gp send you off for either of these? Maybe you should speak to your gp again about it BUT he/she doesn't seem to concerned about it so it's probably not too major as a hiatal hernia isn't like an abdominal or inguinal hernia in that they dont become strangulated.

Just googled it and everything I've said and more are covered in the link here: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=78668

funkydunkey

Thanks for that, well, what the GP said was the muscle in that area was weakened and it could lead to a hernia. So he didnt seem too concerned, only thing is when I asked about exercises to strenghten this up he didnt have any great suggestions only to "keep doing whatever im doing". So im basically just looking for some suggestions. Ive been doing alot of sit-ups etc, but this seems to be working the lower stomache area more and having little effect where its needed.

Again, thanks.

Mhmm...weetabix

Ah no worries.
Normal crunches, Decline crunches and Swiss ball crunches should do the trick.
Alternatively throw in some planks to work the abs differently. They'll all work your upper abdominals.

My favourite abdominal circuit is:
Swiss ball crunches x 20
Swiss ball (short crunch / pulse) X20
Standing obliques (sidebends) with weight X50
Leg raises on bench into ab kickup x 20

3 round of this twice a week for 4 weeks is plenty at first

You should be changing your ab routines every 4 - 6 weeks to get best effect

rccaulfield

Mhmm...weetabix wrote: »

Ah no worries.
Normal crunches, Decline crunches and Swiss ball crunches should do the trick.
Alternatively throw in some planks to work the abs differently. They'll all work your upper abdominals.

My favourite abdominal circuit is:
Swiss ball crunches x 20
Swiss ball (short crunch / pulse) X20
Standing obliques (sidebends) with weight X50
Leg raises on bench into ab kickup x 20

3 round of this twice a week for 4 weeks is plenty at first

You should be changing your ab routines every 4 - 6 weeks to get best effect

Eh WTF?? Rest the area nuff said!!!!!!!!!

Mhmm...weetabix

rccaulfield wrote: »

Eh WTF?? Rest the area nuff said!!!!!!!!!

Rest an area that you want strengthened and could stop a possible epigastric hernia by doing so? Good advice there champ, please give some reason behind your post apart from your own opinion.