An important section of any workout program should include exercises that target each muscle group of the body. Arms, legs, back and abs should all have their own part of the program. This is the only way to make sure your whole body is being trained effectively. A lower abs work out program for instance should be done several times a week at the same time as you work the upper abs.

You should ideally try to aim to work one particular muscle group each day. So maybe day one, work on your arms and shoulders. Day 2 your legs. Day 3 your abs etc. This will guarantee that all your muscle groups get the training they need. It also helps the body to stay in proportion. If you concentrate on certain groups and neglect others, then you will soon become unusually un proportioned. If you want to become serious about bodybuilding, then proportion is one of the most important things you can have.

So when working on your lower ab work out, you should try and do 2-3 different exercises that focus on the lower abs. Then 2-3 more that focus on the upper abs. Do this 3 times a week and it shouldn't take long before you start to see results.

Some exercises you could include for your lower abs would be crunches, hanging leg raises and normal sit-ups. How many you do and how often really depends on your training programme but you should be doing sets of around 30-50 reps. If you cannot do that many from the start, then just do what you can. You will soon find that you can start doing more each time you workout.

The main thing about a lower ab work out programme is to stick to it and don't give up. Your abs are one of the hardest muscle groups to train. They really will take a lot of effort to get looking like the guys you see in the lifestyle magazines. But if you start now, you'll get there sooner than not starting at all!