The transversus abdominis muscle is a critically important part of your core. So why don't we hear much about it?

The transverse abdominis—a deep core muscle that wraps around your middle—is one of the most important muscles for core strength and stability. And it’s especially important for cyclists to ...

Learn how to strengthen your deep core muscles with these expert-approved exercises for the transverse abdominis.

These transverse abdominis exercises will help you build balanced core strength by working the deepest muscle in your core.

When an isotropic elastic material experiences a uniaxial stress, its volume is not conserved by the longtitudinal strain response. Transverse strains (normal to the uniaxial stress) also occur.