腹ふっ筋きん

also: ふくきん · はらすじ

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腹筋する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

abdominal muscles; abs

Refers to the muscles themselves. Common in both everyday and fitness contexts.

sit-up; ab exercise

abbreviation

Only with reading ふっきん / ふくきん

Abbreviation of 腹筋運動. Used for the exercise itself. Often used with する to mean 'do sit-ups'.

腹ふっ筋きんを鍛きたえるto train/build up one's abs
毎まい日にち腹ふっ筋きんを鍛きたえている。
I train my abs every day.
〈数すう〉回かい腹ふっ筋きんをするto do (a certain number of) sit-ups
毎まい朝あさ腹ふっ筋きんを30回かいする。
I do 30 sit-ups every morning.
腹ふっ筋きんが割われるto get a six-pack (lit. one's abs split)
彼かれは腹ふっ筋きんが割われていてかっこいい。
He has a six-pack and looks great.
腹ふっ筋きんが痛いたいone's abs are sore
笑わらいすぎて腹ふっ筋きんが痛いたい。
My abs hurt from laughing too much.

腹ふっ筋きん運うん動どう sense 2
腹筋 is the everyday abbreviation for the exercise, while 腹筋運動 is the fuller, more formal term for the same sit-up movement.
スクワット
スクワット is a lower-body strength exercise (squatting), while 腹筋 refers to abdominal exercises like crunches, so they target different muscle groups but are often mentioned together as basic home workouts.

背せ筋すじ sense 1
腹筋 refers to the abdominal muscles (front of the torso), while 背筋 refers to the back muscles, and the two are easy to mix up since both are 〜筋 body-part terms used in fitness talk.
腹ふく部ぶ
腹筋 refers specifically to the abdominal muscles, while 腹部 refers to the whole abdominal region, not just the muscle layer.

Compound of 腹 (abdomen) and 筋 (muscle). The reading ふっきん is a euphonic change from ふくきん.