The Doming Phenomenon: Why Your Midline Bulges During Basic Planks or Leg Raises
The Short Answer Doming (or “coning”) occurs when your center abdominal wall bulges outward into a ridge during an exercise like a plank or leg raise. This happens because the internal pressure inside your abdomen exceeds the tension capacity of your deep core muscles and central connective tissue (the linea alba). Rather than signaling permanent … Read more