Scooping Your Abs: To scoop your abs means to draw the deepest layers of the abdominal muscles up and in to stabilize the body and support the back. This action supports powerful movement emanating from the center of the body and helps to flatten your tummy.

 

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Automated Bond System (ABS): The computerized system that records bids and offers for inactively traded bonds until they are cancelled or executed on the NYSE.

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