New ab workout variations?

glfernandes828

Ab workouts to get toned abs? I already have a pretty toned tummy but I feel like I've hit a plateau with my current workouts- crunches with medicine ball, leg lifts. Russian twists, planks.

Want to try some new things, ideas?

SonyaCele

hanging knee raises, toe to bar, TRX ab work , deadlifts. how have you plateaued? i've never heard of an ab plateau

glfernandes828

SonyaCele wrote: »

hanging knee raises, toe to bar, TRX ab work , deadlifts. how have you plateaued? i've never heard of an ab plateau

Thanks! I guess I used the wrong term but I feel like my abs aren't getting any more toned, I don't see any packs coming in or anything. It just stays the same but I'm still working hard on them and changing up my routines each week

Raptor2763

have you tried hip drops or mason twists?

SonyaCele

visible abs are all about what you eat, you have to get a low bf% to get visible abs.

Packerjohn

Posted this a couple days ago, lots of ideas and tells which are effective. As has been pointed out, diet/BF% is the key to visible abs.

Little bit old, but nice article on ab exercises by Bret Contreras

https://www.t-nation.com/training/inside-the-muscles-best-ab-exercises

Spoiler:
Based on this experiment, here are the top three exercises in terms of mean and peak activity for each muscle part:

Rectus Abdominis
Mean: Chin Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Ab Wheel
Peak:  Chin Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Swiss Ball Crunch

Internal Oblique
Mean: Ab Wheel from Feet, Ab Wheel from Knees, Bodysaw
Peak:  Ab Wheel from Feet, Bodysaw, Tornado Ball Slam

External Oblique
Mean: Ab Wheel from Feet, Hanging Leg Raise, Bodysaw
Peak:  Turkish Get Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Bodysaw

Erector Spinae
Mean: Kneeling Cable Lift, Landmine, Reverse Hyper
Peak:  Kneeling Cable Lift, Tornado Ball Slam, Lumbar Extension