Abs w/resistance workouts

86_Ohms

I'm looking for better workouts when with the one day a week I'm focused on abs. I'm not worried about body fat% with this particular post.

Besides dead lifts, what ab resistance training has been most benefecial for you (ie. situps with a medicine ball or elastic bands, etc.)?

Brownie points if the workout has a particular name to it, rather than just description.

Edit: Not including workouts with a bench bar for reasons listed in my next post down.

PureAdamic

Squats
Front Squats
Thrusters
Toes to Bar
Front Levers
Planks
Anti-Rotations
Over head squats
Cleans
Snatches
Farmers walks

chels0722

Planks are great for all over core strength.

You don't neccesarily need to do "crunches" and "sit ups" and ab isolated exercises to work your core muscles.

Stability exercises are great. Doing normal weight lifting and resistance training on bosu balls will definitely activate your core, but I highly recommend having someone there to catch you until you get the hang of it haha

PureAdamic

Also don't do a whole day dedicated to abs. that is like having a day dedicated to biceps, you end up training like a tool

86_Ohms

Also don't do a whole day dedicated to abs. that is like having a day dedicated to biceps, you end up training like a tool

I should of clarified: I don't dedicate a WHOLE day to abs, but on a day when I work them into my time at the gym (usually about 30 min or more in the whole 90 min).

Also, I'll change my OP around. I'd like to look at workout that don't incorporate a bench bar. With the size of town I'm in, it's a small gym and the few they have usually come with a line of people waiting.

PureAdamic

DB = Dumbbell

DB Squats
DB Front Squats
DB Thrusters
Toes to Bar
Front Levers
Planks
Anti-Rotations
DB Over head squats
DB Cleans
DB Snatches
Farmers walks

Leadfoot_Lewis

In addition to Squats, OHP, Deadlifts, etc., I do about 2 ab sessions a week (20-30 minutes each). Personally, I think direct or isolation work is important. Everything I do with abs has weight/resistance (if possible). Just a few off the top of my head:

Cable Crunches
Cable Oblique Twist
Russian Twists w/Medicine Ball
Stability Ball Crunches w/weight plate
Ab Rollouts
Leg Raises

soldiergrl_101

I use an 8 pound medicine ball and 3 sets of 25 crunches, then 3 sets 25 leg lifts, 3 sets 25 flutter kicks, 3 sets 25 bicycles =300