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    Abs Abs Abs

    Posts: 3 Member
    edited February 21 in Fitness and Exercise
    I am need of some new ideas. I get bored pretty quick with most ab routines, and I was hoping for something a little different. My belly area is in need of some really good help. Can anyone suggest a great ab routine that isn't crunches, leg raises, plank, blah, blah, blah. Thanks in advance for all the help.

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    • Posts: 1,716 Member
      Squats, deadlifts, overhead press.
    • Posts: 340 Member
      Powercleans
    • Posts: 3,661 Member
      could try the new ab wheel.

      read an article where they measured the electrical activity of the abdominal muscles and apparently they work them as well as hanging leg raises.

      i'd make my normal suggestion but no one ever takes me up on it and you've already poo-pooed a good portion of the exercises lol
    • Posts: 3,116 Member
      Squats, deadlifts, overhead press.

      Yep
    • Posts: 625 Member
      Watch what you eat ;)
    • Posts: 17,525 Member
      hanging leg raises
      plank up downs
      walking planks
      any variation of a push up
      downward dog variations
      weight drags
      around the world
      side weight bends
      russian twists
      hollow hold
      dragon flag
      front lever
      flutter kicks
      V pike
    • Posts: 595 Member
      It's going to come with fat loss otherwise you wont see it anyway but any sort of full body compound lift will use your core. Just make sure you are bracing it properly and breathing. Kettle bell swings are good for the core too.
    • Posts: 171 Member
      Squats, deadlifts, overhead press.

      This! My core gets enough work by lifting heavy things.
    • Posts: 9,026 Member
      Squats, deadlifts, overhead press.

      this.

      also, i feel my abs were awesome when i did hard kettlebell routines.
    • Posts: 497 Member
      The best ever ab exercise is 5 sets of stop eating so much crap :) I don't do many exercises that don't also work my core, but I only see abs when I watch what I eat.

      That's if you just want to see them.

      But, if you are looking for specific exercises to strengthen abs for another reason, ie, to benefit cycling, then you already said you don't like some of the ones that will help :) Planks & russian twists are my favorite specific ab-targeting exercises.
    • Posts: 2,582 Member
      Running hurdles, rock climbing, capoeira...
    • Posts: 3,661 Member
      that dragon flag looks KILLER. most people aren't going to be able to do many of those, or any at all if they don't already have some good core strength.

      that gets a thumbs up from me

      the hollow hold looks good to, but i'd argue its basically a weighted crunch with some lower ab stim. i.e. a very effective six pack exercise
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Thanks for all the responses so far. I have started a StongLifts 5x5 program which is heavy and heavier wt. The Dragon Flag looks extemely cool, and who could argue with Bruce Lee. I see several other good suggestions, and I am going to try those. Thanks again.
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