Favorite Ab Workouts?

jtrayce
jtrayce Posts: 30 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
This is just to share your favorite workouts while others will benefit from!

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,063 Member
    Hanging leg raises, basic crunches and woodchops.

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    edited March 2015
    Squats, dead lifts, hanging leg raises
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    I like sit ups and push ups. I find them very difficult, but they also make me feel like a bad a$s when I'm done.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Squats and pull-ups.
  • maroonmango211
    maroonmango211 Posts: 908 Member
    planks, oblique V's, dead lifts, reverse crunches and russian twists.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    My compound lifts work my core, but I do enjoy doing a little extra core work only because I enjoy it. My cardio day always features a core section, but I also do weighted core work on my two lower body days.

    Today I did leg raises and went up into a reverse crunch at the top (with some ankle weights for added resistance) and weighted hyperextensions (yes, your back is part of your core - don't focus only on abs and neglect the rest). On Fridays I usually mix it up and do some weighted crunches, plank and side plank circuits, kneeling back extensions, etc. I plan to work in some weighted decline sit-ups eventually. Hanging leg raises can kiss my butt.
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Squats, dead lifts, hanging leg races

    Hanging leg races? Those sound way more fun than hanging leg raises. :wink:
  • vixtris
    vixtris Posts: 688 Member
    edited March 2015
    I've been doing squats with body weight and 5-10 lbs handweights, and crunches and trunk rotations on the bowflex. I may add some sit ups to my routine since I am able to actually do them now ... as long as something holds my feet down lol.
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    Squats, deadlifts, hanging leg raises, swissball crunches, prone jacknives (usually w/ swiss ball) and this weird thing I made up on the decline bench.
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    I'm a video-er, I like Bob Harper's "Totally Ripped Core" workout.
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    For now, I'm using machines for torso rotation, crunches, and back extensions.
    I want to work up to doing planks (all around), and it would probably be good to add leg raises to more target the lower abs.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    edited March 2015
    LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Squats, dead lifts, hanging leg races

    Hanging leg races? Those sound way more fun than hanging leg raises. :wink:

    Lol, normally my spelling is spot on. Not sure how I missed that. I'm gonna blame the fact that it was early and I wasn't fully awake yet :)


    ETA: I don't know what your talking about, it says raises...
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Double kettlebell front squats.

    Overhead squats.

    Ab wheel or med ball rollouts.

    Single leg RDLs

    Asymmetric loaded carries (suitcase carries, waiter's walks, rack walks, etc)

    Jefferson deadlifts.

    Windmills/bent presses (that family of leaning, overhead load kind of stuff...)
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Crunches, planks, dumbbell side bends.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Forgot to mention: chin ups and push ups - probably the two moves with the best core activation (if you're doing them properly)
  • rez2012
    rez2012 Posts: 39 Member
    I hate doing abs lol. I usually workout my core from other exercises that require your core engaged the entire time. However, on certain occasions I like to do hanging leg raises, crunch, bicycles, v ups, rolling planks, vacuume for 15 sec rest 15 for 5 min.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    front squats & pivot presses
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    front squats & pivot presses

    These look effing awesome...
  • sjohnson__1
    sjohnson__1 Posts: 405 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Hanging leg raises, basic crunches and woodchops.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    ^^ Amen. I would add compound movements like the squat, DL, & OH press. CORE. Also, cable kneeling crunches.
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    rez2012 wrote: »
    I hate doing abs lol. I usually workout my core from other exercises that require your core engaged the entire time. However, on certain occasions I like to do hanging leg raises, crunch, bicycles, v ups, rolling planks, vacuume for 15 sec rest 15 for 5 min.

    I'll do your abs lol

    to the OP: all different variations of weighted sit ups, twisted and reg, plank, knee slaps while in plank, some pilates core exercises, bicycle crunches, weighted bridge and hip thrusts (more for glutes but work the abs) ... etc.
  • lingo10
    lingo10 Posts: 305 Member
    Classic: Pilates 100 & Roll-Ups.

    Up-Down Plank.
    Plank in general.
    Cross Tap Plank
    Plank with Punches out in the front (from Insanity)
    Jack Knife
    Side Plank with hip raise
    C-curve sit.
    Russian Twists for sure
    Superman
  • rez2012
    rez2012 Posts: 39 Member
    lingo10 wrote: »
    Classic: Pilates 100 & Roll-Ups.

    Up-Down Plank.
    Plank in general.
    Cross Tap Plank
    Plank with Punches out in the front (from Insanity)
    Jack Knife
    Side Plank with hip raise
    C-curve sit.
    Russian Twists for sure
    Superman

    Wow Pilates sounds like a beast. Never messed with it but I really need to start doing something with more structure like that. Plank nightmare though lol
  • lingo10
    lingo10 Posts: 305 Member
    rez2012 wrote: »
    lingo10 wrote: »
    Classic: Pilates 100 & Roll-Ups.

    Up-Down Plank.
    Plank in general.
    Cross Tap Plank
    Plank with Punches out in the front (from Insanity)
    Jack Knife
    Side Plank with hip raise
    C-curve sit.
    Russian Twists for sure
    Superman

    Wow Pilates sounds like a beast. Never messed with it but I really need to start doing something with more structure like that. Plank nightmare though lol

    The amount of plank variations out there is insane. lool
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Hanging leg raises, crunches on decline bench, plank variations, russian twists with a lunge...this thing I do with an exercise ball that I can't think of the name of...

    I don't do a whole ton of direct ab work...usually at the end of my workout if I have a few extra minutes or I might do some on cardio days if I haven't gotten any in for awhile. I usually hit my core pretty hard with my Oly lifts and other compound movements.
  • squirrlt
    squirrlt Posts: 106 Member
    edited March 2015
    Kettle bell windmills are my favorite! Planks, hate them but they work. Pilates did amazing things for my abs post-baby but was too repetitive/high rep/boring for me to stick with long term. Very effective, my attention span is simply too short.
  • KenHOG
    KenHOG Posts: 40 Member
    Rope pulldown crunches, and russian twists
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