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Activities that work abs?

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Hi. I'm looking for an activity that naturally works the core and abdominal area that I can add in addition to my daily workouts for added effectiveness. Does anyone know of any? I don't mean types of exercises, such as planks or russian twist.
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Lifting heavy things.0
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I find sprints leave my core sore (in a good way
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sexercise0
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Squats (front squats particularly), Standing overhead press, Good mornings, Pendlay style bent over rows0
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Front squats, overhead squats, walking lunges, sprints and hill work, deadlifts and pullups0
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Third vote on front squats.0
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Horse riding0
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Boxing, chopping wood (or hitting a tire with a sledgehammer), and flipping a tractor tire.0
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NeedANewFocus wrote: »
Really goood list, inclined to agree that my stomach feels it most after pull ups. Major compound movements are best, you can also throw in a couple ab specific like planks!
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The third image in my profile will explain all.0
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