Abs

Kiahz
Kiahz Posts: 17 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Any killer ab exercises I haven't heard of yet? Anyone got some good ones?

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  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    What have you heard of?
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    trail running through the rockies with a 100 pound weighted vest while pushing a loaded sled and skipping rope
  • barryplumber
    barryplumber Posts: 401 Member
    Abs starts in the kitchen
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    Pull all the way up from backbends using them. That's my hardest usual move (and may be easy for many on here).

    The hardest I've tried is a bellydance floor move, where you use just your abs to lift your torso and arms from off the floor with your legs folded back on each side of you. You end up sitting all the way up (with your legs still in the starting position). I can do them with a straight back, but then these dancers add a big arch in. Nope. It's crazy hard!

    It's associated with a move called the Turkish Fold or Turkish Drop if anyone is curious to see it (or try it!). It's fun :)
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Landmine trunk twist.

    Pallof press.
  • ARGriffy
    ARGriffy Posts: 1,002 Member
    cafeaulait7 wrote: »
    Pull all the way up from backbends using them. That's my hardest usual move (and may be easy for many on here).

    The hardest I've tried is a bellydance floor move, where you use just your abs to lift your torso and arms from off the floor with your legs folded back on each side of you. You end up sitting all the way up (with your legs still in the starting position). I can do them with a straight back, but then these dancers add a big arch in. Nope. It's crazy hard!

    It's associated with a move called the Turkish Fold or Turkish Drop if anyone is curious to see it (or try it!). It's fun :)

    Also "swimmers" very similar move :) and I found a mix of crunches, leg raises, plank, sit ups and pressups made mine visible
  • richln
    richln Posts: 809 Member
    sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
    trail running through the rockies with a 100 pound weighted vest while pushing a loaded sled and skipping rope

    Yes, but what do you do after your warmup?

    Dragon flags always stay in my rotation.
  • mean_and_lean
    mean_and_lean Posts: 164 Member
    barryplumber wrote: »
    Abs starts in the kitchen

    She didn't ask how to get a ripped mid-section, just what are some killer ab exercises. It's equally important to work your core since, well, it's your core and is used to keep you upright, help you get out of bed, keeps your back strong . . .
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    If you to want to work a high degree of spinal stabilisation (i.e. what the abs are actually for) then I can recommend the "McGill 3"

    He found that deep spinal stabilisation effects lasted up to 3 hours after performing them and the effect was cumulative, too. So do them often and you'll reflexively achieve a higher degree of spinal stability.
  • Burger2066
    Burger2066 Posts: 126 Member
    richln wrote: »

    Dragon flags always stay in my rotation.

    This is what I'm working on. I can't do a full clean one yet, but I'm getting there. Definitely not as clean as Bruce Lee anyway. Haha.
  • emistevenson
    emistevenson Posts: 12 Member
    I swear by weighted sit-ups. Hold the weight in front of your chest for moderate difficulty. Hold a measly 10 lb weight behind your head and marvel at how your abs fail on the 10th sit-up.

    The best way to build muscle is by steadily increasing the weight you're lifting with it.

    I've also found there are a lot of creative plank variations out there that are great for whole-core workouts and a bit more fun than regular planks. Plank on a stability ball and alternate raising a foot off the ground. Traveling plank, maybe back and forth with push-ups at the ends to keep things interesting. Plank where you have to rest on one arm at a time while completing a task, like moving weight plates around in front of you, with the other arm.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Getting a very wet lung cold that leaves you coughing so hard you feel like throwing up is one most people don't normally think of.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I second pallof presses especially the half kneeling variation
  • time2cutnow
    time2cutnow Posts: 150 Member
    Rope (cable) crunches, hanging leg raises, inclined crunches with medicine ball/weights
  • Kiahz
    Kiahz Posts: 17 Member
    Thank u all....some great suggestions that are much appreciated!
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