New ab workout variations?

glfernandes828
glfernandes828 Posts: 101 Member
edited December 2 in Fitness and Exercise
Ab workouts to get toned abs? I already have a pretty toned tummy but I feel like I've hit a plateau with my current workouts- crunches with medicine ball, leg lifts. Russian twists, planks.

Want to try some new things, ideas?

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  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    hanging knee raises, toe to bar, TRX ab work , deadlifts. how have you plateaued? i've never heard of an ab plateau
  • glfernandes828
    glfernandes828 Posts: 101 Member
    SonyaCele wrote: »
    hanging knee raises, toe to bar, TRX ab work , deadlifts. how have you plateaued? i've never heard of an ab plateau
    Thanks! I guess I used the wrong term but I feel like my abs aren't getting any more toned, I don't see any packs coming in or anything. It just stays the same but I'm still working hard on them and changing up my routines each week
  • Raptor2763
    Raptor2763 Posts: 387 Member
    have you tried hip drops or mason twists?
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    visible abs are all about what you eat, you have to get a low bf% to get visible abs.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    Posted this a couple days ago, lots of ideas and tells which are effective. As has been pointed out, diet/BF% is the key to visible abs.

    Little bit old, but nice article on ab exercises by Bret Contreras

    https://www.t-nation.com/training/inside-the-muscles-best-ab-exercises

    Spoiler:
    Based on this experiment, here are the top three exercises in terms of mean and peak activity for each muscle part:

    Rectus Abdominis
    Mean: Chin Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Ab Wheel
    Peak:  Chin Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Swiss Ball Crunch

    Internal Oblique
    Mean: Ab Wheel from Feet, Ab Wheel from Knees, Bodysaw
    Peak:  Ab Wheel from Feet, Bodysaw, Tornado Ball Slam

    External Oblique
    Mean: Ab Wheel from Feet, Hanging Leg Raise, Bodysaw
    Peak:  Turkish Get Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Bodysaw

    Erector Spinae
    Mean: Kneeling Cable Lift, Landmine, Reverse Hyper
    Peak:  Kneeling Cable Lift, Tornado Ball Slam, Lumbar Extension
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