Looking for a ab workout

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hmclaughlan84
hmclaughlan84 Posts: 22 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey guys I'm in need of help I need a decent ab workout that I can use at home when on daddy duties

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  • reckless1976mj
    reckless1976mj Posts: 7 Member
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    Got one:
    HIIT: Every exercise 30s on 10s rest, do the cycle 3 times with a 30 second reset between cycle.
    Plank knees to elbows
    Plank with alt leg lifts
    Russian Twist
    Bicycle (slow these down for max ab engagement)
    Leg Lift
    Crunch (not so much lift, but really squeeze abs as shoulders come up)
    Side Plank With reach Right side (with top arm, reach across body to touch under opposite ribs)
    Side Plank with reach left side
    Reverse crunch







  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,210 Member
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    If you're not currently doing squats and deadlifts, i'd start with that. :+1:
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    edited July 2016
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    You don't say if you have any weights or anything, so i'll recommend the classics.
    Planks (and the many variations)
    reverse crunch
    leg lifts
    lemon squeezers
    Jackknives
    Hollow body holds
  • stingrayinfl
    stingrayinfl Posts: 284 Member
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    military fitness has a lot of good ones and find one of the beach body 30 days and mix those up
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    Push ups, pull ups

    Squats...with weights if you have, I doubt you'd have a squat rack so Dumbbells or kettle bells for goblet squats

    But you can't spot reduce, you know that right?
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    Oh and stomach vacuums
  • bketchum1981
    bketchum1981 Posts: 130 Member
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    Pilates is a great way to strengthen the core.
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
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    Here's a few that uses an exercise ball/ab roller/resistance bands:

    http://www.blackmountainproducts.com/exercise-category/abscore/
  • MyFreakingNameIsScott
    MyFreakingNameIsScott Posts: 199 Member
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    I do a few different things independently but I do also use an app for abs called, Instant Abs (iOS). A variety of workout choices/routines along with the length of time each routine runs. I simply use the standard version and it more than serves its purpose. There is also a premium option but I've never bothered to see what that's all about.
  • hmclaughlan84
    hmclaughlan84 Posts: 22 Member
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    Thanks guys a massive help I use wieghts at the gym so will try incorporating them in that I also have a sandbag at home so again will use that with the exercise
  • andreascarff
    andreascarff Posts: 62 Member
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    I grab ideas from fitness blender on youtube and do my own thing from that. They have great ideas for ab workouts :)
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
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    Do you have any equipment at home, or are you looking for bodyweight stuff?

    I'd suggest pivot presses, hanging leg raises, and side bends, but you need equipment for those.
  • hmclaughlan84
    hmclaughlan84 Posts: 22 Member
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    All I have at the moment is a sandbag

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