? Best Ab Exercise ?

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playtra
playtra Posts: 10 Member
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Drop your most effective ab exercise here!
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    I don't do much direct ab work...squats and deadlifts hit my core and abs pretty hard. If I do direct work, it's usually hanging leg raises and/or planks.
  • mom23mangos
    mom23mangos Posts: 3,070 Member
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    Pull-ups and Hollow Body holds
  • rckeeper22
    rckeeper22 Posts: 103 Member
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    I see a lot of aesthetic benefit from Ab Ripper X, from the original P-90X. I think they have newer versions of it, but the original one worked great for me.

    If you Google it, you should get a pretty good description. Usually takes around 15 minutes.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    “Effective” in what way?
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,081 Member
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    Er...front squats work my abs, as do push ups...I don't do direct ab work, sometimes do pallof presses as direct work when I am doing strongman training...
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,217 Member
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    Obligatory post: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
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    If you want to learn to engage the abs-which can be helpful for working them during other exercises, I would start with weighted dead bugs.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
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    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    I don't spend time doing extra ab work outside of my normal lifting.

    Same here
  • jeremywm1977
    jeremywm1977 Posts: 657 Member
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    Push-Ups, Squats, Burpees
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    Look at Athlene-X on YouTube, Jeff does a ton of good ab exercises and explains why they work or don't.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,982 Member
    edited January 2018
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    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    I don't spend time doing extra ab work outside of my normal lifting.

    ^This

    Just doing DL, SQT, OHP, BP & Rows plus pullups, pushups and dips (AND losing wt & BF) was all I did to get a 6 pack that's visible 24/7.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
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    Deadlifts, overhead press, hanging leg raises
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    crossfit_dottir wrote: »
    Have you tried the V ups tuck ups, hollow rocks and hollow holds?
    Hanging leg raises, L sits? Weighted planks?

    Are you trying to kill us? :lol:
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    jessef593 wrote: »
    Deadlifts, overhead press, hanging leg raises

    Overhead work is highly underated for core strengthening. When I was Olympic lifting my core was amazingly strong just from trying to hold the jerks and snatches from rotating or moving forward or back. When you've been doing it for a few months and then try to catch a bad lift and your core comes into full engagement you understand how strong it really has become.
  • mom23mangos
    mom23mangos Posts: 3,070 Member
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    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Look at Athlene-X on YouTube, Jeff does a ton of good ab exercises and explains why they work or don't.

    I love him.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    mom23mangos wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Look at Athlene-X on YouTube, Jeff does a ton of good ab exercises and explains why they work or don't.

    I love him.

    I would definitely recommend his channel for anyone looking for fitness information because he covers so many different topics and has the chops to back it up.
  • playtra
    playtra Posts: 10 Member
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    Thank you all!! I appreciate it!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,134 Member
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    Swinging on a swing.

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