What’s the best abs exercises?

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chrishamilton894
chrishamilton894 Posts: 63 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi peeps,
What’s the best exercises for a good ab workout? Currently I’m doing,
Ab crunch machine
Crossover crunches
Kettlebell sidebends
Machine knee lift

I do 3 sets of each 3 times a week.
Any advice please?
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  • Rawrmachin3
    Rawrmachin3 Posts: 20 Member
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    Squats with no belt.

    Doing all these accessory abs exercises are not really of any benefit for most. Want to see your abs? It’s about genetics and body fat percentage.

    I don’t use a belt from when I start at 135lbs all the way up to 625lbs. Why? Builds core strength and stability among other benefits. Back when I first started weight lifting I used one on my heavy sets until it broke (scheik pro lever). For years now I haven’t and I’ve gotten much stronger in all facets of my lifting and even my big powerlifting butt can do sit ups.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,978 Member
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    DLs, SQTs and hanging leg raises.
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
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    Squats and dead lift. Maybe rows, if you can work them in.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,613 Member
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    I feel like my abs get a good workout on my hydraulic rower. Also, any heavy free weight exercises. Jillian Michaels 6 weeks 6 pack abs is good too.
  • Mcwi3681
    Mcwi3681 Posts: 67 Member
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    Pushups
  • Kita1818
    Kita1818 Posts: 22 Member
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    Bicycles
    Hanging leg raises
    Mountain climbers
    Cable pull crunches
  • mom23mangos
    mom23mangos Posts: 3,070 Member
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    Hollow Body holds
    Superman holds
    Ab roller
    Pullups/pushups/planks
    L-sits
    Levers
  • mom23mangos
    mom23mangos Posts: 3,070 Member
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    Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »
    Laughter. (Well, at least that's the most fun.)

    I took a class called Laughter Yoga. I had no clue what it was, it just sounded interesting. Strangest experience of my life. I wanted to run so bad, but there were only 3 of us and 1 bailed first so I felt too guilty and stuck it out. Google it if you want a real laugh.
  • rummyqueen
    rummyqueen Posts: 150 Member
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    A great work out for abs which I do is Gilad’s hard Core with the medicine ball it works fantastic
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
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    Snatch grip power shrugs
    Overhead barbell press
    Cable Face Pulls
    Atlas Stone Bear Hugs
    Bodyweight Farmer Carries


    Those are my faves



    #trapsoverabs
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
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    I do planks, bicycles, reverse crunches, russian twists. Just vary it and keep it interesting.
  • thanos5
    thanos5 Posts: 513 Member
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    how does one do progressive overload with ab exercises? off to the googles.
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
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    thanos5 wrote: »
    how does one do progressive overload with ab exercises? off to the googles.

    Crunches while holding progressively larger plates?
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
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    Yoga and Classical Stretch. Be careful to stretch out the muscles of the core as well as strengthen folks!
  • TheBigFb
    TheBigFb Posts: 649 Member
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    No eating loads of *kitten*
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    edited August 2019
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    giantrobot_powerlifting wrote: »



    #trapsoverabs

    So much that! :p

    Man, I love a developed set of traps.

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