which ab exercises work best

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Cole_14

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Hey

There are so many ab exercises to do, but which ones actually work best. Which ones give you good results the quickest. Please put up the ab exercises you think work best. (Please write a heading saying which part of the ab it works e.g. lower ab, obliques etc).

Thanx
 
Well my favourites are:

Weighted crunchs (for your middle and upper abs) super setted with reverse crunches (lower abs).

There was a study done and if you do the reverse crunch properly and slow enough it works ur lower abs more than any other exercise

I also like oblique crunches on a fit ball, but if u dont have that then use the floor. (obliques)
 
I like leg lifts with a partner pushing down on an incline bench, but once you get good at those, it is hard to add weight.
 
Tim_14 said:
Well my favourites are:

Weighted crunchs (for your middle and upper abs) super setted with reverse crunches (lower abs).

There was a study done and if you do the reverse crunch properly and slow enough it works ur lower abs more than any other exercise

I also like oblique crunches on a fit ball, but if u dont have that then use the floor. (obliques)
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i'm with tim
 
I'm still all about the plank. Works transverse abdominals.
And side planks for quadratus lumborum.
Side plank with leg lift is amazing for gluteus medius. I know that's not an ab muscle but this move makes both side of your ass burn while working your core/stabilizers.
Also the bicycle for you obliques.
 
Thanx heaps for the replies but can u guys please tell me how to do weighted crunches, reverse crunches, how to work your obliques on the ground and how to do plank exercises. Please include the number of reps and sets you should do as well. Thanx.
 
Plank....you are on your forearms and toes with your palms flat on the floor. Pull your belly button to your spine and engage your lower abs feeling your pelvis tilt under. Either hold for a minute or 30 secs each doing 5 reps. I usually hold for as long as I can squeezing my lower abs as tight as I can.

Obliques....Bicycle. On your back, hands behind your head, belly button to your spine. Alternate opposite elbow to your knee, sqeezing your obliques as hard as you can. Each time your alternate sides, hold and squeeze for a couple seconds before switching sides. Make sure you rotate your torso not just your neck, arms.

Side plank....Start on right side or left. On your elbow with shoulder directly over your elbow. Both legs are straight or bent. Lift your hips up and pull the abs in super tight. You will feel your QL contract with is in your lower back. Keep the hips as high as you can for as long as you can. :)
 
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