Ab Exercises
Abs flex your trunk and, during a squat or deadlift, keep it from bending. Heavy compound lifts train them more than most people expect.
Start with a plank for 20 to 30 seconds in three sets, and a cable crunch at 30 to 40 lb. Hanging leg raises come once you can hang from the bar long enough to do them with your knees tucked.
95 exercises.
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All 95 ab exercises
Barbell 7
Dumbbell 2
Machine 2
Cable 14
Cable CrunchCable · Beginner
Pallof PressCable · Beginner
Standing Cable Wood ChopCable · Beginner
Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side BendsCable · Beginner
Cable Judo FlipCable · Beginner
Cable Reverse CrunchCable · Beginner
Cable Russian TwistsCable · Beginner
Cable Seated CrunchCable · Beginner
Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique TwistsCable · Beginner
One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side BendsCable · Beginner
Pallof Press With RotationCable · Beginner
Rope CrunchCable · Beginner
Standing Cable LiftCable · Beginner
Standing Rope CrunchCable · Beginner
Bodyweight 46
Bent-Knee Hip RaiseBodyweight · Beginner- Bird DogBodyweight · Beginner
CrunchesBodyweight · Beginner
Dead BugBodyweight · Beginner
Flat Bench Lying Leg RaiseBodyweight · Beginner
Hanging Leg RaiseBodyweight · Expert
Knee/Hip Raise On Parallel BarsBodyweight · Beginner
Oblique CrunchesBodyweight · Beginner
PlankBodyweight · Beginner
Reverse CrunchBodyweight · Beginner
Russian TwistBodyweight · Intermediate
Side BridgeBodyweight · Beginner
Sit-UpBodyweight · Beginner
3/4 Sit-UpBodyweight · Beginner
Air BikeBodyweight · Beginner
Alternate Heel TouchersBodyweight · Beginner
Bottoms UpBodyweight · Beginner
Butt-UpsBodyweight · Beginner
CocoonsBodyweight · Beginner
Cross-Body CrunchBodyweight · Beginner
Crunch - Hands OverheadBodyweight · Beginner
Decline CrunchBodyweight · Intermediate
Decline Oblique CrunchBodyweight · Beginner
Decline Reverse CrunchBodyweight · Beginner
Elbow to KneeBodyweight · Beginner
Flat Bench Leg Pull-InBodyweight · Beginner
Frog Sit-UpsBodyweight · Intermediate
Gorilla Chin/CrunchBodyweight · Intermediate
Hanging PikeBodyweight · Expert
Jackknife Sit-UpBodyweight · Beginner
Janda Sit-UpBodyweight · Beginner
Leg Pull-InBodyweight · Beginner
Lower Back CurlBodyweight · Beginner
Oblique Crunches - On The FloorBodyweight · Beginner
Overhead StretchBodyweight · Beginner
Scissor KickBodyweight · Beginner
Seated Flat Bench Leg Pull-InBodyweight · Beginner
Seated Leg TucksBodyweight · Beginner
Seated Overhead StretchBodyweight · Beginner
Side JackknifeBodyweight · Beginner
Spider CrawlBodyweight · Beginner
Standing Lateral StretchBodyweight · Beginner
Stomach VacuumBodyweight · Beginner
Toe TouchersBodyweight · Beginner
Tuck CrunchBodyweight · Beginner
Wind SprintsBodyweight · Beginner
Kettlebell 6
Bands 1
Smith machine 1
Other 16
Ab RollerOther · Intermediate
Crunch - Legs On Exercise BallExercise Ball · Beginner
Exercise Ball CrunchExercise Ball · Beginner
Exercise Ball Pull-InExercise Ball · Beginner
Medicine Ball Full TwistMedicine Ball · Beginner
One-Arm Medicine Ball SlamMedicine Ball · Beginner
Otis-UpOther · Beginner
Plate TwistOther · Intermediate
Sledgehammer SwingsOther · Beginner
Supine One-Arm Overhead ThrowMedicine Ball · Beginner
Supine Two-Arm Overhead ThrowMedicine Ball · Beginner
Suspended FalloutOther · Intermediate
Suspended Reverse CrunchOther · Beginner
Torso RotationExercise Ball · Beginner
Weighted Ball Side BendExercise Ball · Intermediate
Weighted CrunchesMedicine Ball · Beginner





















