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My 10 Best Ab Exercises For Developing Core Strength And 6 Pack Abs

Before i share with the the 10 best abdominal exercises of all time you need to be aware that it is not the ab exercises which give you 6 pack abs its the amount of body fat that you have around your waist.

You can do a thousand sit ups a day and you will not get visible abs if you have a layer of fat covering those abdominal muscles. Combine proper ab training and a low calorie high protein diet and you will be well on your way to getting chiseled abs.

There are many ab exercises but i have narrowed them down into my top 10. Each of these exercises are easy to perform and i have found to be the most effective at developing the abdominal muscles.

My Top 10 Ab Exercises

1: Ab crunches

The standard abdominal crunches is a great exercise for developing the upper ab region. When performing this exercise do not put your hands behind your head and force your neck as you will only do damage. Place your arms by your ears or across your chest.

Lye flat on the floor with your knees bent. Crunch upwards trying to touch your shoulders on your knees.

Really squeeze out each rep and hold the movement slightly at the top.

2: The Ab Rollout

This little exercise uses an ab roller or a barbell and is great for hitting the lower ab muscles which are often neglected. The lower abs are vital for total ab development.

Sit on your knees and hold onto the handles of the ab roller or barbell. (Note: the barbell version requires some degree of stomach strength).

Roll out until your body is parallel with the floor.

Using your arms and abs, pull yourself back to the starting position.

3: Hanging Leg Raises

Another one of my top 10 ab exercises which is great for lower ab development. This exercise should be included in all ab routines.

4: Reverse Crunches

Another great lower ab exercise. A good was to fully smoke the abs and be on your way to 6 pack abs is to super set Ab Crunches with the Reverse Crunch without rest between sets. This will engage both areas of the abs and leave you will a great burning feeling.

5: Wood Choppers

This is one of my top 10 ab exercises for developing the oblique's and really hitting the love handles. This exercise can be done with either cables, exercise bands or even just a dumbbell. Do not neglect the oblique's if you want total ab development.

6: Cable Crunches

The cable crunch is like a resisted version of the normal ab crunch therefore it targets the upper abdominal region. Using the resistance from the weighted pulley significantly enhances the exercise.

7: Hip Thrusts

The hip thrusts is a reasonably difficult exercise to perform as it should be. It requires a degree of strength in your abdominal's in the first place.

Lay flat on a bench or the floor and place your legs at 90degrees.


Lift your hips of the floor as though you are trying to touch the ceiling with your toes.

Slowly lower and repeat.

8: Air Bike Crunches

My favorite of the 10 best ab exercises for total ab development. This exercise works all areas of the abs and if you only ever do 1 ab training exercise then make it this one.

Start by lying on your back with your hands behind your back and thighs bent 90 degrees at your hip.

Simultaneously curl your right shoulder and left knee up towards the center of your body until your elbow and knee touch. Return to the starting position and repeat with the other side.

9: Side Crunches

Similar to the crunch but works the oblique muscles and helps combat the dreaded love handles. This exercises is definitely worth including in my 10 best ab exercises.

10: Sit Up Hold

Start position: Lie back onto floor or bench with knees bent and hands behind head. Keep elbows back and out of sight. Head should be in a neutral position with a space between chin and chest.

Leading with the chin and chest towards the ceiling, contract the abdominal and raise shoulders off floor or bench. Now hold for prescribed number of seconds.

Remember to keep head and back in a neutral position. Hyperextension or flexion of either may cause injury.

Start off with a short amount of time like 10seconds as this becomes easier over time then increase the time. This is a great core exercise that will have your stomach muscles feeling like they are burning but this is a good feeling so get used to it.

Don't try and combine these 10 best ab exercises into a routine, but do pick a couple of them to include in your workout.

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