Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: None Equipment: Body Only Mechanics Type: Isolation Tips: Start by lying on your back with your arms by your sides and your palms facing down. Extend your legs fully with a slight bend in your knees. Lift your heels about 6 inches off the floor. Make [...]
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: Lower Back Equipment: Body Only Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Secure your feet either by placing them under something that won’t move or by having a partner hold them. Start in the position shown above, leaning slightly back and clasping your hands in front of you. Moving [...]
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: None Equipment: Body Only Mechanics Type: Isolation Tips: Like on the floor on your back. Put your hands by your sides with your feet up and your thighs perpendicular to the floor. They should not go down lower than this during the movement. Using your lower [...]
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Barbell Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Always start light on this exercise to understand the movement and increase the weight accordingly. Tips: Lie on either a flat or decline bench. For those that are stronger, use the decline. Start with the bar on the [...]
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: None Equipment: Other Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Works more of your obliques. Sit on the floor and hold a plate out in front of your abdominals with your arms slightly bent. Lean back slightly with your upper body and elevate your legs off the floor. Rotate [...]
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: None Equipment: Body Only Mechanics Type: Isolation Tips: Lie on your left side with your legs on top of each other with your knees bent a little. Loosely cup your head with your right hand. Crunch up as high as you can go, keeping the movement [...]
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: None Equipment: Body Only Mechanics Type: Isolation Tips: Works your side obliques. Lie flat on your back with your knees bent (placing your knees on the floor or resting on a bench). Place your left hand over your left ear. Roll your upper body up to [...]
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: None Equipment: Body Only Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Work the lower abs. Lie on the floor with your hands under your butt, your palms down, and your legs extended. Bend your knees and pull your upper thighs into your midsection. Return to the starting position. Concentrate [...]
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Quadriceps Equipment: Other Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Lie on your back with arms extended overhead. Hold a medicine ball or weight. With knees bent slowly draw in legs bringing your left knee across the body toward the right knee. Keep tension on the abs for [...]
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Abdominals Other Muscles Worked: None Equipment: Other Mechanics Type: Isolation Tips: 1. This exercise is great because unlike crunches, this works mostly the lower abs. 2. Use your abs to pull your legs up. Rotate your pelvis forward to really “crunch” your abs. 3. Try not to swing. Using momentum [...]
