what is a great ab workout at home with no equipment?
To target all regions of your rectus abdominis (including obliques) you need a types of exercises that will target lower abs, upper abs, and your sides.
Sit-ups and leg raises are good for upper and lower. Jackknife sit-ups (simultanious leg raise + sit-up) are an excellent way to cut down the time of hitting these areas. You can also modify the jacknife with a twist to target your obliques.
Bicycle crunches are very good for your obliques too.
Here’s a breakdown of exercises you can do for each region of your abs:
Upper: crunches, 100’s (look these up on the ‘net. It’s a Pilates move), sit-ups, jackknives
Lower: reverse crunches, leg raises, jackknives
Obliques: twisting jackknife, bicycle crunch,
squatting side bend (stand squatted with a wide stance, hands behind your head, and bend to the side and touch your elbow to your knee)
Most calisthenics and some weight training exercises have your abs engaged during the movements as well. Push-ups and squats are good examples.
April 4th, 2010 at 2:37 am
sit ups
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April 4th, 2010 at 3:26 am
I heard crunches don’t work. I heard push-ups are best because it works your whole upper body including your abs. But I’m not too sure about that. I always thought sit-ups were the best.
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April 4th, 2010 at 4:07 am
If you have something that you can hang from, similar to a chin up bar do the following. Hang and bring your legs up to form a 90% angle for 5 seconds at a time. I would start with just 5 of them and gradually increase the number.
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April 4th, 2010 at 4:26 am
To target all regions of your rectus abdominis (including obliques) you need a types of exercises that will target lower abs, upper abs, and your sides.
Sit-ups and leg raises are good for upper and lower. Jackknife sit-ups (simultanious leg raise + sit-up) are an excellent way to cut down the time of hitting these areas. You can also modify the jacknife with a twist to target your obliques.
Bicycle crunches are very good for your obliques too.
Here’s a breakdown of exercises you can do for each region of your abs:
Upper: crunches, 100’s (look these up on the ‘net. It’s a Pilates move), sit-ups, jackknives
Lower: reverse crunches, leg raises, jackknives
Obliques: twisting jackknife, bicycle crunch,
squatting side bend (stand squatted with a wide stance, hands behind your head, and bend to the side and touch your elbow to your knee)
Most calisthenics and some weight training exercises have your abs engaged during the movements as well. Push-ups and squats are good examples.
References :