Top Five: Abdominal Exercises
Hi everybody! I was wondering if I could mine your heads. What are your top five favorite abdominal exercises? I'm thinking from a standpoint of effectively training the abdominal area for sports, but if you have a different view of ab exercises, let me know. I'm interested in all of your views. Thanks!
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You want to get in a supine position with your arms fully extended overhead. Grasp the handles of resistance tubing in either hand. The tubing should be anchored at floor level far enough away that there is only a little tension on it prior to starting the movement. You then initiate the movement by sweeping your hands down towards your hips as you sit-up, then continue to move your arms forward. At the end of the movement you are sitting up with your back straight and your arms extended forward at shoulder height. Reverse the movement back to the starting position. That's one rep.
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Brad, how do you perform Dragonfly Sit-Ups?
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Some great exercises already listed here but here are a few of my favs:
1. Power Wheel Crawl- feet attached to PW, body in plank position using arms to propel yourself forward. Try 200 yds of these!!!
2. Power Wheel Pike-Ups- feet in PW, rest of movement similar to SSL pike-ups.
3. PW Roll-Outs- On knees, torso straight from knees to top of head, rolling out and back.
4. Planche Pushups- these really work the posterior and back but require tremendous core strength.
5. Dragonfly Sit-Ups- love these!
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Here's the 1-leg RDL with dumbbells. You can probably imagine what it looks like with KBs or a med-ball. You can also do them with resistance tubing anchored waist high.
http://www.coreperformance.com/knowledge/movements/romanian-deadlift-dum...
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Yeah sure...soon as I get a camera or a friend to tape me performing it!
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Leg raises (floor) for endurance
Leg raises (fully vertical from pull up bar) for strength
TRX pendulum swings and jackknife
Plank w/ pelvic tilt for lower back support and sacroiliac joint
One legged Romanian lifts (Romanian deadlifts without the weight or with a med ball or kettlebell) for balance and trunk stabilization.
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to me the core is your stomach obliques sides, lower back, and hip abductors so saying this
leg swing and reach
pendulum obliques
my back raises
running nowhere fast
leg raises
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My top 5 are:
1. Reverse Crunches
2. Bicycle kicks
3. Leg Raises
4. Windshield Wipers
5. Planks