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Here Are My Favorite 5 Ab Exercises East Bay

People ask me all the time what kind of ab exercises I do to keep my stomach so flat. I decided to show you my 5 favorite ab exercises that I do every single day to keep my core in tip-top shape.

Here are my 5 top ab exercises:

1) Stability Ball Plank:  Doing this is 30% harder than regular planks on the floor. You're basically holding your body in a push-up position on the ball. Keep your core activated and your back completely straight. I usually hold this position for 3 minutes.

 2) Stability Ball Roll-out: This is another killer core exercise that targets your lower back, abs, and shoulders. Start by kneeling down on the ground, place your hands together on top of the ball. In one motion, extend your arms out by rolling the ball forward. At the same time, drop your hips forward and extend the rest of your body. Then roll the ball back to the starting position.

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3) L-Chinup: This is an advanced move that I only recommed to you if you have a strong core. Start by hanging youself from a chin up bar and brining your legs up to an position while doing chin ups.

4) Regular Plank Done to Failure:  At the end of a hard core workout, I like to do one big plank and hold it for as long as I can. At the end of my workouts I usually can hold this for 6-7 minutes. Do this exercise for as long as you can. 

5) Straight Hanging Leg Raise: Start by hanging yourself from a chin-up bar while tucking your knees towards your chest. This motion really targets your lower abs, which is the problem area for most people. 

I hope you enjoy the exercises that I torture myself with on a daily basis. Try these core and ab exercises at your discretion. If these exercises are too hard to do, don't worry, just work up to them. 

Please leave a comment below and let me know if this was challenging for you and if you were able to complete this core circuit.

 

Ab Exercises That Are Better Than The Average Crunch East Bay

Thanks to clients Amanda Fortin & Latasha Garcia, I was able to put together a quick video tutorial on the basic ab exercises that are more effective than regular ab crunches.

These are basic and effective ab exercises that you can do anywhere. The ab exercises demonstrated in the videos are highly effective and target the upper, and lower abdominals, as well as the obliques.

The exercises in order are:            

• Reverse Crunches
• Toe Touches
• V-Tucks
• Russian Twists

The Reverse Crunches are to be done lying flat on your back. While keeping your lower back flat, lift both legs above your hips at 90 degrees and then lower them back down in a neutral position that will be aligned with your lower back. This exercise targets the lower abdominal area.

Toe Touches should be done immediatley after reverse crunches. You will want to be in the same position on your back, keep your legs at 90 degrees above your hips, and while activating your stomach muscles, lift your shoulders and head, and try to touch your toes with your hands. If you feel a burning sensation in your lower abs, this means that you are doing everything correctly.

Right after toe touches go right into V-tucks. V-tucks are to be done sitting up right while extending your legs and upper-body out in the supine position. In one motion while activating your core, tuck your knees to your chest and crunch your upper body towards your knees at the same time. This will target your upper and lower abdomen area.

The last exercise is the Russian Twist which targets your obliques. You can do this exercise with a medicine ball or any weighted object like Latasha demonstrates, but is still very effective without any weight. You will want to start this exercise in the same position as the V-Tuck. While keeping your feet and legs off the ground, twist your hips from right to left while activating your core.

 

 

All four ab exercises can be done in 3 sets of 25 reps for beginners. For people who are advanced, do higher reps and go through all 3 sets continuously without any rest period.

Do this ab circuit 3-4 times this week and you will see that these exercises are a lot more effective than the average crunch East Bay.

If you need help or have any questions about these exercises please leave your comments below.

Core & Ab Exercises Without Using Expensive Fitness Equipment

Here's an awesome video tutorial we put together for you on how to strengthen your core & abs while using a "stability ball." As you will see, we will go through alot of challenging exercises without spending thousands of dollars on expensive fitness equipment.

I know most of you probably have a stability ball at home, but are you using it? Chances are you probably only know 1-3 exercises. Today we are going to show you over 10 core and ab exercises that you can do in the comforts of your home.

Here are some of the core exercises that you will learn:

• Plank
• Push up
• Leg curl
• Lunge
• Pikes, Tucks, & Log roll
• Dumbell rows
• Rear dealth flys
• Y's,T's, W's
• Hyperextensions

In addition, I will be showing the various progressions and regressions of all these exercises.

Watch this video over and over again to get new ideas on how to use the stability ball correctly. This piece of fitness equipment is really inexpensive. Most sporting good stores charge $15-$30 dollars a ball depending on the size.

If you have a any questions or comments about any of these exercises please write them below.

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