Effective Ab Exercises - Part 1

Let’s go. Modify as needed and you always use control with one of the feet flat on the floor, pelvis up imprinting your lower back into the lap. Fingers to the outside of the head, let’s start with some crunches. Exhale up, inhale back. As we move, lower back stays down. Use your abs to move you up and down. We’re going to flow from one to the next. Work every abdominal muscle in a short amount of time. Belly button pulling in tight and that is long. Don’t pull on the head or the neck. Keep the neck nice and long. [Demonstration] Now, drop your right arm down. Twist it to the right, working your obliques nice long twists. Exhale up, inhale back. [Demonstration] Two more. [Demonstration] Tat’s right. We’re working this side. The other side, another abdominal twist to the left, adds a length and tone and straight through the abdominals. [Demonstration] And legs to take the top position, reaching out and forward. Forward, feet together, knees together, abs are tighten as always working from your strong core. [Demonstration] And five more. [Demonstration] Now, crunch it. We start the crunches, and as you come back extend the legs up and pull back in. inhale, exhale, really hitting the abdominals hard. Flex as you draw into the center. [Demonstration] Good! Flat, beautiful abdominals. Two more times guys, two more times. Squeeze and squeeze, extend the legs up and open. Drop your back into crunch, pull the legs together and knee to the side. Inhale, exhale, add a little speed. Keep the control— [Demonstration] Working the legs as well as working the abdominals. Abs are tight, keep those abs in. tow more times— [Demonstration] Legs come together, hands up, reach across. Inhale, exhale, reach/bend the knees or bring the fingers behind the head each time you come to keep the neck supported. [Demonstration] And stay lifted in the center. [Demonstration] Control, precision— [Demonstration] One more time, reach and reach and take the arms over the head. Lower the legs away. Lower back as down and squeeze in the center. Inhale, exhale, pull, working your lower abdominals— [Demonstration] Just perfect! Imprinting the spine, keep the lower back always into the mat forward sides— [Demonstration] Then freeze and two— [Demonstration] Finishing off with the number one ab exercise, it will work with crisscross, back and forth, small rotation in the upper body. Keep yourself in the knees as we go back and forth, very precise— [Demonstration] To add on, extend the legs up scissors, it will reach across— [Demonstration] 20 more— [Demonstration] 10 more times guys. Keep it strong— [Demonstration] Bring your knees in to chest. Men, that is modelly abs, number one. Strong abs, fit body, strong mind.