Ab exercises

The Weighted Hollow Body Hold is a core strengthening exercise that involves maintaining a hollow position while holding additional weight. This exercise targets the abdominal muscles, hip flexors, and improves overall core stability.

Band Half Kneeling Chop is a diagonal band-resistance core exercise performed from a half-kneeling stance. It trains the obliques, shoulders, and hips to control rotational force.

The Crab Pose, also known as Reverse Tabletop, is a bodyweight exercise that targets the core, shoulders, and glutes. It involves lifting the hips off the ground while balancing on the hands and feet, creating a tabletop position with the torso parallel to the floor.

The High To Low Band Woodchopper is a dynamic exercise targeting the core, specifically the obliques, while also engaging the shoulders and hips. It mimics the motion of chopping wood, using a resistance band to provide tension throughout the movement. This exercise helps improve rotational strength and stability.

The Hanging Straight Leg Raise is a core exercise that targets the abdominal muscles, particularly the lower abs, while also engaging the hip flexors and stabilizing muscles of the shoulders and back. This exercise requires a pull-up bar or similar apparatus to perform.

The Hanging Leg Raise To Bar is an advanced core exercise that targets the abdominal muscles, hip flexors, and stabilizing muscles of the upper body. It involves lifting the legs towards the bar while hanging from a pull-up bar, requiring significant strength and control.

Frog Crunch is a bodyweight abdominal exercise performed with the hips externally rotated and the soles of the feet together. The leg position changes the usual crunch setup while emphasizing the rectus abdominis and obliques.

Hanging Knee Circles are an advanced core exercise that targets the abdominal muscles, obliques, and hip flexors. This exercise involves hanging from a pull-up bar and moving your knees in a circular motion, which challenges stability and enhances core strength.

The Shoulderstand, also known as Sarvangasana in yoga, is an inversion exercise that strengthens the shoulders, neck, and core muscles. It improves balance, flexibility, and circulation by elevating the legs above the heart.

Incline Twisting Sit Up is a core exercise on an incline bench that combines trunk flexion with rotation. The incline increases the abdominal challenge, while the rotational component emphasizes the obliques.

The Captain's Chair Straight Leg Raises is an effective core exercise targeting the rectus abdominis and hip flexors. It involves raising the legs while suspended in a Captain's Chair, which provides support for the back and arms, allowing for isolated abdominal engagement.

The mountain climber is a bodyweight exercise that targets the core muscles, as well as the shoulders, arms, and legs. It combines a plank position with a running motion, providing both strength and cardiovascular benefits.

The exercise imitates riding a bicycle while lying on your back. It engages the abdominal muscles, especially the lower part, and helps develop pelvic control and core endurance.

The Weighted Plank is an advanced core exercise that involves maintaining a plank position while adding extra weight to increase resistance. This exercise targets the core muscles, including the rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, and obliques, as well as the shoulders and lower back. It enhances core stability, strength, and endurance.

Standing Air Bike is a standing bodyweight exercise combining alternating knee lifts with opposite-arm movement and trunk rotation. It engages the abdominal muscles and hip flexors while adding coordination and rhythmic movement to a warm-up or conditioning session.

Toes To Bar is a dynamic core exercise primarily targeting the abdominal muscles, hip flexors, and grip strength. It involves hanging from a pull-up bar and lifting your toes to touch the bar, requiring coordination, strength, and flexibility.

The V-Sit Crunch is a core exercise that targets the abdominal muscles, particularly the rectus abdominis and obliques. It involves balancing on your glutes while lifting your legs and torso to form a 'V' shape, engaging the core throughout the movement.

The Band Twist (horizontal) is an exercise that targets the oblique muscles and improves core stability. It involves rotating the torso against the resistance of a band anchored at shoulder height, promoting functional strength and rotational power.

The V-Up is a core strengthening exercise that targets the abdominal muscles, particularly the rectus abdominis and obliques. It involves lifting both the upper and lower body simultaneously to form a 'V' shape, engaging the core throughout the movement.

Seated Reverse Circle Crunches are an abdominal exercise that targets the lower and upper abs, as well as the obliques. This exercise involves performing circular motions with your legs while maintaining a seated position, engaging your core muscles to stabilize your body.

The Frog Planche is an advanced bodyweight exercise that focuses on building strength and balance in the upper body and core. It involves supporting the body parallel to the ground with only the hands, while the knees rest on the elbows. This exercise targets the shoulders, chest, triceps, and core muscles, enhancing stability and control.

Hanging Knees to Elbows is a hanging core exercise performed on a pull-up bar with the knees moving toward the elbows. It emphasizes abdominal and hip-flexor strength while requiring grip and shoulder stability.

The plank is an isometric core exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to a push-up for the maximum possible time. It primarily targets the abdominal muscles, but also engages the shoulders, back, and glutes. This exercise helps improve core strength, stability, and endurance.

Dead Bug is a supine core-stability exercise that coordinates opposite arm and leg movement while the trunk remains controlled. It develops abdominal control, hip coordination, and low-back stability.