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3/4 Sit-Up

The 3/4 Sit-Up is a bodyweight ab exercise that stops before your back fully returns to the floor. Because you do not completely rest between repetitions, your abs stay engage...

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Strength Machine

Ab Crunch Machine

The Ab Crunch Machine is a seated strength exercise that uses adjustable resistance to train the abdominals. Once the seat, pads, and handles are set, you curl your torso forw...

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Strength Other

Ab Roller

The Ab Roller is a kneeling core exercise performed with an ab wheel. You roll forward while keeping your torso and hips aligned, then use your abs to return to the starting p...

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Air Bike

The Air Bike, also known as a bicycle crunch, is a bodyweight ab exercise that combines alternating leg extensions with upper-body rotation. As one knee moves toward the chest...

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Alternate Heel Touchers

Alternate Heel Touchers are a bodyweight ab exercise performed while lying on your back with your knees bent. You lift your shoulders slightly and reach toward one heel at a t...

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Strength Barbell

Barbell Ab Rollout

This Barbell Ab Rollout variation begins in a push-up position with the hands holding a loaded barbell. Instead of rolling the bar away from the body, you raise the hips and r...

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Strength Barbell

Barbell Rollout from Bench

The Barbell Rollout from Bench is an advanced rollout variation performed with the knees elevated on a bench. The bar rolls forward along the floor as the arms move overhead a...

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Strength Barbell

Barbell Side Bend

The Barbell Side Bend is performed with a bar across the upper back while the torso bends laterally. The abdominals and lower-back muscles help control the movement and return...

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