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The Pallof Press is an anti-rotation exercise performed sideways to a cable. As the hands move away from the chest, the abdominals resist the cable's attempt to turn the torso...
Read exercise guideThe Pallof Press With Rotation adds a controlled torso turn to the standard cable press. The abdominals first resist rotation and then produce and control a small rotation awa...
Read exercise guideThe Plank is a bodyweight strength exercise that holds the torso above the floor using the forearms and toes. The abdominals are the primary muscle group. Instead of completin...
Read exercise guideThe Plate Twist is a weighted Russian-twist variation performed while seated and leaning backward. The abdominals stabilize the torso as the plate moves from side to side.
Read exercise guideThe Press Sit-Up combines a weighted sit-up with a barbell press as the torso rises. The abdominals lift the torso while the chest, shoulders, and triceps move and stabilize t...
Read exercise guideThe Reverse Crunch trains the abdominals by rolling the pelvis toward the rib cage. The legs provide leverage, but the goal is to lift the hips through controlled trunk flexio...
Read exercise guideThe Rope Crunch is a kneeling cable exercise that trains the abdominals through spinal flexion. The rope provides adjustable resistance while the hips and arms maintain the se...
Read exercise guideThe Russian Twist is a seated bodyweight rotation exercise for the abdominals. The lower back and hip flexors also help maintain the leaned-back position.
Read exercise guideScissor Kicks are a dynamic bodyweight abdominal exercise in which the legs alternate between high and low positions. Although categorized as stretching in the source data, th...
Read exercise guideThe Seated Barbell Twist rotates the torso while a bar rests across the upper back. The abdominals and obliques control the rotation, but the loaded behind-the-neck setup also...
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