ABDOMINAL EXERCISES
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ABDOMINAL EXERCISES |
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Keep ABS contracted throughout exercises and concentrate on using your ABS only to do movements
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Floor Crunch Keep low back on floor Keep neck straight Lift chest toward ceiling Don't release abs at bottom |
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Frog Crunch Keep neck straight Don't pull with hands Use Abs to lift shoulders off floor Focus on lower abs |
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Twisting Crunch Keep neck straight Dont' pull with hands Bring elbow to opposite knee |
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Reverse Crunch Roll hips off floor Don't swing legs Keep head on floor |
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Hip
Thrust Keep shoulders and head down Lift hips off floor Don't swing legs |
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Plank Keep core completely tight Body is straight from head to toe |
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Ab Crunch Machine Don't go all the way back Use abs, not arms or legs |
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Swiss Ball Crunch Put low back on ball Hips and knees are same level Don't pull with neck or upper body There is not a large range of motion |
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Ab Board Decline Crunch Use the "middle third" as your range of motion Don't release abs at bottom Round your back slightly throughout |
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Ab
Board Reverse Leg Raise Keep abs tight throughout movement Keep low back on pad at bottom Raise hips at top using abs only, not momentum or upper body |
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Medicine Ball Throw Only use the "middle third" for the range of motion Keep abs contracted throughout movement Catch ball as you just start to descend |
link to: Abdominal Training Tidbits
link to: Core Conditioning Routine
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