Primary Muscle Groups: Upper Abs, Lower Abs, Lats (back) Secondary Muscle Groups: Side Shoulders, Front Shoulders, Rear Shoulders, Transverse Abdominis, Quads Lie on your stomach with toes tucked in and palms by your shoulders. Lift your entire torso off the ground. Lower your entire torso into an elbow plank. Return to the high plank. (One…
These seem like a relatively easy exercise, however when you do them properly, they are super challenging! By properly, I mean that your core does not move throughout the entire exercise and there is no rocking side to side – give it a try!
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A variation on your standard plank that requires you to exercise control with moving limbs. Your core needs to remain solid throughout the entire exercise!
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This exercise forces you to work your core and back in this surprisingly challenging row variation!
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Once you have mastered ab sling knee raises and/or leg raises, you should progress to this hanging version to add in the grip strength element!
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If you’ve mastered hanging knee raises, this is an excellent progression to ramp up that core & grip strength!
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Wall Press Leg Lowering is an awesome abdominal exercise, not only does it work the lower abdominals, it also helps loosen up the hip flexors!
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A variation of the swiss ball plank, stir the pot forces you to stabilise when trying to move on an unstable surface!
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A variation of a standard plank, your stability is challenged on the swiss ball!
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The V Snap is a challenging way to work your core, abs, back and flexibility all in one power move!
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A progression to our knee raises, the full leg raise adds additional resistance to the core!
Using the ab slings for this exercise allows for a natural spine alignment and forces you to defy gravity to work those core muscles.
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Wanting to improve your grip strength and core? This is the exercise for you!