What are the best ab exercises?
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flutter kicks because those work your total ab area front, sides and lower abdomen which all women especially moms have problems with.
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I find that a mix of exercises is best, you've got a lot of ab muscles and should try to work the majority of them to get an even muscle spread.\n\nI usually tend to do cycling crunches, where you lift your left elbow and right leg and vice versa.  Followed by a set of twisting crunches, a set of normal crunches, a set of double leg raises and finish with some lying bridges and back raises.\n\nSit ups tend to work your hip extensors more than the abs, ab crunches can do the job.  Beware though; over working your abs can do more harm than good, working them every other day is more than enough.\n\nBut you could also leave the crunches and get swimming :)
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Crunches, sit ups, balance ball, yoga, pilates. You can find videos and books on this at your local public library.
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pushups for abs lol.. thats a new one..hehe\n\nDo\n1)crunches, \n2)situps\n3)leg raises on a dip bar not lying down and not straight legged as it strains the lower back\n4)pullovers as it develops the serratus abs muscles
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The best ab exercise is the bicycle sit up where you bring your knees up and you altrenate touching your elbows to the opposite, it should look like you are riding a bike with your legs. For pecs, regular old pushups are great especially if you go all the way down past when your arms are level with the floor. They make a set of bars to get a deeper push up too. In the gym you can use a machine called a Pec deck, it's like doing butterfly's in an upright seated position.
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the best way to tone in that area is to do 30 mins of cardio at least 3 times a week.  as far as exercises go for abs, do crunches with your legs extended straight up lying flat on the floor.  extend your arms above your head towards the ceiling.  raise your shoulders slowly upward, reaching your arms toward your toes.  do 4 sets of 12 crunches, during each set don't let your shoulders touch the ground.  for thighs lie on the ground with your feet flat on the floor.  raise your hips up and down, tightening your glutes (this will also work your butt).  alternate lifting one leg off the ground, holding it straight out.  also do 4 sets of 12.  if you have any other questions you can e-mail me at emmalee_1633@yahoo.com.  i am a certified personal trainer but i've taken a higher position at the fitness company i work for so i'd be happy to help you :)
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Try pilates, it was actually developed as a theraputic exercise to help people recovering from injury. It focuses on your core mucsles. And it will give you deadly abs! Good luck!
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Try to do some ab exercises. Crunches, or bicycle kicks are good.
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will hi there, i hope i can help you get the answers to the best exercises for the middle section and up.\nthe abdominal development is the result of the back exericises traning. Abs and back are antagonistic bodyparts and work synergistically. when you do the pullupsand the chiups the abdominals are stabilizing the back workouts. they feed off each other. if someone has a weak abs they probably have a weak back. ok here is some exercises that you can do for your abs.1 the lower ab ball Crunch: hold a small ball between your bent knees. keep your hand behind your head. i prefer the head as opposed to around your neck. raising your knees slowly begin to crunch your knees and legs into your abdoman while holding the ball between your knees.lift them slowly but deliberate.do 3 to 4 sets with 20 to 25 repetitions." I hope that i helped you a lettel. let me know..
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you could always do a bunch of crunches and stuff every night....or even pilates or something like that. im personally pretty fond of pilates...it's a really good ab workout
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Situps, crunches, leg lifts.\n\nCrunches work best for me.
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There's a couple of levels to this; for your "front" abs, crunches and sit ups are a good base, but it's really important to also do exercises that isolate your "oblique" abs.  There the muscles on either side of your six-pack.  A crunch-twist will work your obliques, and a side crunch works well also.  A crunch-twist is exactly that; do a standard crunch, then twist to one side, squeezing your rib cage towards your hip bone.  A side crunch is a crunch from your side.  Lay on your side with your hands behind your head, and lift your torso straight up towards your hip.  Also bicycles are great too.  on your back, both legs in the air at a 90 degree angle, and lower one leg towards the floor.  With your hands behind your head, lift the same elbow towards the other knee.  Then do the other side.  The works your lower abs as well.  but my favorite abs exercise are planks.  From your stomach, lift your arms straight up like you have done a single push-up.  Hold that position with your body perfectly straight.  This is a great abs workout, and ot also works out your shoulders and arms.
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push ups (all the different ways to do them), crunches, sit ups, tri-cep dips, the plank for abs, bycicle crunches, leg lifts, leg pop ups, ab throws, chin ups..\n\nfor the leg lifts/leg pop ups you lay on your back with your hands underneath your loweback and you use your abs to lift your legs up to a 90 degree angle and then you slowly lower them back down and then repeat. don't let your legs hit the floor in between. it really squeezes your abs. do as many reps are you can.\n\nrunning really helps to burn fat off your bodyso that your muscles are not covered.
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Abdominal Crunch\nThese are excellent for strengthening the abdominal muscles and reducing a protruding stomach. Lie on the floor. Hold your legs at a 90-degree angle with your lower legs parallel to the floor. (You can also place your legs over a bench or a piece of furniture.) With arms at your side (or on shoulders or behind ears as in the curl-ups), inhale slowly as you raise your shoulder off the floor, forcing your chest muscles toward your legs. Pull your hips upward, hold for a second, then exhale slowly and roll down to the starting position. Do up to twenty-five repetitions.
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Start with 20 crunches lifting your legs at a 90 degree angle for your lower stomach. Lift your legs above the ground and keep them there while you do crunches for the upper portion of your abs. Do side cruches for a slimmer waist. And finally cross one leg over the other and do crunches connecting your left elbow to your right knee. crunch first then connect elbow to knee. Continue to add crunches the more you get use to it. HAVE FUN! :)
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1- Weighted crunches\n2- Weighted incline sit-ups\n3- Weighted sit-ups\n\nThe best way to do weighted crunches is to lie on the floor with your head close to the low pulley weight stack. Using the rope handle attachment, grasp the ends and pull the cable until it is tight and your hands are resting at the side of your head near your ears. Now contract your ab muscles in a crunch that lifts your shoulders off the floor and draws the weight stack up an inch or two. Choose a weight that is so heavy, you can only do 8 to 12 reps.\n\nIf you don't have access to a low pulley, there is a good alternative. You can use the high pulley that is normally used for lat pulldowns. Kneel on the floor or sit in the seat directly under the rope handles that you attach to the high pulley. Lock your legs under the hold down. Pull the handles into position next to your ears, then contract your ab muscles into a crunch that raises the weight stack an inch or two. Again, choose a weight that is so heavy, you can only do 8 to 12 reps.\n\nAs a further alternative, you can lie on the floor and do a sit-up or crunch while holding a barbell plate against your chest. The limitation of this exercise is that, as you progress in strength, it will not be possible to hold enough plates on your chest safely. But that's a good problem to have.\n\nOn each successive workout, shoot for a 5-15% increase in the weight you use. If you can't get a 5% increase, it's time to add more days off between your workouts.\n\n\nit's no mystery
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Stomach crunches (Don't do sit ups), there are many sites that give AB exercises, with pictures. The secret to good ABS is to burn body fat. (The muscles are covered in layers of fat, in all of us). \nYou'll need to take up something like jogging/running to burn off the fat. You need to Jog for at least 40 Min's then do your AB workout. Do this 4 times a week. \nCombined with a low fat diet you should see results in 2 weeks. \nGood luck.