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Abs Exercises: Train Your Abdominal Muscles

Explore abs exercises with body weight, cables, and machines. Find technique guidance, training options, and practical tips for controlled movement.

Abs exercises target the muscles at the front and sides of your trunk. This category includes movements using body weight, cables, dumbbells, and dedicated abdominal equipment.

About ab exercises

The selection ranges from controlled crunch variations and leg raises to rotation and trunk-stability drills. Choose an exercise that matches your experience and equipment. A steady tempo, controlled range of motion, and consistent bracing matter more than moving quickly or chasing high repetitions.

Practical technique

Brace your trunk gently, breathe steadily, and avoid pulling on your neck during crunches. For cable or machine exercises, select a load that lets you keep your posture controlled throughout the set. Stop if you feel sharp pain and increase training demand gradually.

469 exercises

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Bird Dog

Bird Dog

The Bird Dog is an effective exercise that focuses on improving your core stability, balance, and coordination. By performing this exercise regularly, you work not only on a strong back but also on better posture and a reduced risk of injury. Execution Start on your hands and knees in a tabletop

Abs Strength Training
Bird Dog

Bird Dog

The Bird Dog is a fantastic exercise that targets both core stability and improved balance. It is a versatile movement that helps strengthen multiple muscle groups while also improving coordination. Execution Begin on your hands and knees in a tabletop position, with your knees under your hips a

Abs Stretching
Bird Dog

Bird Dog

The Bird Dog is an excellent exercise that focuses on core stability and improves balance. It is a versatile movement that helps strengthen multiple muscle groups while also working on coordination. Execution Begin on your hands and knees in a tabletop position, with your knees under your hips a

Abs Strength Training
Bird Dog - Instructions Voiceover

Bird Dog - Instructions Voiceover

The Bird Dog is an excellent exercise for improving core stability, balance, and coordination. This exercise also helps strengthen the back and abdominal muscles while promoting flexibility in the lower back. Execution: Start on your hands and knees on a mat, with your knees under your hips and

Abs Strength Training
Bird Dog (On Stability Ball)

Bird Dog (On Stability Ball)

The so-called Bird Dog is intended to bring the thigh into alignment with the torso. This is a function of the gluteal muscles, hamstrings, and erector spinae. It is somewhat comparable to a stiff-legged deadlift. In this exercise, only the leg is brought into alignment with the torso rather than th

Abs Strength Training
Bird Dog (Version 2)

Bird Dog (Version 2)

If you're looking for an effective exercise that improves both your core stability and balance, the Bird Dog is an excellent choice. This exercise is unique because it requires you to use your abdominal muscles, back muscles, glutes, and shoulders simultaneously while also working on your coordinati

Abs Strength Training
Boat Stretch

Boat Stretch

The Boat Stretch is an effective exercise that focuses on strengthening your core and improving your balance. This exercise is unique because it not only trains your abdominal muscles but also contributes to better posture and stability. Execution: Sit on the floor with your knees bent and your

Abs Stretching
Body Extensions

Body Extensions

Looking to add an exercise to your routine that improves both your strength and flexibility? Body Extensions are a fantastic choice. This exercise not only helps build muscle strength but also improves your posture and flexibility, making it an excellent addition to any fitness routine. Execution

Full-body training Strength Training
Body Saw Plank

Body Saw Plank

The Body Saw Plank is a dynamic variation of the traditional plank that focuses on strengthening your core through a forward-and-backward movement. This exercise provides a unique challenge for your stability and endurance. Execution Begin in a standard plank position with your elbows under your

Abs Strength Training
BodyPump

BodyPump

Introduction: BodyPump is a group fitness program that uses light to moderate weights with high repetitions to provide a full-body workout. It is a form of resistance training focused on muscular endurance and strength. The unique benefits of BodyPump include training your entire body in a short tim

Full-body training Cardio
Bodyweight Front Plank to Downward Dog

Bodyweight Front Plank to Downward Dog

The Bodyweight Front Plank to Downward Dog is a dynamic exercise that promotes both strength and flexibility in your core and shoulders. This exercise combines the stability of the plank with the stretch of the downward dog, providing a comprehensive workout for multiple muscle groups. Execution

Abs Strength Training
Bodyweight Kneeling Hold to Stand

Bodyweight Kneeling Hold to Stand

The Bodyweight Kneeling Hold to Stand is a versatile exercise that helps you build strength and stability without needing weights. This exercise is unique because it challenges your whole body and focuses especially on your lower body and core stability. Instructions Start kneeling with your fee

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Bodyweight Pulse Forward Lunge

Bodyweight Pulse Forward Lunge

The Bodyweight Pulse Forward Lunge is a dynamic exercise that targets strengthening and toning your lower body while also improving your balance and coordination. This variation of the traditional lunge adds a pulsing movement at the bottom position, increasing the intensity and challenge. Executio

Quads Strength Training
Bodyweight Standing Around the World Wall-Supported

Bodyweight Standing Around the World Wall-Supported

This exercise is a fantastic way to train your body in a unique way, using your own body weight and a wall for support. It helps improve your balance, coordination, and strength in your arms and shoulders. Execution Start by standing facing a wall, approximately one arm's length away. Place yo

Shoulders Strength Training
Bodyweight Svend Press

Bodyweight Svend Press

If you're looking for an effective way to train your chest muscles without using weights, the Bodyweight Svend Press is an excellent choice. This exercise uses the resistance of your own body weight to strengthen your chest muscles, shoulders, and triceps. What makes this exercise unique is that you

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Bodyweight Wall Squat

Bodyweight Wall Squat

The Bodyweight Wall Squat is an effective exercise that helps strengthen your lower body without requiring weights. A unique benefit of this exercise is that it helps you maintain good posture and technique while focusing on the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes. Execution Find a flat wall and

Quads Strength Training
Bodyweight Windmill Cut

Bodyweight Windmill Cut

The Bodyweight Windmill Cut is a dynamic exercise that focuses on flexibility, strength, and coordination. This exercise offers a unique combination of movements that challenge both your upper and lower body while also working on your core stability. Execution Begin in a standing position with y

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Boxing Right Uppercut

Boxing Right Uppercut

The Boxing Right Uppercut is a dynamic boxing movement that not only improves your strength and speed, but also your coordination and overall fitness. This exercise simulates an upward punch with the right fist, targeting both your upper and lower body. Execution Start in a bent-over position wi

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Brazilian Crunches

Brazilian Crunches

Brazilian Crunches are a dynamic abdominal exercise that focuses on strengthening and toning your core, with particular emphasis on the oblique abdominal muscles. This exercise offers a unique twist on the traditional crunch by adding a twisting movement, resulting in a more intensive workout for th

Abs Strength Training
Bridge - Cross-Body Mountain Climber

Bridge - Cross-Body Mountain Climber

The Bridge - Cross-Body Mountain Climber is a dynamic exercise that combines strength and cardio. This exercise focuses on improving your core stability while also challenging your endurance and coordination. Execution Begin in a plank position with your hands directly under your shoulders and y

Abs Strength Training
Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana)

Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana)

Bridge Pose, or Setu Bandhasana, is a versatile yoga exercise that promotes both strength and flexibility. This pose is unique because it gently strengthens the back, abdominal muscles, and hips while simultaneously improving flexibility in the spine. Execution Lie on your back with your knees b

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Bridge With Alternating Leg Raise

Bridge With Alternating Leg Raise

The Bridge with Alternating Leg Raise is a dynamic exercise that not only improves core stability but also increases the strength and flexibility of your glutes and hamstrings. This exercise combines the benefits of the traditional bridge with those of leg raises, making it an excellent choice for a

Glutes Strength Training
Broom Stick Twist

Broom Stick Twist

The Broom Stick Twist primarily targets the obliques (internal and external). These muscles on the sides of the abdomen are responsible for rotating the torso and straightening the torso from a laterally tilted position (lateral flexion of the spine). In this exercise, you train them by performing t

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Butterfly Yoga Flaps

Butterfly Yoga Flaps

The Butterfly Yoga Flaps exercise is a wonderful way to develop flexibility and strength in your shoulders, chest, and upper back. This exercise combines the calm of yoga with the dynamics of butterfly movements, making it a unique addition to your fitness routine. Execution Sit on the floor wit

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