What's your favorite ab move??

[amyg]

Hi all, I've got an Abby Thursday this week for bootcamp class and could use some help!! What is your favorite ab exercise? I generally run them through a minute of each exercise for about 40 minutes- AND THEY LOVE IT . I did it at first on a lark, but due to the response, I'm going to add in 2 ab days every 5 week session now. I still can't believe it!

So what is your favorite?? We unfortunately don't have any props, so no jacknives or anything fun like that, LOL. TIA!!!

 

[Boybert]

Hi Amy! Well, one of my fave moves (although I know this won't work for your class) is the standing seat back with the arm rests doing oblique crunches and bring legs up into L position using 10 lb weight b/w feet

For your class, an easy and a goodie is pairing up classmates and have one hold the ankles of the other and do throw downs (where person lying doing brings legs up and standing person pushes legs down).

You can always do plank work. I love in ctx kicbox abs where she brings the legs in for slow count and out again. Also in PH where she holds in plank and lowers only knees down.

There's a couple for ya!


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[amyg]

Thanks Debbie! They love the partner leg throws. We also do partner planks, a good one if you're feeling like you have too much skin on your elbows, LOL!! One person (pusher) stands at the hips of the planker. They squat down and push against the planker, who is trying to keep themselves straight. Then they switch sides... }(

I for one think they're all crazy for liking an hour of abs... until I realize they're all just trying to get out of cardio, LOL!!!! :7

 

[nancy324]

I detest ab work because of the neck strain, but one of the least annoying exercises is the long lever move you do on your side. You can really feel the abs work and yet the position is not uncomfortable. Planks are also comfortable because there is no neck strain. I'm also fond of doing reverse crunches with legs only, leaving my head and neck on the floor. I think they are very effective. (I detest all ab exercises where Cathe lifts her head off the floor without supporting her neck with at least one hand. Ouch.)

HTH Ame,
-Nancy

 

[Alhambra]

I have a tie:

corkscrews from CoreMax

and

the ab exercise we used to do in diving where you
a) balance on your bottom in a V position (tight core throughout) with arms straight out to the sides
b) slowly bring your knees to your chest while your hands touch your knees
c) hold in tuck position (still balanced on bottom)
d) slowly straighten legs and arms into V position
e) repeat several times
f) alternative is same exercise but keep legs straight so that you end in a jacknife balanced on your butt
This exercise totally turns on the core.

 

[DebbieH]

Hey Deb...

Could you explain that first exercise a bit more...sounds interesting but I am having a duuuuh moment here trying to figure it out! Ha!


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[buffettgirl]

If by favorite ab move, you mean the one I dislike, but know is working, it would be any kind of plank move. Especially if you move your legs up and down or from side to side. Have fun.

 

[fitnessgirl]

you can do jacknives on a mat

 

[amyg]

RE: Hey Deb...

Partner leg throws: one person down on the mat, other person standing abover their head. Person on the mat holds onto the stander's ankles and raises their legs in the air, straight. Standing person pushes the legs down to the ground and the person on the mat tries to spring their feet and legs back up. They can push to the side, too. You have to fight to keep your low back on the ground, and this ends up being a very noisy exercise!! I have the pushers in a squat, pushing legs out in front of them rather than down to the ground.

 

[babybird]

I have two moves. One I loooove to do it every day and the second one I hate but most effective way of flatting my Abe.

Oblique twist with weighted ball. I actually use 12 lbs dumbbell. The ball is too light for me. This never fails shrinking my waistline.

The second one is crunch on the stability ball with a weighted ball or dumbbell. I use 12 lbs dumbbell and crunch as hard as possible. This will guarantee major DOMS the next day if you have done it while.

These two never failed me so far.

 

[amyg]

The problem is, we have 66 participants and 30 sets of weights. We're out on a playground, so no stability balls, either!! x(

And I meant "pikes" when I said jackknife up there... but jacknives... jacknives are a great option... }(