January 27
Tip: Smith Machine BOSU Ab Crunch
Combining two of the silliest things in the gym – the Smith machine and the BOSU ball – actually makes for a fantastic ab exercise. Try it.
January 24
Tip: The Least Effective Core Exercise
Honestly, people who do this exercise may not be smart enough to read an article about why it's a dumb exercise.
January 18
Tip: The Complete Ab Exercise
This movement builds core strength, nails the abs, and even hits those hard-to-reach serratus muscles.
January 7
Tip: The Right Grip for the Barbell Ab Rollout
To keep your shoulders healthy, always use a shoulder-width grip or slightly narrower on this great core exercise.
January 2
Tip: The One-Arm Press Test
Have you become neuromuscularly complacent? Try this core strength test and find out.
January 1
The New Ab Shredder Workout
This has been a favorite of figure competitors for years now. Here's a couple new ways to do it.
December 31
Tip: Try This Gut-Punch of an Ab Exercise
This ab exercise will make you feel like you just got a fist in your breadbasket, but it'll really build your abs.
December 29
The Very Best Upper-Body Exercise
Nail your lats, chest, triceps, delts, and abs with one exercise. Here are 8 new and improved ways to do it.
December 27
Tip: The Medball Ab Rollout
This tough rollout variation will nail your core and your lats. Do 3 to 6 sets of 5 to 8 rolls.
December 26
Tip: Vertical Pallof Press
Think of this exercise as a kind of standing ab rollout. Great for overall core strength.
December 25
Tip: The Body Saw
Nail your core and strengthen your serratus with this tougher-than-it-looks exercise.
December 23
Tip: The Barbell Ab Rollout
Make the ab rollout even better by lifting your feet up. This takes the hamstrings out of the movement and makes your core work harder.
December 15
The Complete Guide to Ab Wheel Rollouts
There are two correct ways to do this exercise, then there's the way most people do it. Know the difference.
December 12
The 15 Second Core Workout
If you can do this exercise for 15 seconds per set, you're pretty awesome. Check it out.
December 8
Tip: Supine Stir the Pot
This spine-friendly variation of the stir-the-pot exercise (normally done on a stability ball) fires up those deep core muscles often missed by most ab exercises.
December 6
4 Great Ab Exercises Nobody Does Right
These popular core exercises are highly effective... if you do them right. Not many people do. Check your form here.
December 5
Tip: Strengthen Your Deep Core Muscles
A weak core makes you weak all over, and ab crunches aren't enough. Try this exercise.
November 3
Tip: Inverted Sit-Ups and Squats
Two old-school exercises that are worth trying out. Check 'em out.
November 2
Tip: Accentuated Crunches on the Bench
Resistances plus eccentric loading: this advanced exercise will hit your abs in whole new way.