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Compound Movements for Abs
Read More: Compound Movements for AbsWhen you think of compound moves, you typically think of multi-joint movements that target the larger muscle groups in the body, like squats, lunges, bench press or pulldowns. Abs, on the other hand, often get treated like smaller muscle groups with isolation and isometric exercises. Yet the abs — and more generally the core —…
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The Core-Crushing No-Crunch Abs Circuit
Read More: The Core-Crushing No-Crunch Abs CircuitHow many sets of crunches does it take to build abs? The answer might surprise you, because in reality, it’s zero — and the no-crunch abs circuit below is proof. When it comes down to it, visible abs emerge from three interactive elements: genetics, nutrition choices and muscle tone. Having toned abdominal muscles also means…
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2 Simple Moves to Build Core Strength
Read More: 2 Simple Moves to Build Core StrengthIf you’re a fitness junkie (guilty!), you know how important it is to build core strength for your favorite heavy lifts like squats, deadlifts and lunges. While these big moves do build core strength on their own, adding extra core work to your routine can make a huge difference in lifting form and personal records. …
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The Old-School Bodybuilding Abs Workout
Read More: The Old-School Bodybuilding Abs Workout“Wait, a bodybuilder ab workout? Bodybuilders don’t train their abs!” If you’re a long-time fan of professional bodybuilding, you might have had that very thought cross your mind when you saw the headline of this article. And it’s true — many top champions past and present famously forgo abs in their splits, instead focusing their…
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Cathy Serif’s Ab-Wheel Workout
Read More: Cathy Serif’s Ab-Wheel WorkoutThe ab wheel does what not many ab exercises can do — it works the entire core. When you perform movements on the wheel correctly, you activate your abs, glutes, lower back muscles and obliques as one unit. The truth is, however, it’s difficult to master the ab wheel. Oxygen Ambassador Cathy Serif knows this…
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The 30-Minute Core Crusher Workout
Read More: The 30-Minute Core Crusher WorkoutYou could go about a core workout in one of two ways. On one hand, you could ramp up your reps while doing a who’s who of proven abdominal burners like crunches, reverse crunches, leg lifts, rope crunches and every other manner of bringing point A (your sternum) toward point B (your hips) until your…
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Supersets for a Tighter Core
Read More: Supersets for a Tighter CoreTraining your abs but neglecting your lower back is like going out in the sun without loading up on sunscreen: you might be able to get away with it for a little while, but your reckless ways will soon catch up with you – and the results won’t be worth it. It may sound like…
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Can Anybody Get Abs?
Read More: Can Anybody Get Abs?Back in the day, a set of six-pack abs was considered the highest achievement a gym goer could accomplish. These days, we know that fit bodies come in many shapes and sizes, but many trainees still strive to chisel out their abdominals. If that’s one of your goals, keep on reading! Whether or not genetics…
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7 Yoga Poses to Work Those Easily Overlooked Lower Abs
Read More: 7 Yoga Poses to Work Those Easily Overlooked Lower AbsIn yoga, we often talk about strengthening our core, but what does that mean, exactly? Oftentimes, when people are searching for poses to work their abs, they’re looking to achieve that coveted six-pack or V-cut. But all that is just aesthetics. Having a strong core has benefits that extend far beyond the way you look…
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Holiday High-Intensity Ab Circuit
Read More: Holiday High-Intensity Ab CircuitEveryone knows about Santa Claus holds his big old belly when he gives a hearty, jolly laugh. While humor and holiday cheer may not be our expertise, we’re real good at giving you something else that’ll make you clutch your abs. Oxygen Ambassador Tanya Lehman delivers, not a big bag of gifts, but an ab…
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The Partner Ab Workout for Core Strength and Stability
Read More: The Partner Ab Workout for Core Strength and StabilityAbdominal training tends to be a lonely endeavor. We’ll do bench presses, seated presses, squats and even curls with someone in tow who can give a spot and motivate us past sticking points — but then we take our mat and tuck off to a corner by ourselves to pump out sets of crunches, leg…
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6 Plank Variations for a Killer Core Workout
Read More: 6 Plank Variations for a Killer Core WorkoutEven if you’re the most disciplined lifter around, it can be tough to make the humble plank exercise fun. Many would even argue that nothing makes time go by more slowly than holding a plank. There’s also a common misconception that the indicator of a solid plank is simply being able to perform them for…
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5-Minute Plank Fitness Quest: Midpoint Check-In
Read More: 5-Minute Plank Fitness Quest: Midpoint Check-InIf you’re checking in to the 5-Minute Plank Fitness Quest today, you should be able to hold a plank for two and a half minutes without breaking form. For this midpoint check-in, evaluate your form — especially if you’re feeling aches and pains. Planking is all about alignment, so keep your core tight, back straight…
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The ‘Wheel’ Deal on Ab Wheels
Read More: The ‘Wheel’ Deal on Ab WheelsThere’s a saying that “nothing good happens after 2 a.m.” It’s usually uttered as a warning about staying out too late — but even if you’re at home, chillin’ on your couch, bad things can happen, too. For instance, you could get caught up in an infomercial selling you flat, toned abs: Just fork out…
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Scary Tough Workouts: Zombie Sit-Ups
Read More: Scary Tough Workouts: Zombie Sit-UpsIf you think sit-ups are easy, we’ve got a treat for you. This sit-up variation will make you feel — well, something close to how the undead must feel. Lisa Maximus is back with another scary tough workout: Zombie Sit-Ups. (Side note: if you’re looking for an absolutely terrifying zombie movie to get inspired, we…
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3 Moves to Target Your Lower Abs
Read More: 3 Moves to Target Your Lower AbsHave you studied your abs lately? We don’t mean how they look, but have you taken a moment to understand their make-up and appreciate all they do for you? “Sure we all want rock-hard, aesthetically pleasing abs, but the core’s primary function is providing the body with a pillar of strength and stability that is…
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Six-Pack Boot Camp: 30-20-10 Glute, Ham and Ab Routine
Read More: Six-Pack Boot Camp: 30-20-10 Glute, Ham and Ab RoutineThe name of this workout tells the story. Three focused exercises — side leg lifts for the glutes, side-plank knee to chest for the abs and core, and inchworms to stretch the hamstrings and work the shoulders — are alternated with the classic isometric front plank. Rep counts decrease on the three focused moves (from…
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Six-Pack Boot Camp Workout: Mini-Band Complete Core Routine
Read More: Six-Pack Boot Camp Workout: Mini-Band Complete Core RoutineTraining your core isn’t just about isolating your midsection with bodyweight planks, crunches and other abdominal moves. That’s all great, but bringing in some extra resistance helps step up the intensity a notch — and “mini” resistance bands in particular are one of the most effective tools for training the core. That’s the basis of…
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8 Out-of-the-Box Exercises for a Strong Core
Read More: 8 Out-of-the-Box Exercises for a Strong CoreIf you’ve been feeding your core nothing but plain old planks and common crunches, chances are you’re bored witless — and all progress in the ab department has come to a standstill. As with all body parts, variety is imperative when it comes to core training, whether it be with the programming or the exercises…
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Oxygen Live Workout: Glutes and Abs With Janelle Trujillo
Read More: Oxygen Live Workout: Glutes and Abs With Janelle TrujilloLive at Oxygen, we’re back with another workout! Register here for a 30-minute live workout with Janelle Trujillo on August 11 at 12:30 p.m. EST (9:30 a.m. PST). If you’re unable to attend this event live, we will post the workout here for on-demand viewing post-event. Hit two tough spots — abs and glutes —…
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Six-Pack Boot Camp: Kicks and Planks to Crush Your Core
Read More: Six-Pack Boot Camp: Kicks and Planks to Crush Your CoreSix-pack abs don’t come easily, but there are some sure fire ways to tighten and tone your core. A solid diet is one big piece of the puzzle, and ISSA-certified trainer Aneshea Shali, owner of Core Camp Challenge, provides the other. Her floor-based routine works the core from two basic positions: (1) faceup balancing on your…
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The 100-V-In Fitness Quest: Final Check-In
Read More: The 100-V-In Fitness Quest: Final Check-InThe 100-V-in Fitness Quest has come to a close, and by now we’re sure you have abs of steel. It’s no small feat to rep out 100 in a row, but that’s exactly why it’s a quest to begin with! Are you up for another challenge? Stay tuned for more Oxygen fitness quests here. If you’re not feeling…
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The Lean Muscle Series: Core Work
Read More: The Lean Muscle Series: Core WorkA tight, defined core is more than just for show. In fact, it serves as the power center of your whole body, so a good core workout should hit every part of this complex muscle group. Encompassing the rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, internal and external obliques, multifidus and erector spinae, your core overlaps with every…
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Ab Exercises for Women, Ab Workouts for Women, Abs Workouts, Exercises by Bodypart for Women, Training Tips for Women, Workouts for Women3 Crunch-Free Core Exercises
Read More: 3 Crunch-Free Core ExercisesTry these moves to whittle your waist and enhance crucial strength. Many abdominal workouts focus exclusively on your six-pack, but in truth, your core is 360 degrees of muscle, tendon and ligament encircling your middle. When we talk about the core, we’re referring to your abs, your hips and your lower back — foundational elements…
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Score a Three-Minute Core
Read More: Score a Three-Minute CoreAdd a stability ball to your plank training and work your core and more! As if planks weren’t hard enough, here are three new moves to amp up your core training using a stability ball. The ball forces you to engage more muscles in order to balance on an unstable surface, which — when added…
