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Ab exercises at home
34 ab exercises you can do at home, with dumbbells, bodyweight, resistance band and other.
Ab training at home
Almost all core training can be done on the floor at home. Pick one exercise for each kind of movement: crunches or the reverse crunch to bend your torso, the plank and dead bug to resist, the Russian twist for rotation and the side plank for the side. When those get easy, the hollow hold, V-ups and the ab wheel are the next step. If you have a bar to hang from, the hanging leg raise is among the hardest.
Dumbbells1
Bodyweight29
Bear hold
TimeVideoalso called bear plankBicycle crunch
VideoBird dogVideo
Starting position
Start on all fours with your hands under your shoulders, knees under your hips and back straight.
The movement
Extend one arm forward and the opposite leg back, return slowly and switch sides without moving your torso.
Most common mistake
Don't twist or arch your back, keep your hips and chest facing the floor as your arm and leg move.
Crunch
VideoDead bug
VideoFlutter kicks
VideoHanging knee raise
VideoHanging leg raise
VideoHollow hold
TimeVideoHollow rock
VideoLeg circles
VideoLying leg raise
VideoMountain climbers
TimeVideoalso called mountain climberPlank
TimeVideoalso called plankaPlank leg lift
TimeVideoPlank shoulder taps
Videoalso called shoulder taps, plank shoulder tapReverse crunch
VideoRussian twist
VideoScissor kicks
VideoSeated knee tuck
VideoSide plank
TimeVideoSide plank hip dip
VideoSit-up
Videoalso called sit up, situpsToe touch crunch
VideoToes to bar
Videoalso called t2bUp down plank
Videoalso called plank upV-sit hold
TimeVideoV-up
Videoalso called v upWindshield wipers
Video
Resistance band2
Other2
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