How to Do The Best Exercises For Sculpted Abs

How To Do The Best Exercises For Sculpted Abs

This is a “How To” article to show the best exercises for getting a 6-pack at the gym. Outside of cardio and nutrition, are abs are muscles that need to be developed in order for them to become chiseled. Here are the 4 best exercises to work all areas of the abdominal region.

Hanging Leg Raises

 With your body stabilized on the pronated pull-up bar, keep your back straight while controlling your legs throughout the entire movement while squeezing your abs at the top. This exercise focuses on the lower and middle abdominal muscles as they are used to stabilize your body and raise your legs past your mid-section.

Hanging Knee Raises

 With your body stabilized on the pronated pull-up bar, bring your knees to your chest and squeeze your abs together at the top. This exercise focuses on upper and middle abdominal region since it takes the middle abs to stabilize your body and the upper abs are used in raising the knees.

Weighted Resistance Ball Crunches

 With medicine ball (or weight) in hand and lower back resting on the ball and feet firmly on the ground, hold weight behind your head while raising and squeezing your abs and hold for a count. Slowly lower and repeat.

Oblique Raises

 With weight in left hand and right hand on head, lower weight to about knee level while contracting your right oblique muscle. Raise the weight using your right oblique and squeeze for a 2 count. Slowly lower and repeat.

Tips

• For best results, try doing these exercises in "super sets". For example, do the hanging leg raises for a set and then immediately go to the oblique crunches for a set, and repeat.