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Abdominal Exercises

The abdominal muscles play a vital role in core stability, posture, and overall functional strength. Training your abs goes beyond aesthetics—these muscles are crucial for supporting the spine, improving athletic performance, and enhancing daily movements. This page provides a comprehensive guide to abdominal exercises targeting all major components of the core, including the rectus abdominis, obliques, transverse abdominis, and quadratus lumborum.

Our detailed breakdown includes exercises using a variety of equipment and techniques, such as barbell, dumbbell, cable, and lever machine movements, alongside band-resistive, isometric, bodyweight, and plyometric options. For advanced training, you’ll find exercises like suspended rollouts, medicine ball throws, and hanging leg raises, while stretches and mobility exercises like the cobra stretch and cat-cow ensure flexibility and recovery are prioritized.

This page also categorizes specific exercises for muscle groups like the rectus abdominis, including crunches and sit-ups, and the obliques, with dynamic movements like twists and side bends. Whether you’re looking to build a stronger core for sports, enhance your posture, or sculpt your midsection, this guide offers the tools you need to create an effective, well-rounded abdominal training routine.

152 Abdominals Exercises
Abdominal VacuumAngled Side BridgeAtomic Sit-upBall Crunch on stability ballBand Resisted CrunchBand Resisted Leg RaisesBarbell Push CrunchBarbell Push Sit-upBarbell RolloutsBarbell Side BendsBent Knee Side BridgeBent Knee Side PlankBent-knee Lying TwistBicycle CrunchesBird DogBird DowCable CrunchesCable Kneeling CrunchCable Kneeling Twisting CrunchCable Lying CrunchCable Lying Leg-Hip RaiseCable Lying Straight Leg-Hip RaiseCable Overhead Seated CrunchCable Push PullCable Russian TwistCable Seated Cross Arm TwistCable Seated CrunchCable Seated TwistCable Side BendCable Side BendsCable Side CrunchCable Standing CrunchCable Standing Overhead CrunchCable Standing TwistCable Standing Twisting CrunchCable TwistCat CowCobra StretchCork ScrewCross CrunchCrunchCrunch UpDead BugDecline CrunchDecline Twisting Sit-upDumbbell 45° Side BendDumbbell CrunchesDumbbell Push CrunchDumbbell Push Sit-upDumbbell Russian TwistDumbbell Side BendsForearm PlankHanging Leg-Hip RaiseHanging Straight Leg-Hip RaiseHanging Twisting Leg Hip RaiseHanging Twisting Leg RaiseHanging Windshield WiperHeel TouchesHollow Body HoldHundredIncline Leg-Hip RaiseInverted Sit-upKnee Tuck PlankKneeling Abdominal StretchLeg-Hip RaiseLever Lying Leg-Hip RaiseLever Plate Loaded Incline Sit-UpsLever Plate Loaded Lying CrunchLever Plate Loaded Lying Leg Raise CrunchLever Plate Loaded Oblique MachineLever Plate Loaded Seated Side Leg Raise CrunchLever Plate Loaded Seated Twisting Leg Raise CrunchLever Plate Loaded Side BendLever Seated CrunchLever Seated Leg Raise CrunchLever Selectorized Incline Sit-UpsLever Selectorized Kneeling TwistLever Selectorized Lying CrunchLever Selectorized Lying Leg Raise CrunchLever Selectorized Lying TwistLever Selectorized Oblique MachineLever Selectorized Seated Side BendLever Selectorized Seated Side CrunchLever Selectorized Seated TwistLever Standing Side BendLever Vertical Leg-Hip RaiseLying Bent Knee Roll Over StretchLying Bent Leg Oblique StretchLying Crossover StretchLying Leg RaiseLying Leg-Hip RaiseLying Prone Abdominal StretchLying TwistMedicine Ball Overhead Throw Sit-upMedicine Ball Seated TwistMedicine Ball Seated Twist and ThrowMedicine Ball Standing TwistMedicine Ball Standing Twist and ThrowMedicine Ball Straight Arm Russian TwistOblique CrunchesPallof PressPlank TwistPlank with Arm/Leg LiftPlate CrunchPosterior Pelvic TiltsPretzel StretchReclining Vertical Leg-Hip RaiseRussian TwistsSeated Bent Leg Oblique StretchSeated TwistsSeated Y-TucksSee most Oblique Exercises above.Shoulder Tap PlankSide BendSide BridgeSide CrunchSide PlankSide Plank Hip DipsSit-upsSled Side Leg Hip RaiseStanding Abdominal StretchSuspended Hanging Leg Hip RaiseSuspended Jack-knifeSuspended Jack-knife PikeSuspended Knee TucksSuspended Kneeling RolloutSuspended Oblique CrunchesSuspended PendulumSuspended Pull ThroughSuspended Side BendSuspended Side BridgeSuspended Standing RolloutSuspended TwistSuspended Twisting Jack-knifeTwisting CrunchTwisting Sit-upUp Down PlankV-upVertical Leg-Hip RaiseVertical Straight Leg-Hip RaiseVertical Twisting Leg RaiseWeighted 45° Side BendWeighted Bent-knee Lying TwistWeighted Decline Sit-UpsWeighted Decline Twisting Sit-upWeighted Incline Twisting Sit-upWeighted Lying TwistWeighted Russian TwistWeighted Side BendWeighted Twisting Sit-upWipersWoodchoppers
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