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Most people aren't practicing with the best ab exercises out there. Traditional ab workout routines out there usually consist of crunches, sit-ups, leg lifts, etc and don't show you the most effective abdominal exercises. What most people don't know is that there are other high intensity workout routines that are far better at boosting your metabolism that also work your entire body while working your abs. This type of working out is much better for fat burning and gets you those rock hard, solid abs better than a typical ab workout would. Today, I'm going to talk to you about what I think are the three of the best ab exercises.
These exercises don't even involve any direct ab work at all.
3 of the Most Effective Abdominal Exercises
1A. Mountain Climber on Floor
1B. Front Squats With Barbell
1C. Renegade Dumbbell Rows
When doing these exercises, a good rep scheme to consider is about 3-4 sets with 8 reps in each set for each exercise. You could also do less reps and increase the amount of sets, such as doing 5 sets but with 5 reps each set.
Exercise Descriptions:
Mountain Climbers are done by starting out in the traditional pushup position again with your feet slightly apart. You then shuffle your feet in and out, bringing your knees to the top of your chest and then putting your legs back in the starting position. You alternate with each leg. If you want to take it to the next level, you can even shuffle your hands 8-10 inches forward and backward in addition to the leg movements. This will really make it a full body exercise and it will be MUCH more difficult than the traditional mountain climber exercise.
Front Squats are done similar to back squats. The only difference is that the barbell is in front of your body and rests on the front of your shoulders instead of resting on your upper back. You stabilize the barbell on your shoulders by crossing your arms and pushing your fists into the bar against your shoulders while keeping your elbows out in front of the body.
It might take a little bit of practice at first, so you will want to seek out someone with experience that can help you out with your form. Front squats require a ton of stabilization strength from your abdominals due to the barbell being shifted to the front of the body. Although this is mostly a leg exercise, you'll definitely feel it in your abs big time!
Renegade Dumbbell Rows are done in a starting push up position with your hands on two dumbbells. Then, use one arm to stabilize your body while you row the other arm upward. Bring the dumbbell back to the ground and then repeat using the other arm. This counts as one rep total. This stabilization creates intense work for your midsection, trust me. You'll feel this in your abs.
After finishing each exercise, take a 30 second break before starting the next exercise. Rest about 1-2 minutes after completing each tri-set before beginning the next one.
This will give you one of the best ab workouts you've ever had; trust me, you'll see what I mean! These are some of the most effective abdominal exercisesout there.
