Exercises from the community
Crunches: Legs Straight (abs)
Crunches: Legs Straight removes the usual knee bend, giving your abs a different challenge and variety that leads to faster results. Lie on your back with your legs extended straight up or along the floor rather than bent. Curl your shoulders and upper back off the floor, focusing the effort in your abs rather than pulling with your neck, then lower back down with control.
Side Crunches (abs)
Side Crunches isolate the obliques, which helps with the rotational power used in sports like football as well as a tighter side-cut look. Lie on your back or side with knees bent and let them fall to one side. Curl your ribcage toward your hip on that side, focusing the movement in your obliques rather than your hip flexors, then switch sides after completing your reps.
Reaching Medicine Ball Sit-ups
Reaching Medicine Ball Sit-ups use the weight of the ball to improve visible upper ab definition, adding resistance right where a standard sit-up is weakest. Lie on your back with knees bent, holding a medicine ball at your chest. Perform a full sit-up, reaching the ball forward and up as you reach the top position, then lower back down with control to the starting position.