To the Core
October 13, 2009 by Joe Gigantino
Core strength is so important. Your ab and back strength is crucial for good posture, alignment and overall health. These are some of the best ab exercises will work your abs, core and obliques.
Warm up: 10 minutes on the bike, cross trainer, or treadmill, 10 lunges, 25 push ups
Workout:
- 20 Medicine Ball curl up
(Lie on the floor on your back with your knees bent 90 degrees and your feet flat. Hold a medicine above your head with your arms straight so the ball touches the floor. Quickly sit up by contracting your abs and forcefully thrusting the medicine ball ahead of as if performing an overhead throw in soccer (but without letting go). Keep your arms straight for the entire move. Lower yourself to the floor as fast as you can and repeat, touching the ball behind your head momentarily.)
- 20 knees to elbows
- 20 Wood chops (20 each side)
- 20 Leg Lift / Raises
- 30 second planks
- repeat the circuit 4 times. Post your time. Beginners do 10 reps instead of 20.
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