Ab exercises

[ark94]

Hey everyone, so currently i am doing Rippetoes 3x5, and i have not added any exercises to what he suggests. im strictly following his 3x5, only things i do are leg raises, and crunches.

Except i would like to know if there is any ab lift/exercise that i can include while im in the gym to strengthen my abdominal muscles.

Any recommendations? links or pics or explanations would be helpful =D thanks

 

[Andalite]

I am obsessed with core strengthening exercises.

Here are my picks (most of them I have videos for so if y'all want to see a demonstration just ask me):

Inverted Dragon Flags or as I like to call it Teh Weird Ab Exercise

Dragonfly Leg Raises

Cable Wood Chops

Bar Rollouts

Overhead Plate Sidebends

Front Planks (and variations)

Side Planks (and variations)

Elastic Band Punches

Decline Dumbbell Punches

Torso Rotations

Pallof Press

Dumbbell Windmills

Straight Arm Pulldowns

Kettlebell / Dumbbell Walks <—- although I rarely ever do these

Jackknife Pikes on a Swiss Ball

Suitcase Deadlifts

Hanging Air Kicks

Renegade Rows

Side Plank Rows

 

[Andalite]

Compound movements aren't alone going to help your core strength. Infact, I think both go hand in hand. Deadlifts, Overhead Squats, Back Squats, etc depend on you having a strong core. If you train your core to be strong, you'll have a bigger total. There's a reason why coaches like Mike Robertson, Eric Cressey, the Diesel Crew, Louie Simmons, etc focus so much on core training.

It's like that myth that strength trainees don't need to train their arms at all. Well...thats not true. While I do not directly hit arms day in and day out, I think building strong triceps are good. Same goes with biceps. Everything should be trained. And Core strength is probably one of the most important aspects of strength training. You're only as strong as your core at the end of the day.

 

[ExtraMile]

i thought u just said you are doing leg raises and crunches...

what do u think they work?

 

[ark94]

i thought u just said you are doing leg raises and crunches...

what do u think they work?

yeah i said i was doing those, i know they work your core. but i wanted to see if there are any weighted, or other exercises out there i didn't know about.

 

[ExtraMile]

yeah i said i was doing those, i know they work your core. but i wanted to see if there are any weighted, or other exercises out there i didn't know about.

I use 4 main exercises for my core:
weighted decline situps
weighted hypers
hanging leg raise
weighted side bend

 

[JDid23]

yeah i said i was doing those, i know they work your core. but i wanted to see if there are any weighted, or other exercises out there i didn't know about.

don't be so worried about such little things at the moment bro... Focus on the big picture- compounds and adding weight to the bar each time while keeping good form. If you want to do situps and leg raises that's fine, just don't overdo it... That's just about all i do directly for abs as well at the moment.

 

[InGreatShape]

Same here, thats all about I do at the moment for my abs as well.