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Shehawk (original poster member #68741) posted at 3:24 AM on Sunday, December 8th, 2019
sooo have been working on my abs just because why not?
anyone have any exercises they love (ok let's be real, no one "loves" ab exercises but u get the idea lol
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Hutch ( member #70846) posted at 4:22 AM on Sunday, December 8th, 2019
I am one of those who really does love it! Ha!
I do a variety of ab exercises and reformer Pilates which really works the core too.
1. Various Planks
2. V-ups
3. Various crunches
I also do a lot of squats so while working gluts and thighs, I tuck my tummy in a crunch motion then too.
cocoplus5nuts ( member #45796) posted at 1:23 PM on Sunday, December 8th, 2019
Planks!
Get some sliders and you can do all kinds of core work in a plank.
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somanyyears ( member #26970) posted at 3:02 PM on Sunday, December 8th, 2019
.. 
For some reason, I read your post title as:
"anyone got any killer OM exercises they love"
Hmmmmmmmm? I might have a few... 
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Chaos ( member #61031) posted at 7:42 PM on Sunday, December 8th, 2019
Old school military style ones!
The good old 6" and 6 to 90s.
Lie on your back - raise your legs 6" off the ground. Hold for 30 seconds. Repeat. [start less if you have to and do more as you improve]
Lie on your back - raise your legs 6" off the ground and then lift them to 90 degrees and then back down to 6". Do in reps of 30 [less starting out].
Note: I do NOT love these. But they are classics for a reason.
I TRY to do them a few times a week in between using the elliptical and walking.
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Shehawk (original poster member #68741) posted at 4:21 AM on Monday, December 9th, 2019
Oh Hutch. My abs hurt just thinking about that squat crunch thing.
And Chaos...that does not sound like fun but I am in...
Team best abs ever anyone?
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Candyman66 ( member #52535) posted at 1:04 PM on Monday, December 9th, 2019
Just saying that I really killed my abs with beer!! Always worked for me!
cocoplus5nuts ( member #45796) posted at 2:55 PM on Monday, December 9th, 2019
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WornDown ( member #37977) posted at 6:06 PM on Monday, December 9th, 2019
Find a chin-up bar. Hang from it.
Exercise #1: Raise knees to chest. Repeat.
Excersise #2: Keep legs straight and raise feet to 90* (advanced class: Touch hands with feet)
These are probably the best exercises for abs. Much better than situps/crunches because there is no back/neck strain. (Can also be done with a dip bar/ab stand.)
Others that are good:
Get a weighted medicine ball. Stand perpendicular a few feet from a wall. With the ball in your hands, start on the side opposite the wall, rotate your torso throwing the ball at the wall. Catch it on the rebound. Reapeat. (after a set, turn around and do the other side.)
Similar is the Russian Twists. Sit up position, back/chest at a 45* angle to the ground. Rotate side to side. I prefer holding a weight (dumbbell or plate) with my arms straight out (this increases the torque at the extreme range of motion, makes it harder).
The Ab Roller. This is killer. Wear a weighted vest for more pain.
Finally, leg raises. I love(d) those bad boys. Some people these hurt their lower back when doing them, so YMMV.
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Shehawk (original poster member #68741) posted at 3:41 PM on Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
worndown
love this!!!
I have actually been doing dead hangs for several months now and love them.
the straight leg raise makes me want to cry but yes they are amazing!!
I can do maybe three of them them with my back mostly vertical (not cheating them).
Bonus is that while I still can not do an unassisted pullup, this is killing my pecs
and lats at the same time.
I do have an ab roller which I use facing the wall to limit face planting lol
The Russians, tho...that is definitely going in my routine!
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WornDown ( member #37977) posted at 6:01 PM on Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
Bonus is that while I still can not do an unassisted pullup, this is killing my pecs
and lats at the same time.
t/j -
The secret to being able to do pull ups is doing them often, but not a lot of reps. Build up the reps (per set) over time.
Example: Start with just holding yourself in the "up" position for a 5 count (or a 3 count, whatever). Do it three times. Now do that 3x a day. Every day (you can take a day off).
After a week, hold for a 10 count (or 5 count, then a week later the 10 count).
The next week do a single pull up. 3x. multiple times a day.
The next week do two pull ups. 3x. Multiple times a day.
Add a pull up (or two if you feel you can do it) every week.
In just a couple of months you'll be banging out pull ups.
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Shehawk (original poster member #68741) posted at 11:26 PM on Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
worndown
Thank You!!
I will try that! and let u know how it goes :)
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Shehawk (original poster member #68741) posted at 4:44 AM on Thursday, December 12th, 2019
worndown
ok so I am sort of hanging off the bar lol but u gotta start somewhere!
I am trying to get myself strong enough to do wheel (yoga pose) again so thanks for the suggestions
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cocoplus5nuts ( member #45796) posted at 11:35 PM on Thursday, December 12th, 2019
Excersise #2: Keep legs straight and raise feet to 90* (advanced class: Touch hands with feet)
Toes to bar
Shehawk, if you can't quite do a pullup yet, you can use bands to work your way up to it. That's how I did it.
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