home exercises for abs

[nosmirk]

are there any effective exercises that can be done at home in order to get a six-pack?

at home meaning without medicine balls or anything. just a mat

 

[Doggystyle]

I only ever exercise my stomach at home, just sit up's and leg raises keeping a low body fat to see the muscle, that's all you need really

 

[Deadly_Ripped]

I am a huge fan of the exercise where you lay on your back, then pull your knees to your chest and your chest to your knees so you're balancing on your butt, and then you decline back down. Also if you have a pullup bar, you can do leg raises and these two exercises offer more resistance than crunches which will make your abs stick out further, and the sets don't take as much time to complete. They are still KILLER though.

 

[Deadly_Ripped]

Men's Health has a FANTASTIC ab workout book that goes through diet to workouts and timing. It has excellent nutrutional insight and authoritative knowledge of muscles and proper training techniques. Really good information if you want that ripped look.

 

[spesmilitis]

bicylcles are awesome. So are V-ups. Don't slouth on form though, back completely straight, as if you were doing a deadlift or squat.

 

[~attrACTION~]

I used to have an 8-pack, from just doing crunches...

I'm working at getting it back now. When you do crunches, the key is not to do a lot of them until your abs get numb. Instead, aim to do only 12-15 reps, but you have to do them in a way that you reach failure at that point. When you move your chest up, exhale and tighten your ab muscles, but don't loosen them on the way down. Also, when you're at the peak of moving upwards, do a couple of mini-reps...as in, slightly move back down and back up, inhaling and exhaling as you do. I usually do 3 mini-reps for each rep. And move down slower than you move up. I do 3 sets of 12-15 reps.

I guarantee you'll feel the burn if done right. I don't remember where I read this, but these are apparently called "killer ups" or something like that. Don't work abs everyday...like 3 times per week is better...because the muscles need rest like any other body part.