High Effort Ab Exercises

[Yohan]

So I've got the big 3 that I work in 5RM or 4x6's. Pullups, BP, and DL. Push, pull, legs.

But I don't really have a high effort ab lift I do - does anyone have any recommendations for high effort ab exercises? I was thinking maybe decline weighted situps?

[Fish Of Doom]

granted these are not weighted, but have you considered dragon flags?(of course you can always weight them if your abs will take it, wither by putting weight on the legs or using heavy dumbbells to support your body)

[Gary]

http://www.dubbayoo.net/files/docs/Legendary_Abs_Revisited.pdf

enjoy :D

[CosmicFish]

I had the same problem a while ago. I tried weighted decline situps and found them awkward. In the end I signed up for the gym at work and am using their weighted crunch machine.

[Yohan]

thanks

[CosmicFish]

http://www.dubbayoo.net/files/docs/Legendary_Abs_Revisited.pdf

enjoy :D
I was considering mentioning that, but when Yohan said high effort and weighted decline I figured he'd be after something focussing more on strength. Legendary Abs is great (and I just mentioned it in another thread :D) but it felt like more of a cardio / endurance workout to me than a strength one.

That said, it'd serve as a good primer for heavier ab work, IMHO.

[Yohan]

I was considering mentioning that, but when Yohan said high effort and weighted decline I figured he'd be after something focussing more on strength. Legendary Abs is great (and I just mentioned it in another thread :D) but it felt like more of a cardio / endurance workout to me than a strength one.

That said, it'd serve as a good primer for heavier ab work, IMHO.

That's what I said - I'll have to ask my strength coach on this one. They tend to do some stuff from that legendary abs thing. I like v-ups a lot too, and use an ab roller infrequently.

I do a lot of bus drivers too, which are great for obliques.

[El-Guapo]

use the ab wheel as ross enamait uses it
with a weighted vest!
I had seen ross doing that in a video with three weightd vests
It will give you ripped abs
but the problem is that the vest is quite expensive
but u can use it for various exercises
like pull ups chin ups sprints push ups and much more

[Yohan]

use the ab wheel as ross enamait uses it
with a weighted vest!
I had seen ross doing that in a video with three weightd vests
It will give you ripped abs
but the problem is that the vest is quite expensive
but u can use it for various exercises
like pull ups chin ups sprints push ups and much more

Ross Enamait is a freak. He can do that ab roller from standing. It's ridiculous.

[Fish Of Doom]

and with one hand. i'd say if ross is your goal, change it to "as strong as ross' pinky toe".

[Raptorman]

Squats are a great ab workout and hanging leg raises.

[mai tai]

turkish get up

or
abs on decline bench with barbell across arms


cable crunches

cable axes

[Yohan]

abs on decline bench with barbell across arms


cable axes

Details on these? Never heard of them.

[Yost]

Hanging leg raises. Too easy? Dumbbell between feet.

[TheForbiddenOne]

No weights for this, unless you use those weights that go around your body. Do arm suspentions, with your arms out as wide as possible keeping yourself as low as possible, then rotate yourself, its sorta walking on your hands and feet. Hold it for a minute, rotate three times, then do 5 push ups in that position. Keep going if you can, but at first each part of this exercise may be hard to do.

[Knight_Errant]

http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=459681 enjoy

A couple I use that aren't in there
Glute ham situps- supposed to be on a glute-ham machine, but I personally do them with my arse on a chair with my legs locked in a heavy desk.
L-sits- just hold yourself above the ground in a sitting position

I've never really got on with arch and hollow rocks, but you might like them.