6 Plank Variations for a Killer Core Workout
Spice up your planking with these variations.
Spice up your planking with these variations.
Who needs the floor to train your core when you can do almost your entire workout with your feet firmly planted on the ground?
Let these five ab-specific moves be your ultimate guide to a strong and svelte core.
Tighten your abs and strengthen your lower back in two easy steps a day — along with a four-move routine you can complete anywhere with nothing more than a dumbbell and a pillow.
These eight unorthodox exercises are just the thing to reactivate your midsection and solidify your six-pack.
If you’ve struggled to build abs with crunches and planks, compound movements might be the key to unlocking your full six-pack potential.
Here's a four-exercise, no-crunch abs circuit that you can perform daily to build core strength and overall abdominal muscle tone.
Build a championship-caliber core with this high-impact four-move routine.
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Too busy to train? Get the results of an hourlong workout in half the time with this ultra-efficient abdominal and lower-back routine.
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These single-leg poses and twists activate your abdominal muscles to improve your posture and reduce lower back pain.
This high-intensity ab circuit will make you feel the burn even in the cold!
Two’s company! Double up on your results and have some fun in the process with this partner-assisted core routine.
Today marks the halfway point of the 5-minute plank Fitness Quest, so make sure your form is on point!
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This exercise will leave your abs feeling a little more dead (or should we say undead) than usual.
This workout may be quick, but you'll be feeling the effects of it for days to come!
Get your abs into fighting shape with this high-impact kettlebell routine, courtesy of Miami-based trainer Jacqueline Kasen.
Your glutes and shoulders will get torched right along with your abs in this floor-based workout.
Strengthen, sculpt and burn all at once with this ab-and-cardio combo workout.
Blow up your results with this versatile training tool.
Train your core all the way around with these six stability-ball moves.
Work the muscles deep in your abdominals with this challenging move.
Take your plank — and your core — to the next level with this stability move.
If you haven’t been seeing the results you’re looking for with your current ab routine, adding a stability ball may help get you there.
Train your body unilaterally while hitting your core and your grip big time with this variation of a traditional barbell deadlift.
Jack up your heart rate and target your core with this high-intensity move.
Five steps to one of the best exercises you probably aren’t doing.
Torch your core with this weighted move
Give your lower body and core a double-whammy workout by taking your goblet squat on high. Do this as a primer for heavy squats or as a burnout after training legs.
Love ’em or hate ’em, planks are one of the best moves you can do to strengthen your entire core top to bottom, side to side and around the middle. Here’s the lowdown on doing this move properly in order to forge abs of steel.
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The stability ball pike will help flatten your stomach while spicing up your abdominal routine.
Do this advanced take on a stability ball crunch and you'll have a tighter core in less than a month!
Try the up and down plank to work your arms and your core. This no-equipment move engages your midsection, tones your abs and strengthens your back muscles while targeting your arms and building upper body strength.