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Hey!

This weekend I'm mixing things up a little by sharing some of my current favourite abs exercises. If you're anything like me you both love and loathe abs training. We all want a good midsection, but for some reason direct abs work is often a half-assed effort at the end of a workout.

Here are five moves I'm enjoying right now, and I think you will too. I hope you find some abs-piration (bad pun) with these.

Gareth

5 ABS EXERCISES YOU SHOULD TRY TODAY!

Banded Ab Rollouts - Try these if ab rollouts have you falling asleep. If you've nailed nose to floor technique with the basic rollout then adding a band can be a good way to progress you to the next level. I like sets of 10-15 reps with these.

Decline Eccentric Cable Crunch - These work to overload you more during the eccentric (lowering) portion of the movement. These are brutally hard and will have your abs in pieces for days. You're welcome. Start with 6-10 reps and keep it slow on the lower for the biggest benefit.

Garhammer Raise Drop Set - Garhammer Raises are one of the most effective exercises for targeting the lower fibres of your rectus abdominis (lower abs), and working them through their active range (through posterior pelvic tilt). In simple terms, this drop set which combines two variations of Garhammer Raise, are a real burner. Try 8-12 of each of the two movements to start.

Low Pulley Knee-In - Alongside the Garhammer Raise these are another great 'lower' abs exercise which work them hard through their active range. Just focus on butt off the floor, and resist lowering fully. A cable adds weight comfortably and in the right direction. I like sets of 12-20 here.

Finally, here's a Maverick exercise if you'll ever see one. Hanging knee raises using a Smith machine have a different feel to them versus a roman chair bench. Versus say a hanging version of the same exercise they aren't limited by your grip strength either.

Be sure to use a pad on the smith machine so your arm pits don't get a beating with the bar. I'm using a bench in this video as a target, but it's not essential. You can raise straight up and down, or more towards the side for some emphasis on your obliques (as in the video). Anywhere around 10-20 reps work well.

Give them a try and let me know how you get along.