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| Equipment | Exercises | |
|---|---|---|
| Bodyweight | 45 | Browse all Bodyweight → |
| Cable Machine | 14 | Browse all Cable Machine → |
| Other Equipment | 8 | Browse all Other Equipment → |
| Barbell | 7 | Browse all Barbell → |
| Kettlebell | 6 | Browse all Kettlebell → |
| Medicine Ball | 5 | Browse all Medicine Ball → |
| Exercise Ball | 4 | Browse all Exercise Ball → |
Ready-made abs routines
Bodyweight core workout 37 exercises · full routine Cable Machine core workout 14 exercises · full routine
Best abs exercises with no equipment
Nothing required but floor space.
Beginner abs exercises
Barbell Side Bend Barbell Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends Cable Machine Cable Crunch Cable Machine Cable Judo Flip Cable Machine Cable Reverse Crunch Cable Machine Cable Russian Twists Cable Machine Cable Seated Crunch Cable Machine Dumbbell Side Bend Dumbbell Exercise Ball Crunch Exercise Ball Exercise Ball Pull-In Exercise Ball Knee/Hip Raise On Parallel Bars Other Equipment Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists Cable Machine
Common questions
What is the best abs exercise?
There is no single best one — the right pick depends on your equipment and level. Of the 93 abs exercises catalogued here, 45 are compound movements, which recruit the most muscle per set and are usually the highest-value place to start. 3/4 Sit-Up is a common first choice.
How many abs exercises can you do without equipment?
45 of the 93 abs exercises here need no equipment at all, and 62 can be done with home-gym kit such as dumbbells, kettlebells or bands.
Where should beginners start with abs training?
71 of these 93 exercises are rated beginner. 3/4 Sit-Up is one of the more accessible entry points. Start with a movement you can control through a full range, then progress load or difficulty before adding volume.
All 93 abs exercises
3/4 Sit-Up Bodyweight · beginner Ab Crunch Machine Machine · intermediate Ab Roller Other Equipment · intermediate Advanced Kettlebell Windmill Kettlebell · intermediate Air Bike Bodyweight · beginner Alternate Heel Touchers Bodyweight · beginner Barbell Ab Rollout Barbell · intermediate Barbell Ab Rollout - On Knees Barbell · expert Barbell Rollout from Bench Barbell · intermediate Barbell Side Bend Barbell · beginner Bent-Knee Hip Raise Bodyweight · beginner Bent Press Kettlebell · expert Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends Cable Machine · beginner Bottoms Up Bodyweight · beginner Butt-Ups Bodyweight · beginner Cable Crunch Cable Machine · beginner Cable Judo Flip Cable Machine · beginner Cable Reverse Crunch Cable Machine · beginner Cable Russian Twists Cable Machine · beginner Cable Seated Crunch Cable Machine · beginner Cocoons Bodyweight · beginner Cross-Body Crunch Bodyweight · beginner Crunch - Hands Overhead Bodyweight · beginner Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ball Bodyweight · beginner Crunches Bodyweight · beginner Dead Bug Bodyweight · beginner Decline Crunch Bodyweight · intermediate Decline Oblique Crunch Bodyweight · beginner Decline Reverse Crunch Bodyweight · beginner Double Kettlebell Windmill Kettlebell · intermediate Dumbbell Side Bend Dumbbell · beginner Elbow to Knee Bodyweight · beginner Exercise Ball Crunch Exercise Ball · beginner Exercise Ball Pull-In Exercise Ball · beginner Flat Bench Leg Pull-In Bodyweight · beginner Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise Bodyweight · beginner Frog Sit-Ups Bodyweight · intermediate Gorilla Chin/Crunch Bodyweight · intermediate Hanging Leg Raise Bodyweight · expert Hanging Pike Bodyweight · expert Jackknife Sit-Up Bodyweight · beginner Janda Sit-Up Bodyweight · beginner Kettlebell Figure 8 Kettlebell · intermediate Kettlebell Pass Between The Legs Kettlebell · intermediate Kettlebell Windmill Kettlebell · intermediate Knee/Hip Raise On Parallel Bars Other Equipment · beginner Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists Cable Machine · beginner Landmine 180's Barbell · beginner Leg Pull-In Bodyweight · beginner Lower Back Curl Bodyweight · beginner Medicine Ball Full Twist Medicine Ball · beginner Oblique Crunches Bodyweight · beginner Oblique Crunches - On The Floor Bodyweight · beginner One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends Cable Machine · beginner One-Arm Medicine Ball Slam Medicine Ball · beginner Otis-Up Other Equipment · beginner Overhead Stretch Bodyweight · beginner Pallof Press Cable Machine · beginner Pallof Press With Rotation Cable Machine · beginner Plank Bodyweight · beginner Plate Twist Other Equipment · intermediate Press Sit-Up Barbell · expert Reverse Crunch Bodyweight · beginner Rope Crunch Cable Machine · beginner Russian Twist Bodyweight · intermediate Scissor Kick Bodyweight · beginner Seated Barbell Twist Barbell · beginner Seated Flat Bench Leg Pull-In Bodyweight · beginner Seated Leg Tucks Bodyweight · beginner Seated Overhead Stretch Bodyweight · beginner Side Bridge Bodyweight · beginner Side Jackknife Bodyweight · beginner Sit-Up Bodyweight · beginner Sledgehammer Swings Other Equipment · beginner Smith Machine Hip Raise Machine · beginner Spell Caster Dumbbell · beginner Spider Crawl Bodyweight · beginner Standing Cable Lift Cable Machine · beginner Standing Cable Wood Chop Cable Machine · beginner Standing Lateral Stretch Bodyweight · beginner Standing Rope Crunch Cable Machine · beginner Stomach Vacuum Bodyweight · beginner Supine One-Arm Overhead Throw Medicine Ball · beginner Supine Two-Arm Overhead Throw Medicine Ball · beginner Suspended Fallout Other Equipment · intermediate Suspended Reverse Crunch Other Equipment · beginner Toe Touchers Bodyweight · beginner Torso Rotation Exercise Ball · beginner Tuck Crunch Bodyweight · beginner Weighted Ball Side Bend Exercise Ball · intermediate Weighted Crunches Medicine Ball · beginner Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands Other Equipment · intermediate Wind Sprints Bodyweight · beginner
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