If there’s one exercise that will always get those six-pack muscles firing, it’s ab cable crunches. Essentially a kneeling, weighted crunch, this exercise is great at targeting the muscles in ...

Crunch: 3 sets of 10-12 reps ? Front plank: 3 sets of 20-30 seconds ? Lying leg raises: 3 sets of 10-12 reps ? Rest 30-60 seconds between sets. Intermediate Routine (3-4 times a week): ? Weighted ...

(Five to eight pounds is a good place to start!) (A) Contract your abs, raise your head and shoulders, and crunch your rib cage toward your pelvis (B). Exhale as you crunch. Pause and squeeze your ...

This week: weighted crunches. If you’ve been doing the same circuit of ab exercises every week for months on end, your workout probably needs a makeover. And how about adding weights to some of ...

When programmed judiciously alongside stabilization exercises and performed with strict technique, weighted crunches offer a direct stimulus to the visible abdominal muscles. Athletes in sports ...

If a weighted situp is too much physically, perform a weighted crunch instead. Some people use the terms crunch and situp interchangeably, but these exercises differ. While a situp lifts the ...

Keep your hips in line with your torso. While there's nothing wrong with a weighted crunch, holding a plate on your chest or behind your head can be uncomfortable and awkward. And the stronger you ...

If you need proof of concept, just look at the guy. You might take you a week or two to get into the habit of knocking out ...

If you need proof of concept, just look at the guy. You might take you a week or two to get into the habit of knocking out weighted crunches, but the pay off is a time-effective way to level-up ...