Stomach Exercises for Beginners

Beginner Stomach Exercises

This list of exercises are the most effective stomach exercises for the beginner.

It is vital that you at least try the beginner exercises before moving on to intermediate and advanced as there is no point trying an advanced exercise before you can’t do a beginners exercise because you will not get the full benefit from it.

Stomach Exercise 1.

Exercise name – Lower Ab Co-ordination test. (Both legs/bent knees)

Prime mover – Rectus abdominis (Focusing on lower abs)

To progress from the single leg lower you lower both legs down to the floor at once. The focus here is to keep your lower back pushed down into the floor. The exercise is failed when your lower back can no longer be kept at a constant pressure on the floor. Remember to keep both knees at 90 degrees as your legs lower.

Build up to 3 sets of 20 reps and then move on to the lower ab co-ordination exercises in intermediate.

Stomach Exercise 2.

Exercise name – Abdominal Crunch.

Prime mover – Rectus abdominis.

To perform this exercise lie on your back and make sure that your legs are at 90 degrees and your feet and flat on the floor. Whilst keeping your lower back flat on the floor, crunch yourself up.

This exercise should be started with your hands sliding up your knees and then progressed in the following order:

Hands Crossed over chest, Hands touching ears, Hands just above head

Build up to 3 sets of 20 reps and then move on to the intermediate exercises.

Stomach Exercise 3.

Exercise Name – Russian Twist.

Main Target – Obliques.

Lie on the floor with you arms out in the ‘T’ position and your lower back pressed into the floor. From this position raise both your legs up so that they are vertical. Then keeping the legs together you twist them over to one side trying to touch the floor and then back over the other way. Your range of motion is determined either by your feet touching the floor or your shoulder starting to come off the floor.

Always keep your lower back pressed into the ground throughout this exercise.

Build up to 3 sets of 16.

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