Core & abs exercises
61 movements — how to perform them, what they train, and the mistakes to avoid.
Four different jobs, not one: resisting extension (planks, rollouts), resisting rotation (Pallof, bird dogs), resisting side-bend (side planks, carries), and actually flexing the spine (crunches, leg raises).
41 of these need no equipment at all — see the bodyweight library for the full list across every muscle.
Ab Wheel RolloutBodyweight · advanced
Band Low To High WoodchopBands · beginner
Banded Dead BugBands · intermediate
Barbell RolloutBarbell · advanced
Bear Crawl HoldBodyweight · beginner
Bicycle CrunchBodyweight · beginner- Bird DogBodyweight · beginner
- Bird Dog RowDumbbells · intermediate
Body Saw PlankBodyweight · advanced
Cable CrunchCables · intermediate
Cable WoodchopCables · intermediate
Captain's Chair Knee RaiseMachine · beginner
Copenhagen Side PlankBodyweight · advanced
CrunchBodyweight · beginner
Dead BugBodyweight · beginner
Dead Bug Heel TapBodyweight · beginner
Dead Bug Pallof PressBands · intermediate- Defense Drill (Slip / Roll / Block)Bodyweight · intermediate
- Dragon FlagBodyweight · advanced
Dumbbell Side BendDumbbells · beginner- Farmer's CarryDumbbells · beginner
Flutter KickBodyweight · beginner
Front PlankBodyweight · beginner
Half-Kneeling Pallof PressBands · beginner
Hanging Knee RaisePull-up bar · intermediate
Hanging Leg RaisePull-up bar · advanced
Hanging Oblique Knee RaisePull-up bar · advanced
Heel Touch CrunchBodyweight · beginner
High PlankBodyweight · beginner- Hollow Body HoldBodyweight · intermediate
- Hollow RockBodyweight · intermediate
Kettlebell WindmillKettlebell · advanced
Knee PlankBodyweight · beginner
Kneeling Side PlankBodyweight · beginner- L-Sit HoldBodyweight · advanced
Long Lever PlankBodyweight · advanced
Lying Leg RaiseBodyweight · beginner- Lying Windshield WiperBodyweight · advanced
Machine CrunchMachine · beginner
Mountain ClimberBodyweight · beginner
Pallof PressCables · beginner
Pallof Press Overhead ReachCables · intermediate
Plank Leg LiftBodyweight · intermediate
Plank Pull-ThroughDumbbells · intermediate
Plank Reach OutBodyweight · intermediate
Plank Shoulder TapBodyweight · intermediate
Reverse CrunchBodyweight · beginner- Reverse PlankBodyweight · intermediate
Russian TwistBodyweight · beginner
Seated Knee TuckBodyweight · beginner
Side PlankBodyweight · beginner
Side Plank Hip DipBodyweight · intermediate
Side Plank Leg RaiseBodyweight · advanced
Side Plank Reach ThroughBodyweight · intermediate
Sit-UpBodyweight · intermediate
Standing Oblique CrunchBodyweight · beginner
Toe Touch CrunchBodyweight · intermediate- Tuck Hollow HoldBodyweight · beginner
Tuck-UpBodyweight · beginner
V-UpBodyweight · advanced
Weighted Russian TwistDumbbells · intermediate
Other muscle groups
ChestBackShouldersBicepsTricepsForearms & gripQuadsHamstringsGlutesCalvesCardio & conditioningMobility & recovery
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