Top Ab Workout Routines - Have You Tried These 3 Killer Ab Exercises Before?

Top Ab Workout Routines - Have You Tried These 3 Killer Ab Exercises Before?

Nowadays, the variety of workout routines to achieve the ever-desirable six-pack abs are a dime a dozen. You will be hard-pressed to choose the one that best suits your exercise goals, present lifestyle and physical condition. Out of the numerous workout routines available in the fitness industry today, the following three stand out for their ease of use and superior results.

Routine #1

This routine addresses more abdominal muscles and targets them harder than the next two ab workouts. It requires working out 4 days a week for 6 straight weeks, which will then be followed by a break for 1 full week.

First day - Jog for 20 minutes followed by 10-15 oblique crunches. Take a 1-minute break then do twists either with weights or with a medicine ball while in a sitting position. These movements constitute one set, which should be repeated 3 more times and then cool down with a 5-minute light jog.

Second day - Jog for 45 minutes, followed with 3 sets of reverse crunches and 3 sets of leg lifts. Make sure to take a break in between sets.

Third day - Jog for just 10 minutes and stop.

Fourth day - Jog for 30 minutes, then standing oblique raises using weights for 3 sets, and end with 3 sets of sit-ups with oblique crunches lying on your side. Perform this set two more time and then cool down with a light jog.

Routine #2

This involves working out just 3 days a week. You will focus on your upper abdominal muscles and obliques on the first and fifth days while the lower abdominal muscles are targeted on the third day of the week. In many ways, this routine is similar to the following routine (Number 3) except that the upper abdomen and oblique exercises are now combined during the first and fifth days of the week, thus, the higher level of intensity.

Routine #3

This ab workout routine demands 5 days in a week for 6 straight weeks, which should then be followed by a full week break before resumption of the exercises.

First day - Warm up for 5 minutes and followed by leg lift crunches for as many as you possibly can. Remember to rest for 2 minutes when you get tired and then resume. Cool down for another 5 minutes.

Second day - A 5-minute warm up is followed by 3 sets of oblique crunches lying on your side and 3 sets of standing oblique raises with weights. Again, cool down.

Third day - Rest period

Fourth day - Warm up for 5 minutes, perform 3 sets each of reverse crunches and leg lifts.

Fifth day - Just repeat the exercises on the first and second days.