Exercises by muscle
Abs exercises
Your abs are the muscles at the front and sides of your stomach. They bend and twist your trunk and, just as importantly, brace your middle so your spine stays steady while your arms and legs move.
Crunches and leg raises bend the trunk; planks and dead bugs train the abs to resist movement, which carries straight over to lifting and carrying.
- 169Exercises
- 15Kinds of equipment
- 133Beginner friendly
Every abs exercise
169 exercises
Beginner friendly (133)
3/4 sit-up
45° side bend
air bike
alternate heel touchers
arm slingers hanging bent knee legs
arm slingers hanging straight legs
arms overhead full sit-up (male)
assisted hanging knee raise
assisted hanging knee raise with throw down
assisted lying leg raise with lateral throw down
assisted lying leg raise with throw down
assisted motion russian twist- assisted prone rectus femoris stretch
- assisted sit-up
- band alternating v-up
- band assisted wheel rollerout
- band bicycle crunch
- band horizontal pallof press
- band jack knife sit-up
- band kneeling twisting crunch
- band lying straight leg raise
- band push sit-up
- band seated twist
- band standing crunch
- band standing twisting crunch
- band v-up
- band vertical pallof press
- bodyweight incline side plank
- bottoms-up
- bridge - mountain climber (cross body)
- butt-ups
- cable judo flip
- cable kneeling crunch
- cable reverse crunch
- cable russian twists (on stability ball)
- cable seated crunch
- cable seated twist
- cable side bend
- cable side crunch
- cable standing crunch
- cable standing crunch (with rope attachment)
- cable standing lift
- cable tuck reverse crunch
- cable twist
- cable twist (up-down)
- captains chair straight leg raise
- cocoons
- crab twist toe touch
- cross body crunch
- crunch (hands overhead)
- crunch (on stability ball, arms straight)
- crunch (on stability ball)
- crunch floor
- curl-up
- dead bug
- decline crunch
- decline sit-up
- dumbbell side bend
- elbow-to-knee
- flag
- flexion leg sit up (bent knee)
- flexion leg sit up (straight arm)
- frog crunch
- front plank with twist
- full maltese
- gorilla chin
- groin crunch
- half sit-up (male)
- hanging leg hip raise
- hanging leg raise
- hanging oblique knee raise
- hanging pike
- hanging straight leg hip raise
- hanging straight leg raise
- hanging straight twisting leg hip raise
- hip raise (bent knee)
- inchworm
- inchworm v. 2
- incline leg hip raise (leg straight)
- incline twisting sit-up
- jackknife sit-up
- janda sit-up
- knee touch crunch
- kneeling plank tap shoulder (male)
- leg pull in flat bench
- lever kneeling twist
- lever seated crunch
- lever seated crunch (chest pad)
- lever seated crunch v. 2
- lever seated leg raise crunch
- lunge with twist
- lying elbow to knee
- lying leg raise flat bench
- lying leg-hip raise
- negative crunch
- oblique crunch v. 2
- oblique crunches floor
- one arm slam (with medicine ball)
- pelvic tilt
- posterior step to overhead reach
- potty squat
- power point plank
- prisoner half sit-up (male)
- prone twist on stability ball
- pull-in (on stability ball)
- push-up to side plank
- quarter sit-up
- reverse crunch
- reverse plank with leg lift
- roller body saw
- roller reverse crunch
- russian twist
- seated leg raise
- seated side crunch (wall)
- shoulder tap
- side bridge v. 2
- side hip (on parallel bars)
- side-to-side toe touch (male)
- sit-up v. 2
- sit-up with arms on chest
- smith hip raise
- spell caster
- spine twist
- stability ball crunch (full range hands behind head)
- straddle maltese
- suspended abdominal fallout
- suspended reverse crunch
- tuck crunch
- twisted leg raise
- twisted leg raise (female)
- v-sit on floor
- vertical leg raise (on parallel bars)
- wind sprints
Some experience (30)
- barbell press sit-up
- barbell rollerout
- barbell rollerout from bench
- barbell seated twist
- barbell side bent v. 2
- barbell sitted alternate leg raise
- barbell sitted alternate leg raise (female)
- barbell standing ab rollerout
- barbell standing twist
- cable side bend crunch (bosu ball)
- kettlebell advanced windmill
- kettlebell bent press
- kettlebell double windmill
- kettlebell figure 8
- kettlebell windmill
- landmine 180
- otis up
- sledge hammer
- standing wheel rollerout
- weighted crunch
- weighted decline sit-up
- weighted front plank
- weighted hanging leg-hip raise
- weighted overhead crunch (on stability ball)
- weighted russian twist
- weighted russian twist (legs up)
- weighted russian twist v. 2
- weighted seated twist (on stability ball)
- weighted side bend (on stability ball)
- wheel rollerout
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Questions, answered
How many abs exercises are there here?
There are 169 exercises that target the abs in the AltF Fitness library, each with an animated demo and coaching tips.
What are good abs exercises for beginners?
Moves rated beginner friendly here include 3/4 sit-up, 45° side bend and air bike. Start with a weight or version you can control for every rep, then build up gradually.
What equipment do I need to train the abs?
The exercises here use body weight, cable machine, band, weighted and more. Use the equipment filter on the exercise library to see only what you have.
How often should I train the abs?
Guidelines for healthy adults suggest working each major muscle group at least twice a week. Leave a day or so between hard sessions for the same muscles so they can recover.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is general fitness information for healthy adults. If you have pain, an injury or a health condition, check with a doctor or physiotherapist first.
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