Trunk (Ab & Back) Exercises
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Alternating Lying Leg Raise

Lie on your back and hold the abs in a crunched position to press the lower back into the flo...
Ab Rollout
AKA Ab Wheel, Evil Wheel

Hold an ab-wheel or barbell with rotating sleeves with straight arms either kneeling or stand...
Anti-Rotation Landmine

If you don’t have a landmine base, you can stuff a towel on the floor in a corner and p...
Anti-Rotation Russian Twist

The anti-rotation Russian twist is a trunk stability exercise that improves the ability to re...
Back Extension (Hyperextension)
AKA Hyperextension

Fix the ankles in a glute-ham bench or similar adjusted to place the pad on the upper thighs....
Back Extension Hold

In a glute ham bench or similar, extend the hips and back completely with the head up, and ho...
Back Extension Hold Rotations

In a glute ham bench or similar, extend the hips and back to position the body horizontally. ...
Back Plank
AKA Inverted Plank

Place the upper back and lower legs on elevated surfaces such as benches, boxes or stacked pl...
Barbell Side Bend

Stand with the feet around shoulder width and hold a barbell on your back like you would for ...
Basketball Abs

Lie on the floor, lift the feet with partially bent knees and crunch the abs to bring the upp...
Bench Jack Knife

Sit on a bench gripping the front edge, extend the legs forward with heels off the floor, and...
Cross Chop
AKA Wood Chopper

Hold a weighted implement such as a kettlebell, plate, sandbag, or medicine ball in both hand...
Crunch

Lie on your back with the knees and hips bent to place the feet flat on the floor. Hold the f...
Dead Bug

The dead bug trains better control of the pelvis and spine to resist unwanted movement. &nbs...
Death March

With a pair of dumbbells at arms’ length, take a short step forward and keep the front ...
Decline Anti-Rotation Russian Twist

In a partial sit-up position on a decline bench, hold a plate, medicine ball or other weighte...
Decline Crunch

Lie on a decline bench and hold the fingers at the sides of the head. Squeeze the abs to curl...
Decline Russian Twist

With a weight in the hands and feet anchored in a decline bench, lean the trunk back to aroun...
Decline Sit-Up

Anchored on a decline bench, hold your fingers at the sides of your head. Crunch the trunk ma...
Dragon Flag

AKA Bruce Lees   The dragon flag is a difficult ab exercise popularized by and named f...
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