From the 2017 Asian Championships Training Hall … In case you were looking for some partner ab / core exercises to break the routine, Ayana Sadoyama & Eri Mitsuke have some ideas for you. More: Standing Barbell Ab Roll Outs Team Korea Isometric Training w/ Paused Overhead Squats & Paused Snatch Deadlifts
Mohamed Ehab Stick Walks (Core Exercise)
Meanwhile in Egypt … Creative as always Mohamed Ehab gets some corework done. Basically an ab wheel roll out without and ab wheel or a roll out. Naming Contest: What do we call this? Post by Mohamed Ehab Olympic Lifter. Suggestions so far: from Derek:”Ehab Ups” from Mark: “Bar Crawl” from Chris: “Suicide Pole” from: […]
Band Resisted Sit Ups
Clint Darden shows you Band Resisted Sit Ups for constant tension. Throw these into your bag of tricks. While you at it also give Band Resisted Jackknifes a try. More Effective Abs / Core Exercises: Weighted Hanging Leg Raises with Apti Aukhadov Hanging Leg Raise Variations GHD Russian Twists
Handstand Push Up Progression with Physio Ball
Looks like CrossFit HQ wants people to learn proper Handstand Push ups (i.e. non kipping). For this they made a video series with top gymnast Dave Durante (part 1 here). I used to do this particular exercise, the Jackknife (or Pike Up) with physio ball, a lot when I trained for my Press to Handstand. It really […]
Apti Aukhadov Weighted Hanging Leg Raises with Plate
Apti Aukhadov shows one of the simplest, yet most effective ways step up your abs/core training. Weighted Hanging Leg Raises with a 10kg Plate on Wall Bars. Update: Video with Subtitles from Vladimir
GHD Russian Twists
Prepare for some DOMS, because Marc Keys has another GHD core exercise for you. GHD Russian Twists or Wood Choppers as he calls them.
GHD Sit Ups “Around The Stick”
Marc Keys has been busy uploading tons of tutorials to his Speed Power Fitness YouTube channel. Today he adds a twist to the GHD Sit Up. In this diabolic variation your buddy holds a stick and you move your body in a circular motion around it. You know how some exercises have a country name […]
Hanging Leg Raises Variations
Michael aka GymnasticsBreaks goes through some gymnastics leg raise variations. Russian Leg Lifts hang to L V to L to V circular leg lifts (side to side) and one handed, why not
Old Time Ab Exercises
… be thankful you’re even alive. Over at the tight tan slacks of dezso ban you can see how people trained their abs back in 1940s. And surprise, surprise… nothing much has changed since then. These exercises survived, because they are effective. Leg raises, Dragon flags, Russian twists, barbell sit-ups, even GHD sit-ups it’s all been […]