Absolute Body Workouts That Are Also Good Ab Exercises

Instead of the typical ab exercise routines that we see so often with crunches, situps, leg lifts, etc, there are better options for metabolism-boosting high intensity workouts that work the whole body while also working the abs.

I'll show you an instance today of one of my favorite ab workouts that doesn't include any direct ab exercises at all. It's in a tri-set format (similar to a super-set but alternating between 3 workouts).

Here goes:

1a. Renegade Dumbbell Rows

1b. Front Squats with Barbell

1c. Mountain Climbers resting on Floor

A superb rep scheme to use with this could be 3-4 sets of 8 reps for each exercise, or more sets for much less reps, such as five sets of five reps of each exercise. Mountain climbers can be done for a time interval (such as 30 seconds) instead of "reps".

Renegade dumbbell rows are done beginning with a pushup position with the hands on a couple of dumbbells. You then row a single dumbbell up while stabilizing your body with the other arm. Bring the dumbbell back to the ground and alternate the rowing arm while stabilizing with the opposite arm. This stabilizing effect during the rows produces incredible work for your whole midsection core area. Trust me, you will feel it in the abs!

Front squats are done similar to back squats, however with the barbell in front of your body on the front of your shoulders instead of resting on the upper back like in back squats. You stabilize the barbell on your shoulders by crossing your arms and pushing your fists into the bar against your own shoulders while holding your elbows out in front of the body. This takes a little practice at first, so you will want to search a professional coach at your gym that will help you with the form. Front squats entail extreme stabilization strength from the abs due to the barbell weight being shifted to the front of the body instead of the back. Despite the fact that this is mostly a leg workout, you'll really feel this one within the abs big time!

Mountain climbers are done by starting in a pushup position and then shuffling your feet in and out so that your knees are moving in beneath your chest and then back out to the starting position. It sort of resembles going up a mountain but flat on the floor. If you would like an intermediate form, you can also shuffle your hands 8-10 inches forward and backward in addition to the leg movements. This really makes it a full body exercise and MUCH harder than normal mountain climbers.

After ending each exercise, rest for about 30 seconds before starting the next exercise. Have a rest for approximately 1-2 minutes after finishing every "tri-set" before repeating.

This will give you one of the best ab workouts you've ever had without even doing any direct ab exercises. You'll see what I mean once you try it!

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