"From a side plank, lift your top leg and arm into a starfish position. Hold or pulse," Willis suggests. "In a forearm plank, slide a mini band across the floor underneath you, from hand to hand. Keep ...

Russian Twists engage the obliques and rotational core muscles, vital for spine health and athletic movement. Crunches train ...

Getting visible abs is a goal for many men, and fitness companies cash in—pushing everything from fat-burning supplements to ab machines that promise a rock-solid core. But if you’ve ever earned a ...

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Considered the opposite of the standard crunch, they require you to engage the deep abdominal muscles to lift the hips and legs off the floor. This really helps to strengthen the core and create ...

Dull or burning pain between your belly button and your breastbone is common with stomach ulcers. Symptoms like burping, vomiting, and feeling uncomfortable after a meal are also possible. A ...

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Why: You still need to work on developing that six-pack look, and very few exercises match the cable crunch for developing ab hypertrophy. Unlike most other crunch moves, which use scapular ...

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No matter which variations you follow, crunches have the advantage over sit-ups of being able to better target abdominal muscles. "Because the movement is smaller, you can control momentum more," ...