The Best Abs Exercises to Do with a Machine

When flipping through the sports channels, you can see so many commercials for weight loss and exercising that it makes you sick. I often see abs exercise commercials for expensive and unnecessary machines which state that they will give you bigger chiseled abs. However, there is simply no need to go out and buy an abs machine when you can do abs exercises at home or at the gym for no cost at all. Here are the best abs exercises which I have done and through my experience, they definitely work if you put in the time and dedication.

The abs crunch: This simple, old school exercise almost everyone knows about, yet most people don't know how or don't want to do the abs crunch. This involves you lying flat on your back with your hands touching your ears lighting. You can also put your hands on the side of your head if it's more comfortable for you. Lye on a mat or comfortable surface. Put your legs standing upward while the rest of your body is flat on your back. Now you want to move your abs and your head towards your knees. This will "crunch" your abs and you will start to feel your abs contract. Continue doing as many of these as possible until you can't do anymore.

Abs side crunch: This exercise involves the same position as the abs crunch but with an alteration. With your hands on your ears or your head, move your left elbow towards your right knee and try to get your elbow to touch your right knee. Then move your head back down to the mat and do the opposite. Move your right elbow to your left knee. You should fee the side of your abs contract.

Frontal abs crunch: This exercise involves lying down on your stomach. You want to extend your forearms in front of you and you want to keep your body steady off of the ground. Put the pressure on your forearms to keep your body off of the ground. Extend your legs outward as if you were doing a pushup. For this exercise, you want to keep your steady position above the ground, tighten your abs, and hold your position for as long as possible. I recommend starting out at about 30 seconds per repetition. In your holding of your position, you will feel your abs contract and after a few of these, they will be quite painful.

Legs chop: This exercise involves lying flat on your back with your hands under your back. Extend your legs outward as far as possible and lift them off of the ground. In this exercise, you want to move your legs up and down as many times as possible without your feet or legs touching the ground. In this exercise, you work out your quadriceps and your abs.

Leg extension abs crunch: In this exercise, lye flat on your back. Extend your legs toward the ceiling as far as possible and hold your feet in the air in that position for as long as possible. Now using your hands try and touch your feet. In doing this motion, you will be lifting your back off of the ground and in repetition; you will be working out your abs.

Partner abs kick: This exercise involves two people. Lye flat on your back and then get a partner to stand tall right where your head is. Take your arms and hold your partners ankles. In this exercise, you are trying to get your feet to touch your partner or to extend your legs backward as far as possible. Your partner will then push your feet back towards the floor. Try and prevent your feet from touching the floor and repeat this motion, moving your legs back towards your partner, Try and do this as many times as possible. By holding your partner's ankles, you will prevent your own body from moving and it will put more pressure on your own abs.