The Best Exercise For Getting Six Pack Abs

Any exercise that can help you get a six pack will require the abdominal muscles to work as a whole to execute the move. A healthy and well-balanced diet are essential for making the muscles of the abdomen show. And a few specific exercises should be a part of your fitness routine if you want six pack abs.

Inverse Crunches

Lie supine on the floor with your body positioned perpendicular to a bench, or anything stable you can get your hands under to hold on to. You want your arms to be slightly flexed, so shift your body toward the bench if necessary. Bend your knees so that you can flatten your feet on the floor and place them side by side. Holding onto the bench with a firm grip, contract your abdominal muscles so that your lower back pushes down toward the floor. Maintaining this contraction, slowly draw your knees into your chest as you begin to lift your hips and lower back off the floor. Continue to press your lower body upward until you are a couple of inches off the floor. Pause briefly and return to the starting position without allowing your feet to touch the floor if possible.

Torso Twist on Stability Ball

Holding a medicine ball, sit on a stability ball with your feet spaced hip-width apart. One foot at a time, walk your feet away from the ball to lower your body into a supine position, resting your upper shoulders, neck and head on the ball. Holding the medicine ball in both hands, extend your arms above your chest. Engage and stabilize the core to help balance on the stability ball. Keeping your abs contracted and both feet on the floor, slowly rotate from your torso to turn your body to one side until your arms are parallel to the floor and you are balancing on the ball with your shoulder. Slowly return to the starting position and repeat on the opposite side.

Supine Bicycle Crunches

Lie supine on the floor with your knees flexed at 90 degrees above your hips. Interlock your fingers behind your head and contract your abdominal muscles. Begin the exercise by lifting your head and shoulders off the floor to rotate your right shoulder toward your left knee. While your upper body is twisting toward the left knee, simultaneously draw your left knee into your chest and extend the right leg 45 degrees from the floor. Return to the starting position by reversing your movements and perform on the opposite side.

Suspended Pike

Adjust a suspension apparatus to hang one to two feet from the floor. Kneel with your back to it before bending over to place the palm of your hands flat on the floor beneath your shoulders. One foot at a time, slip your feet into the apparatus. If necessary, take the time to adjust your feet so they are level with each other. Contract your core and shift your body weight toward your shoulders as you lift your knees off the floor into a plank position. Keeping your core stabilized and your legs extended, slowly flex at the hips to pull your hips toward the ceiling. Continue to press the hips upward until they are above your shoulders. Pause and slowly lower to the starting position.