Slanted ab work
This is an
Abs pattern from
www.turnstep.com.
(pattern 16422)
Props needed: 1 step, 3 risers, 1 mat (if people need for softness), 1 small ball (not really needed- you can pretend, weighted ball would be brutal!!)
Place 2 risers under 1 end of the step, 1 riser under the other. Mat on top (if needed). head on the low end, hips on the high end.
- 1. Hands behind head, 8 slow crunches, 8 fast, 8 count pulses. Repeat as needed.
- 2. Same position on step. Ball between hands, 8 slow (2 count) twisting crunches, alternating sides, then speed up to singles for 32!!! next set 8 slow, 24 fast, next set 8 slow, 16 fast, last set 8 slow 8 fast. Give them a break between sets as needed for neck rest.
- 3. Turn them around so head on high end, hips on low. Grip step on the sides under head to prevent slippage. knees bent at 90 degrees.
- Tell them to engage abs as if their hips were hanging off the edge of a 40 story building. Alternate bent knee leg drops for 8 or more repetitions.
- 4. Same positon as #3, double leg drops with reverse curl for 8 or more.
- 5. Repeat #3 and #4 with straight legs if they are strong enough to do it.
- 6. Roll to side for oblique work, place ball between feet, head on high end. Lift both legs up and down 8x slow, 16 fast. Repeat with upper body side crunch AND legs same time (they will wobble, but get better in time). Switch sides.
This is a killer routine, gets upper and lower abs, and obliques.
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Added by
Alison
at 9:54 AM on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 EDT.
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