My Favorite Calisthenics Ab Workout!

Let's make something clear: while abs are also made in the kitchen, you definitely must train them during your workouts!

Today I'm going over some of my favorite calisthenics ab workouts. 

They all involve leg lifting because they are the heaviest thing your abs can lift.

Lifting your legs triggers ALL ab layers, including the transverse (the deepest layer), rectus abdominis and transverse muscles.

Use the following routine to feel the burn:

Hanging knee raises

• Don't swing while lifting your knees up and focus on the way down. This is actually the hard part.
• Lift your knees to your chest or try to get there on every rep!
• Use straight leg raises instead if you are advanced.
• Go anywhere 10-20 reps x 3-5 sets.

Floor Holds and Flutter Kicks

• Keep a strict form while holding your legs off the ground.
• Do NOT bend your knees when performing the flutter kicks!
• Mix vertical and horizontal flutter kicks.
• Aim to perform 1+ minute hold and 1
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3 Unconventional Calisthenics Moves For Strong Abs!

The most common mistake people make when training abs is using a single plane of motion, mainly the frontal plane, doing sit ups. 

This DOES NOT work.

The “Core” is a muscle chain you must train using MANY different angles, to tap into its full potential.

The core of the human body can bend forward, back, twist, go side to side, lift your legs, everything in between and much more.

Here are 3 unconventional calisthenics movements to add to your routine to build a well rounded and functional core muscles.

These moves are ideally performed on parallel bars or high parallettes. Click each link below.

Side straddles 

• Repetitions: 4-8 reps
• Sets: 3 sets

In’s and Out’s

• Repetitions: 10-12 reps
• Sets: 5 sets

Tucked Toe taps

• Repetitions: 8-10 reps
• Sets: 5 sets

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How To Get Really Strong Lower Abs With Calisthenics!

Hitting the lower abs is crucial when training your core. 

Calisthenics is the best way to get strong abs and today I am going to show you 3 different L-sit progressions to build lower abs strength.

Your overall progress will result from great form and the amount of time you hold these different L-Sit variations.

The difference between a 5 second hold and a 10 second one is immense.

Here are 10 other calisthenics exercises to hit your lower abs!

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How To Get Rid Of Love Handles With Calisthenics?

First, let's address the elephant in the room: there is no way to target specific areas for fat loss.

Instead, the solution is to build overall core strength, and that includes the OBLIQUES.

This is a muscle group often under-trained. Big mistake!

Watch this video on how to train your OBLIQUES.

Include these in your workouts and combine it to a calorie deficit regimen. You can then resume to a calorie maintenance once your body is lean enough.

Here are also 3 Calisthenics Exercises For Core Compression And Extension.

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3 Calisthenics Exercises For Core Compression And Extension.

I have had hundreds of clients coming to me asking how to get a strong core. 

But most of them are only using basic exercises that only target the superficial ab layers.

So in this video I am going to show you how to work on your deep core muscles. 

These 3 exercises will induce core compression and extension, which are some of the most important features of the human body.

Lack one of these skills and chances are your core could be stronger.

I ranked the movements by order of difficulty: the first one is for beginners, although you can use it even if you are advanced (I used it all the time), the second movement is an intermediate drill and the last one is a bit more advanced.

Here are also 3 beginner movements to use if you are just getting started!

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How To Get Deep Core Strength With Calisthenics!

Most classic abs exercises are not very efficient at building deep core tissue.

Doing endless crunches won't give you strong abs.

Most people want to build abs to look good, but they are much more than that.

Not only do they protect some of your most vital organs, but they also play a crucial role in your posture, hence why it's crucial to hit the deep core layers.

In this video I go over 3 intermediate exercises, for a complete, deep core workout.

Here are other great calisthenics core exercises to add to your workouts!

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The Most Important Technique In Calisthenics!

The first thing that you need to master in calisthenics is the hollow body.

Understanding this technique and being able to hold your body in that position will benefit every movement you do, as well as your overall posture.

This will be a great core workout and give you abs of steel.

The hollow body technique relies on two major components:

1. Keeping your pelvis tilted back, not letting your back arch and stomach sag forward
2. Preventing your rib cage from flaring out, at all times

In this video I will show you 3 great exercises to train and get good a keeping a hollow body position.

Make sure to implement these drills in your workouts!

Mix them with these calisthenics plank exercises for abs of steel!

All my workout programs will make you great at this.

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Full Calisthenics Ab Workout With Resistance Bands.

Resistance bands are a great workout tool.

They are light and don't take any space, so you can take them with you to the park or use it at home.

In this video, I am going to show you 3 great ab exercises that you can use to build a bullet proof core.

The first one is going to focus on your mid section or thoracic spine area. This is a very important area to strengthen to have a functional core and build skills like the handstand for example.

The second exercise will focus on your obliques and your ability to twist your abs. 

Finally, we will go over ways to lift your legs to target your lower abs!

Here are 3 other calisthenics exercises for core compression and extension to build abs of steel!

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Calisthenics Workout To Train Your Back And Abs At The Same Time!

The beauty of calisthenics is that we can train multiple muscle groups at the same time.

In today's video I'm going to show you 3 intermediate exercises that are great to build a solid back along with strong abs.

These exercises will also help you improve your static skills.

Wether it's a front or back lever, human or dragon flag, and many other moves, they will all benefit from practicing these 3 exercises.

Here are also 3 calisthenics exercises to get better at front lever!

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How To Get Strong Obliques With Calisthenics!

Let's talk about 3 great calisthenics exercises, to workout your obliques without equipment and build a bulletproof core.

A lot of people focus on "folding" their core muscle when working on their abs, but rotations and side movements are often under-trained.

But the obliques have a very important role!

They're the muscles that run along the sides of the waist, from the ribs to the hip bones. We use them when we twist our torso, or bend down to one side or the other.

So include the following movements to your workout routine:

• In's and Out's
• Side slow walks
• Shadow boxing

You could, for example, do 3-5 sets of 5-10 repetitions or 5-10 seconds, per exercise.

Here are 3 other calisthenics exercises for core compression and extension.

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