đ„ SIX PACK TOP EXERCISES đ
đšÂ Hanging windshield wiper
â Â Exercise details
- Target muscles:Â Internal and External Obliques
- Synergists:Â Psoas major, Quadratus Lumborum, Iliocastalis Lumborum, Iliocastalis Thoracis
- Important stabilizers:Â Rectus Abdominis, Iliopsoas, Tensor Fasciae Latae, Sartorius, Rectus Femoris
- Mechanics:Â Isolation
- Force:Â Pull
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â Â Starting position
- With your legs straight and your feet together, hang from a high bar.
- Keeping your feet together, raise your legs until they are vertical by extending your shoulders and flexing your hips. Your back should be almost parallel with the floor.
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â Â Execution
- Gently and slowly lower your legs to one side in a circular motion.
- Reverse the motion and raise your legs back up to the starting position.
- Hold for a brief second.
- Gently and slowly lower your legs to the opposite side in a circular motion.
- Reverse the motion and raise your legs back up to the starting position.
- Hold for a brief second.
- Keep lowering your legs from one side to the other, making sure to pause at the top of the movement.
- Breathe naturally.
đšÂ Hanging straight leg and hip raise
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â Â Exercise details
- Target muscle:Â Rectus Abdominis
- Synergists:Â Iliopsoas, Tensor Fasciae Latae, Sartorius, Pectineus, Adductor Longus, Adductor Brevis, Obliques, Quadriceps
- Mechanics:Â Compound
- Force:Â Pull
â Â Starting position
- Hang from a high bar with your hands shoulder-with apart, your arms fully extended, and your legs hanging straight down.
- Straighten your lower back by tilting your pelvis backward.
â Â Execution
- Keeping your knees straight, slowly raise your legs as high as possible by flexing your hips and your abdomen. Donât forget to exhale.
- Hold for a count of two.
- Inhale as you slowly lower your legs to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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đšÂ Vertical leg crunch
â Â Exercise details
- Target muscle:Â Rectus Abdominis
- Synergists:Â Internal and External Obliques
- Mechanics:Â Isolation
- Force:Â Pull
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â Starting position
- Lie supine (on your back) with your lower back pressed against the floor.
- Raise your arms and legs straight up into the air.
â Execution
- Exhale as you slowly flex your abdomen and try to touch your toes with your fingers.
- Try to hold the contracted position for a count of two.
- Slowly return to the starting position.
- Repeat for the prescribed number of repetitions.