Abdominals Exercises

97 exercises that target the abdominals. Filter by equipment, then open any exercise for step-by-step instructions and a muscle map.

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3/4 Sit-Up

Body onlyBeginner

Ab Crunch Machine

MachineIntermediate

Ab Roller

OtherIntermediate

Ab Rollout on Knees with Barbell

BarbellExpert

Ab Rollout with Barbell

BarbellIntermediate

Advanced Kettlebell Windmill

KettlebellIntermediate

Air Bike

Body onlyBeginner

Alternate Heel Touchers

Body onlyBeginner

Barbell Rollout from Bench

BarbellIntermediate

Barbell Side Bend

BarbellBeginner

Bent Knee Hip Raise

Body onlyBeginner

Bent Press

KettlebellExpert

Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bends

CableBeginner

Bottoms Up

Body onlyBeginner

Butt-Ups

Body onlyBeginner

Cable Crunch

CableBeginner

Cable Judo Flip

CableBeginner

Cable Reverse Crunch

CableBeginner

Cable Russian Twists

CableBeginner

Cable Seated Crunch

CableBeginner

Cocoons

Body onlyBeginner

Cross Body Crunch

Body onlyBeginner

Crunch - Hands Overhead

Body onlyBeginner

Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ball

Body onlyBeginner

Crunches

Body onlyBeginner

Crunches with Legs on Stability Ball

Exercise ball

Dead Bug

Body onlyBeginner

Decline Crunch

Body onlyIntermediate

Decline Oblique Crunch

Body onlyBeginner

Decline Reverse Crunch

Body onlyBeginner

Double Kettlebell Windmill

KettlebellIntermediate

Elbow to Knee

Body onlyBeginner

Exercise Ball Crunch

Exercise ballBeginner

Exercise Ball Pull In

Body onlyExercise ballBeginner

Flat Bench Leg Pull-In

Body onlyBeginner

Flat Bench Leg Raises

Body only

Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise

Body onlyBeginner

Frog Sit-Ups

Body onlyIntermediate

Gorilla Chin/Crunch

Body onlyIntermediate

Hanging Leg Raise

Body onlyExpert

Hanging Pike

Body onlyExpert

Jackknife Sit-Up

Body onlyBeginner

Janda Sit-Up

Body onlyBeginner

Kettlebell Figure 8

KettlebellIntermediate

Kettlebell Pass Between The Legs

KettlebellIntermediate

Kettlebell Windmill

KettlebellIntermediate

Knee/Hip Raise On Parallel Bars

OtherBeginner

Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists

CableBeginner

Landmine 180's

BarbellBeginner

Leg Pull-In

Body onlyBeginner

Lower Back Curl

Body onlyBeginner

Medicine Ball Full Twist

Medicine ballBeginner

Oblique Crunches

Body onlyBeginner

Oblique Crunches - On The Floor

Body onlyBeginner

One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends

CableBeginner

One-Arm Medicine Ball Slam

Medicine ballBeginner

Otis-Up

OtherBeginner

Overhead Stretch

OtherBeginner

Pallof Press

CableBeginner

Pallof Press With Rotation

CableBeginner

Abdominals Exercises — FAQ

What are the best abdominals exercises?

It depends on your available equipment and experience. This page lists all 97 abdominals exercises in the database — body only is the most common equipment for this muscle. Open any exercise for step-by-step instructions.

How do I train abdominals without equipment?

45 of these abdominals exercises need no equipment at all. Use the equipment filter above and pick "Body only".

Which other muscles do abdominals exercises work?

Most compound movements recruit secondary muscles alongside the abdominals. Every exercise page shows a muscle map with the primary muscle in terracotta and secondary muscles in a lighter tint.