3 Best Exercises for Ripped Abs

Having a six-pack of abs is pretty much the pinnacle of fitness. The six-pack is what being fit, muscular and ripped is all about and in many ways, ripped abs represent fitness as a whole. Pretty much anyone you see in a gym wants to have ripped abs (although few have achieved that goal).

While resistance exercises for your abdominal muscles are only part of the deal, they are of course essential. Traditional crunches and sit-ups will only get you so far and actually, they are not particularly effective exercises. Here are the top three most effective and most “hardcore” ab exercises:

1. Hanging Leg Raise:
As the name implies, you need to be hanging off something to do this exercise, ideally a pull-up bar. Simply raise your straight legs up until they are at least parallel to the floor (i.e. you'll have a 90 degree bend in your body) and then lower them again. To do this exercise properly, raise and lower your legs slowly, without sudden movements. You'll quickly find that this is one of the hardest, most intense exercises you can do for your abs, giving them a really hard workout.

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