Six Pack Ab Workouts That Are Not Ab Workouts

Check out this six pack ab workout. Did you check the exercises? Good are you thinking these are not ab workouts? Good then let me give you a tip you are not getting six pack abs by doing crunches and sit-ups.

I know some of these exercises might have you scratching your head but they really do work your abs in conjunction with other muscle groups. as you may notice most of these exercises are considered compound exercises(meaning they work more than one muscle group at a time).

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1A) Chin-ups OR Underhand Inverted Row – As Many Reps As Possible (2-0-1) – You could also use the chinup with knee up, or the V-grip Chinup


1B) Max Push-ups – As Many Reps As Possible (1-0-1) – Lately I’ve been playing around with ring pushups and those are even harder for your abs.

1C) DB Forward Lunge – 8 reps per side (2-0-1)


Rest 1 minute & repeat 1 more time for a total of 2 supersets.


2A) DB Step-Up – 10 reps per side (2-0-1)

2B) Stability Ball DB Pullover – 12 reps (3-0-1)


Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.


3A) Dumbbell Renegade Row – 8 reps per side (1-0-1)

3B) Kettlebell Swings – 20 reps (1-0-1)


Rest 1 minute & repeat 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.


4) Bodyweight Intervals

4A) Squat Jumps (or Bodyweight Squats for beginners)

10 repetitions followed by 10 second rest x 4 rounds.

4B) Calf Jumps (or Calf Raises for beginners)

10 repetitions followed by 10 second rest x 4 rounds.


4C) Stability Ball Jackknife – You could use the Power Wheel instead of the Stability Ball if you have one of these…I just ordered one the other week from Lifeline USA.

10 repetitions followed by 10 second rest x 4 rounds.

4D) Turkish Getup  (click the link for a video demo of how to do the turkish get-up)– DO IT! So many folks complain about this exercise…but it should be on your list of moves to do more often.

5 reps per side followed by 10 second rest x 2 rounds.