Spring has come, the sun is coming out sooner, and before you know it it’s 90 degrees and Summer is in full effect.  Time to hit the workouts with a vengeance to get the six pack to show again.

Now I always instruct my clients that they have to do total body workouts and eat right to burn off stubborn fat faster.  However, today I will share a dedicated abs circuit since my clients have been asking for more direct ab work.  Gotta give ‘em what they ask for, right?

What You’ll Need

- A medium to heavy resistance band

- Decline ab bench (If you’re a beginner, or you don’t have access to a decline bench then you’ll just have to lay on the floor)

The Workout

First, the band work: Superset two exercises (one static one dynamic)

A1) Standing Band Planks

- Anchor the band around a post or door anchor.

- Hold both handles, and stand perpendicular to where the band is anchored.

- Now, get some good tension on the band by stepping away and stretching the band further away from the anchor point, while keeping your hands right in front of your belly button.

- From this position, straighten your arms out directly in front of you so that your hands are level with your shoulders (at this point you should really feel the band pulling on you)

- Hold this “planking” position for 10 seconds as you fight the band from twisting you.

- Move on to A2

A2) Standing Band Twists (aka Horizontal Wood Chops)

- From the same “planking” position of A1 you will then rotate your upper body further away from the band anchor point.

- Perform 15 twists

- No rest, turn around, work on the other side, complete 3 sets on each side.

Ok, now you’re done with your warm-up

Now on to traditional ab work, supersetting B1 & B2 using a ladder protocol.

B1) Decline Reverse Crunches (or hip ups if you prefer)

B2) Basic Crunches

- Perform 5 reps of each exercise, then 10 reps of each exercise, then 15 reps of each exercise to complete 1 set.

- There is no rest as you “ladder” up from 5 to 15 reps.

- After completing 15 reps, you then rest 30 seconds, then repeat.  Complete 3 “ladder” sets.

So there you have it, this Friday’s ab circuit.  I love feedback so let me know in the comments section below if you enjoyed this workout.

Have a great weekend!

- Rommel