Don’t allow your knees to straighten out at the bottom. In other words, bring your knees up and past your hips towards your chest. Now, when you lower them, don’t allow your legs to straighten completely. The idea here is to keep the tension on the abs.

So really there are 2 tips here. Raise your knees above your hips as high as possible and do not completely lower at the bottom so you keep constant tension on the abs.

I had done these before but somehow got away from them.

Let me tell you, my upper abs are feeling it today. I tired using ab straps but they hurt my shoulders and the neck area for some reason. So I’m combining them with another exercise I recommend for the biceps. Pull yourself up until your chin is level with the bar and hold for as long as possible, fighting it all the way down as you begin to drop.

Doing the two exercises together works because you can concentrate on lifting the knees and kind of forget how hard it is to hold your position. I’m telling you . . . this will toast your biceps!

You can do ab vacuums pretty much anywhere, at any time.
You can do them standing, seated (such as in a car), kneeling in a four-point position, or even lying flat on the floor.

The movement is as simple as pulling your belly button in as far as you can by imagining you’re trying to touch your belly button to your spine and holding for 10-20 seconds at a time.

Start by inhaling deeply. Then, as you exhale, start pulling the belly button in towards the spine and hold it there for 10-20 seconds while just taking short breaths. Repeat for several holds.

Get in the habit of doing this at least 4-5 days per week while driving somewhere and you may find that this helps to flatten your stomach more by strengthening the transversus abdominis muscle (the deep abdominal muscles beneath the rectus abdominis) if you previously had a “lazy belly”.

Like I said, this exercise doesn’t increase fat burning… it only helps to flatten a round stomach that has lazy deep ab muscles.

If you want a true ”six pack abs” appearance, you obviously still need to burn off the body fat that covers your abs… and that calls for a fully encompassing workout program (not just ab exercises), a strategic nutrition program, and the right mindset for success.

This idea of “ab vacuums” while driving is just one of the dozens of tips and tricks found inside the Truth about Six Pack Abs manual.

While many of us, myself included, spend time trying to build big arms and wide shoulders, if we would spend more time and work on our abs, our overall body would automatically look more athletic.

Concentrate more on working those abs and see if this is not true. And don’t just work the abs to get noticed. This is the core of your body. If your abs are tight and well toned, your body is supported better. Your health will improve as well.

Mountain climbers are done by beginning in a pushup position and then you start shuffling your feet in and out so that your knees are moving in under your chest and then back out to the starting position. It kind of resembles climbing a mountain but you are doing it flat on the floor.

If you want an advanced version, you can also shuffle your hands 8-10 inches forward and backward at the same time you do the leg movements. This really makes it a full body exercise and MUCH more difficult than standard mountain climbers and I suggest you don’t try them until you have mastered the original.

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The Front Squat

The front squat requires you to hold the barbell in front, rather than in back as a normal squat.

The front squat brings the abs more into play as it requires stability due to the more upright position as compared with back squats. While it’s basically an lower body exercise, it is terrific for incorporating core strength and stability into the squatting movement. If you’re doing front squats right, you’ll feel a hard contraction in your abs during these.

Here are some questions and answers you need to know if you are looking for 6 Pack Abs.