[downtomygoal]

Hope this makes sense. I want to work out my abs, but dont want to say work on an ab machine. Any excerises I can do to focus on that area but not in a sense? Thanks

[Laura705]

Pushups and planks require you to use your core muscles.

[Bluebird]

I work my abs every time I walk! Of course, it won't give you the same kind of workout as an ab machine, but try holding your stomach tight as you walk. I guess you could even do it sitting down, but it feels like it's working my stomach more if I'm walking. Do the thing where you pull your belly button in toward your back. Don't suck in, just make your stomach as hard as you can, like you are blocking a punch to the gut!

I also do ab exercises standing up holding free weights. There are plenty of different ways to move to work your abs. I'm not a fan of crunches, so I do "balance" type exercises using the weights and bending and twisting and all that fun stuff, LOL.

Hope this helped.

[raerae009]

I use the cross crunch to work mine it is GREAT, u sit while u do them too, you can really feel it in all your muscles even your obliques.

also they have the ab lounger its equipment but not really a machine.

[slimmingsi]

any standing exercise, squats, standing shoulder presses, ect, (free weight not machine) will fire you abs to assist in stability. but its not an ab workout as such, although your abs will be worked your better off doing a set or two of crunches on a swiss ball while holding your stomarch in.