[Mel]

Try the new amazing "Mel's Gym Ab Roller"!

Warning: I could only do TWO of these before I fell on my face and my abs are sore.

Take a full length or short olympic bar and put 10 pound plates on each end. Don't put clips on. Find a clear area on the gym floor. Stand in front of the bar, and grasp it as if you were going to do a straight legged deadlift. Roll the bar out in front of you until you are in a pushup position. If you haven't fallen down yet, using your abs (heck, use anything that works), pull the bar back towards your feet until you are upright again. Bend from the waist during this exercise and keep your knees straight!

If you can't do this, try it on your knees, or try to reverse the motion before you are in full extension. It's still quite a challenge!

Mel

[Jennifer 3FC]

Mel, I think my abs went into spasms just reading this.

[Dreameyes]

Here's a great ab exercise that has worked wonders for me (and kept me from getting bored)..... lay flat on back on floor. Take exercise ball and toss up in air. Raise legs to catch between feet and slowly slowly lower your legs to floor. Barely touch heels to floor and then slowly raise again and let the ball slide down your legs. Toss back up and repeat. The more slowly the movement, the more you'll feel it after.