9 exercises to strengthen muscles and shape the six-pack

Shaping your abdominal area is certainly not an easy task, if it were, everyone could have them. To achieve great results, diet and exercise are essential.

If you want to get closer to the six-pack and burn that belly fat , you need to add our 9 abdominal exercises to your workout routine to build muscle and shape your core.

All of these exercises are surprisingly easy to perform and do not require any additional equipment. That means you won’t need a new gym subscription if the old one has already ended, because you can do this ab workout anytime, anywhere. All you need to be successful is exercising regularly (2-3 times a week), being motivated, and following a healthy diet.

When performing these 9 abdominal exercises, you have to keep your abdomen tight, pulling your navel in toward your spine and not straining your lower back. Scroll down to see how to perform each exercise to avoid injury and stretching!

1. Abs
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Try to perform between 10 and 15 repetitions.

2. Dog-bird plank knee touching elbow
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Try to do between 10 and 15 repetitions on each side.

3. Crunches with parallel arms
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Try to perform between 10 and 15 repetitions.

4. Dead Bug
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Try to do between 10 and 15 repetitions on each side.

5. Boat
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Try to hold on for as long as you can in that position.

6. Bicycle Crunches
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Try to do between 10 and 15 repetitions on each side.

7. Iron
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Try to hold on for as long as you can in that position.

8. Twist crunches
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Try to do between 10 and 15 repetitions on each side.

9. Reverse crunches
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Try to perform between 10 and 15 repetitions.

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