Best Ab Workout Routine at Home

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You can admit it, this is a safe place… Going to the gym isn’t the most fun thing to do. It’s necessary, just not a ton of fun. What’s worse than having to go to the gym to workout? Doing your ab workout at the gym. A bunch of us were talking this week about how we couldn’t stand using the sweaty, nasty mats at the gym to do our ab routine. We decided to help out our readers by compiling some great workouts and resources on how to carry out literally the BEST ab workout routine at home.

The great news is that in minutes a day, you can carry out an ab workout routine at home that will help you to strengthen up your muscles. Mix that in with a proper diet (remember, great abs are made in the kitchen!) and you’ll be off and running to that fantastic six-pack.

Disclaimer: Do NOT attempt any exercises without first consulting with your medical doctor to ensure that you are healthy enough to do these. We recommend printing this page out and taking it to your doctor for them to look at. They will be the best judge as to whether or not you can handle these ab exercises.

Great Ab Exercises for Home

Jumping Jack Burpees: Don’t hate us for these. You’re going to get sore, but we promise that the payoff is fantastic. In this exercise, you’ll be incorporating the use of your core, which when strengthened, is what makes all the magic happen. Start off easy. Don’t overdo it, or you’ll never go back to this workout again.

Step One: Begin in a regular jumping jack stance, with your feet shoulder-width apart, and do a jumping jack.

Step Two: When you finish the jumping jack, get down into a plank/push-up position (as shown on the left).

Step Three: Do a complete push-up, getting your chest to touch the ground (or as low as you can).

Step Four: When you come up from the push-up, get back into your regular jumping jack stance and do a jumping jack.

Step Five: Repeat for as many reps as you’re going to do. To start, go with a set of 15 burpees, take a rest for 30 seconds, then do another set of 15, rest for 30 seconds, and repeat. Once you’re able to do three sets of 15 (3×15) you can incrementally start increasing your number of reps per set.

Modification for the Jumping Jack Burpees: If your arms don’t feel strong enough to do a complete push-up, try to go as far as your can. Something else that can help is to do the push-up from your knees. There’s nothing wrong with a modification to help you until your strength and endurance is where it needs to be. Everyone has to start somewhere!

Prisoner Squats: Again, don’t hate us for teaching you this. We promise you’ll be happy once you start feeling the progress your abs start making after a few weeks of doing these! This is another core exercise, really working those abdominal muscles, as well as helping to incorporate your butt and hamstrings.

Step One: Start off standing with your feet spread apart. You’ll want your feet a little bit farther apart than shoulder’s width. Lock your fingers between each other behind your head, squeezing your shoulder blades as close as you can.

Step Two: Squat straight down, bending your knees like you’re a bear taking a #2 in the woods (yes, we use technical terms here). You’ll know you’re low enough when your thighs are parallel to the floor.

Step Three: Using your heels, push your body straight back up into your starting position, keeping your legs in the same place. The goal here is to really use your feet to drive your body straight up. You should feel the tension in your abs as you do this.  Do three sets of 15 Prisoner Squats to start. If this is too much, or you had already done the set of Jumping Jack Burpees, cut it down to sets of 10. Modify the reps to a number that you need to. Don’t forget to hydrate before, during, and after your workout.

Fighter Abs 2.0: The Best Ab Workout Routine at Home

Our good friend Andrew Raposo has developed a phenomenal program entitled Fighter Abs 2.0. The two exercises shown here are just a sampling of the dozens of exercises that Andrew and his team have developed to train men and women around the world. You can read more about this program by reading our Fighter Abs 2.0 review. What we love about these exercises is that:

• They are simple.
• They WORK!
• We can do them in any room of the house.

Andrew has given the readers of Supplement Journal a special pricing discount for a limited time so that you can get a head-start on sculpting a fantastic set of abs. Simply follow the banner below to receive the special offer, which includes a bunch of bonuses like videos, additional training, and a lot of other tools that will help improve your health.

Send us your feedback and let us know how these are working out for you!