Muscle & Fitness: 3 Six Ab Exercises You've Never Tried.

Staying in shape & Seeing results is about getting out of
your comfort zone. And when you're traveling and find yourself without a gym or somehow unable to do your regular routine, you're well out of that zone already. So you may be forced to use different exercises or training implements to complete a workout.

 nathanfitness will show my dears readers ( friends)  3 different exercises you've never tried taken for your abs, one for each training tool you're likely to have access to, plus body-weight alone so you can stay on track no matter where you are.
So let's get started:

1} Barbell Straight-Leg Situp:

Almost any place that advertises "fitness" will have a barbell of some kind. You won't need much weight, if any, to perform this exercise, which combines a full situp with an overhead press. It's a brutally hard move, especially for those with long arms or legs, as your muscles will have more to stabilize.

• How to do it: Lie on the floor holding an empty, or lightly loaded, bar over your chest, as in the top of a bench press. Your legs should be extended on the floor in front of you. Perform a situp, raising your torso until it's vertical. Keep the bar over your head, so it drifts back to an overhead press position at the top of the situp.

2)  Band Pallof Press:

Most people don't know how to train their abs with a band, but it can be as simple as standing still. The Pallof pressdoesn't look hard, but it forces you to keep your torso locked in place while the band is trying to twist it. This works your core deeply, and your oblique muscles (side abs) in particular.

• How to do it: Attach a band to a sturdy object at chest level. Grasp the free end with one hand over the other and step away from the anchor point to put tension on the band. Turn perpendicular to the anchor point, stand with feet shoulder width, and extend your arms in front of you. The band will try to twist your body toward it—resist. Bring your hands back to your chest and then press again.


3} Suspension Trainer Sprinter:

Moving your limbs while your torso stays solitary makes for a deceptively hard ab workout. When you pump your legs like you're running, the rest of your body wants to move too. It takes a lot of bracing from your core to prevent that movement. That's the idea behind this exercise, called the sprinter, which also gets your heart rate up so you burn more calories, helping you to uncover the abs you've worked hard to build.

• How to do it: Place your feet in the foot cradles of the trainer and get into pushup position with your hands on the floor. Drive one knee to your chest while the other leg remains extended. Now drive the opposite leg to your chest while you extend the other back. Continue so it looks like you're running in place.