I need a good ab workout?

Question

i want an ab workout that includes no running and minimal diet changes. Currently i play on my school tennis team as well as swim almost everyday (recreational) in my pool. if you have any water exercises that would be great.

Answer 1

http://www.bestabs.com/Resources/Exercis...

this is not a g*y add that some people put in their posts.

This guy Shawn Phillips really knows how to shred some abs try the upper ab extreme exercise, it kills! but Abs form hardcore from it.

Answer 2

There's a program called P90X, that has a 16 minute ab workout in it.  You may can get just that DVD from Beachbody.  I know it's only 16 minutes, but just imagine being trapped underneath a burning building for 16 minutes...  It feels much longer than that.  16 minutes 3 times a week, and hello 6 pack!!  (I say that because I'm assuming you are already in good shape from your tennis and swimming, you just need to define those abs!)

Answer 3

10 situps

10 V-ups (Touch your hands to your toes, but crunch your body so that they meet midway in the air)

10 lemon squeezers (Position yourself sitting up, put hands at side, and move your torso back into a laying position while extending your legs straight ahead. Now just row your legs to a bend while crunching toward them w/ your torso, then go back to laying position. repeat process)

10 back hypers (lay on stomach, basically a reverse cruncher)

10 Leg lifts (Lay on back, lift straight legs to 45 degree angle, then bring back to ground)

30 seconds of bicycles (Lay on ground, and mimick a bicycle pedal motion w/ your legs)

10 side crunchers each side

10 regular crunchers

30 seconds of flutter kicks (Lay on back, keep both legs straight. Lift them up bairly, now alternate between raising each leg a little bit and brining it back down. This one is tought at first, but after a week it will be easy. Try to think of being a swimmer while doing this one)

10 kick ups (Lay down, bring knees up toward chest, then kick legs upward to become straight in the air.)

10 side double leg lifts (Hard to explain, basically lay on side, and lift both legs simultaneously as high as you can. Will feel weird at first)

10 Forward Rows (Way too hard to explain, google it)

10 Russian Twists (Google it)

10 Scissor Kicks (Lay on back, spread leags apart in air, bring them back to center with one leg above the other, then alternate to mimick a scissor kicking action)

Finish with a bridge for however long you think you can do it.

Once this routine becomes easy, don't up the reps, just do the whole routine twice. (Left a few out for explanation's sake)

Then also do your run at night. Cut excessive fat out of your diet, but you can have a little still.

Do it and you will have some abs.

Answer 4

Okay, here's what I've been doing:

I starting doing core (abs and obliques) exercises exactly 5 months ago, and I've gotten noticeable results. Granted that I already had/have little body fat to work with, I've gotten great results. AT LEAST every other night, I do two exercises for each part:

OBLIQUES:

Dumbbell Side Bends - With your free hand on one hip and a weight in the other, allow the weight to lower you towards it. Use your sides to raise yourself back upright. I do 100 reps, alternating from one side to the next every 10 to 20 reps).

Oblique Sit-Ups - These are the same as regular sit-ups, only you're twisting left on one rep, and then right on the next rep; 3 sets of 10 (5 left, 5 right).

Bicycle - Laying as if you're about to do crunches, are your feet in the air, and pedal as if you're on a bicycle. While "pedalling," twist your waist; 3 to 5 sets of 20 (10 left, 10 right).

ABS:

Crunches - 3 sets of 10 (5 left, 5 right).

Sit Ups - 3 sets of 10 (5 left, 5 right).

Results-wise, it always differs from person to person, but this regimen is well worth the try. You never want to overdo it. Keep a steady pace, and don't rush because it can not only reduce results, but it could lead to injury. Also, don't work the same muscle group two days in a row because this will cause overkill. Give them at least a day to rest and grow.

I copied this from another question

and it really did give me good abs