The ONLY 2 Exercises for Chiseled Abs

If you want to have chiseled abs that pop, then these are the only 2 exercises you need for that six pack. There are lots of ab exercises to pick from, but when you understand the key functions of the rectus abdominis muscle, then you know that you can narrow your choices down to the ones that are going to be most effective for getting a 6 pack.

Of course, your pursuit is always going to depend on having good nutrition. You simply cannot have a junk food diet and think that you are going to calorically remain in enough of a deficit to remain lean.

That said, if you want to get chiseled abs that get attention when you lift your shirt then you want to choose from two distinct groups of ab exercises. The first is the exercises that move your chest towards the pelvis – or the top down movements. The second is the exercise group that moves your pelvis towards your chest – the bottom up movements.

To make sure that each is maximally effective however, it helps to know your current ability level.

Knowing this allows me to give you a top down and bottom up recommendation that matches your capabilities and lets you scale to better and better ab exercises as you get stronger.

See the ab exercise choices here:

BOTTOM UP
beginners – reverse corkscrew (knees bent)
intermediate – reverse corkscrew (knees straight)
advanced – hanging corkscrew

TOP DOWN
beginners – upper circle crunch
intermediate – power over
advanced – cable crunch pulldown

Choose one from each group and perform 2-3 sets each day to failure.

The more you do these the harder your abs will get as they get stronger and more developed. And again, when combined with a few sets of table pushaways to make sure that your diet stays in check and that you keep your body fat levels low, then the sky is the limit for how good your midsection can look in even a very short period of time from now.

But the key is, when you choose the right ab exercises you don’t need a lot of them. In fact, only 2 ab exercise options are needed to start chiseling up that six pack.

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Jeff Cavaliere MSPT, CSCS served as both the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets. Jeff earned his Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Physioneurobiology from the College of Health Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).