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Ab & Core Exercises

169 exercises — Your core is far more than the six-pack — it includes the rectus abdominis, the obliques on the sides, the deep transverse abdominis, and the lower-back stabilizers that work together to protect your spine and transfer force. This collection covers the full waist region: crunches and sit-up variations for the upper abs, hanging and lying leg raises for the lower abs, Russian twists and side bends for the obliques, and planks and rollouts for deep anti-extension strength. Each ab exercise comes with a looping animated GIF so you can match the tempo and avoid pulling on your neck or using momentum. Open any movement for the muscles worked, equipment, and detailed instructions. Most need no equipment at all, making this an ideal home-training list. The same core-exercise data and GIFs are available through the WorkoutX API.

By muscleChest Back Shoulder Bicep Tricep Ab & Core Glute Leg Calf Forearm

By equipmentDumbbell Barbell Cable Bodyweight Kettlebell Resistance Band

3/4 Sit-up animated GIF

3/4 Sit-up

45° Side Bend animated GIF

45° Side Bend

Air Bike animated GIF

Air Bike

Alternate Heel Touchers animated GIF

Alternate Heel Touchers

Arm Slingers Hanging Bent Knee Legs animated GIF

Arm Slingers Hanging Bent Knee Legs

Arm Slingers Hanging Straight Legs animated GIF

Arm Slingers Hanging Straight Legs

Arms Overhead Full Sit-up (male) animated GIF

Arms Overhead Full Sit-up (male)

Assisted Hanging Knee Raise animated GIF

Assisted Hanging Knee Raise

Assisted Hanging Knee Raise With Throw Down animated GIF

Assisted Hanging Knee Raise With Throw Down

Assisted Lying Leg Raise With Lateral Throw Down animated GIF

Assisted Lying Leg Raise With Lateral Throw Down

Assisted Lying Leg Raise With Throw Down animated GIF

Assisted Lying Leg Raise With Throw Down

Assisted Motion Russian Twist animated GIF

Assisted Motion Russian Twist

Assisted Prone Rectus Femoris Stretch animated GIF

Assisted Prone Rectus Femoris Stretch

Assisted Sit-up animated GIF

Assisted Sit-up

Band Alternating V-up animated GIF

Band Alternating V-up

Band Assisted Wheel Rollerout animated GIF

Band Assisted Wheel Rollerout

Band Bicycle Crunch animated GIF

Band Bicycle Crunch

Band Horizontal Pallof Press animated GIF

Band Horizontal Pallof Press

Band Jack Knife Sit-up animated GIF

Band Jack Knife Sit-up

Band Kneeling Twisting Crunch animated GIF

Band Kneeling Twisting Crunch

Band Lying Straight Leg Raise animated GIF

Band Lying Straight Leg Raise

Band Push Sit-up animated GIF

Band Push Sit-up

Band Seated Twist animated GIF

Band Seated Twist

Band Standing Crunch animated GIF

Band Standing Crunch

Band Standing Twisting Crunch animated GIF

Band Standing Twisting Crunch

Band V-up animated GIF

Band V-up

Band Vertical Pallof Press animated GIF

Band Vertical Pallof Press

Barbell Press Sit-up animated GIF

Barbell Press Sit-up

Barbell Rollerout animated GIF

Barbell Rollerout

Barbell Rollerout From Bench animated GIF

Barbell Rollerout From Bench

Barbell Seated Twist animated GIF

Barbell Seated Twist

Barbell Side Bent V. 2 animated GIF

Barbell Side Bent V. 2

Barbell Sitted Alternate Leg Raise animated GIF

Barbell Sitted Alternate Leg Raise

Barbell Sitted Alternate Leg Raise (female) animated GIF

Barbell Sitted Alternate Leg Raise (female)

Barbell Standing Ab Rollerout animated GIF

Barbell Standing Ab Rollerout

Barbell Standing Twist animated GIF

Barbell Standing Twist

Bodyweight Incline Side Plank animated GIF

Bodyweight Incline Side Plank

Bottoms-up animated GIF

Bottoms-up

Bridge - Mountain Climber (cross Body) animated GIF

Bridge - Mountain Climber (cross Body)

Butt-ups animated GIF

Butt-ups

Cable Judo Flip animated GIF

Cable Judo Flip

Cable Kneeling Crunch animated GIF

Cable Kneeling Crunch

Cable Reverse Crunch animated GIF

Cable Reverse Crunch

Cable Russian Twists (on Stability Ball) animated GIF

Cable Russian Twists (on Stability Ball)

Cable Seated Crunch animated GIF

Cable Seated Crunch

Cable Seated Twist animated GIF

Cable Seated Twist

Cable Side Bend animated GIF

Cable Side Bend

Cable Side Bend Crunch (bosu Ball) animated GIF

Cable Side Bend Crunch (bosu Ball)

Cable Side Crunch animated GIF

Cable Side Crunch

Cable Standing Crunch animated GIF

Cable Standing Crunch

Cable Standing Crunch (with Rope Attachment) animated GIF

Cable Standing Crunch (with Rope Attachment)

Cable Standing Lift animated GIF

Cable Standing Lift

Cable Tuck Reverse Crunch animated GIF

Cable Tuck Reverse Crunch

Cable Twist animated GIF

Cable Twist

Cable Twist (up-down) animated GIF

Cable Twist (up-down)

Captains Chair Straight Leg Raise animated GIF

Captains Chair Straight Leg Raise

Cocoons animated GIF

Cocoons

Crab Twist Toe Touch animated GIF

Crab Twist Toe Touch

Cross Body Crunch animated GIF

Cross Body Crunch

Crunch (hands Overhead) animated GIF

Crunch (hands Overhead)

Crunch (on Stability Ball) animated GIF

Crunch (on Stability Ball)

Crunch (on Stability Ball, Arms Straight) animated GIF

Crunch (on Stability Ball, Arms Straight)

Crunch Floor animated GIF

Crunch Floor

Curl-up animated GIF

Curl-up

Dead Bug animated GIF

Dead Bug

Decline Crunch animated GIF

Decline Crunch

Decline Sit-up animated GIF

Decline Sit-up

Dumbbell Side Bend animated GIF

Dumbbell Side Bend

Elbow-to-knee animated GIF

Elbow-to-knee

Flag animated GIF

Flag

Flexion Leg Sit Up (bent Knee) animated GIF

Flexion Leg Sit Up (bent Knee)

Flexion Leg Sit Up (straight Arm) animated GIF

Flexion Leg Sit Up (straight Arm)

Frog Crunch animated GIF

Frog Crunch

Frog Planche animated GIF

Frog Planche

Front Lever animated GIF

Front Lever

Front Plank With Twist animated GIF

Front Plank With Twist

Full Maltese animated GIF

Full Maltese

Full Planche animated GIF

Full Planche

Gorilla Chin animated GIF

Gorilla Chin

Groin Crunch animated GIF

Groin Crunch

Half Sit-up (male) animated GIF

Half Sit-up (male)

Hanging Leg Hip Raise animated GIF

Hanging Leg Hip Raise

Hanging Leg Raise animated GIF

Hanging Leg Raise

Hanging Oblique Knee Raise animated GIF

Hanging Oblique Knee Raise

Hanging Pike animated GIF

Hanging Pike

Hanging Straight Leg Hip Raise animated GIF

Hanging Straight Leg Hip Raise

Hanging Straight Leg Raise animated GIF

Hanging Straight Leg Raise

Hanging Straight Twisting Leg Hip Raise animated GIF

Hanging Straight Twisting Leg Hip Raise

Hip Raise (bent Knee) animated GIF

Hip Raise (bent Knee)

Inchworm animated GIF

Inchworm

Inchworm V. 2 animated GIF

Inchworm V. 2

Incline Leg Hip Raise (leg Straight) animated GIF

Incline Leg Hip Raise (leg Straight)

Incline Twisting Sit-up animated GIF

Incline Twisting Sit-up

Jackknife Sit-up animated GIF

Jackknife Sit-up

Janda Sit-up animated GIF

Janda Sit-up

Kettlebell Advanced Windmill animated GIF

Kettlebell Advanced Windmill

Kettlebell Bent Press animated GIF

Kettlebell Bent Press

Kettlebell Double Windmill animated GIF

Kettlebell Double Windmill

Kettlebell Figure 8 animated GIF

Kettlebell Figure 8

Kettlebell Windmill animated GIF

Kettlebell Windmill

Knee Touch Crunch animated GIF

Knee Touch Crunch

Kneeling Plank Tap Shoulder (male) animated GIF

Kneeling Plank Tap Shoulder (male)

L-sit On Floor animated GIF

L-sit On Floor

Landmine 180 animated GIF

Landmine 180

Lean Planche animated GIF

Lean Planche

Leg Pull In Flat Bench animated GIF

Leg Pull In Flat Bench

Lever Kneeling Twist animated GIF

Lever Kneeling Twist

Lever Seated Crunch animated GIF

Lever Seated Crunch

Lever Seated Crunch (chest Pad) animated GIF

Lever Seated Crunch (chest Pad)

Lever Seated Crunch V. 2 animated GIF

Lever Seated Crunch V. 2

Lever Seated Leg Raise Crunch animated GIF

Lever Seated Leg Raise Crunch

Lunge With Twist animated GIF

Lunge With Twist

Lying Elbow To Knee animated GIF

Lying Elbow To Knee

Lying Leg Raise Flat Bench animated GIF

Lying Leg Raise Flat Bench

Lying Leg-hip Raise animated GIF

Lying Leg-hip Raise

Negative Crunch animated GIF

Negative Crunch

Oblique Crunch V. 2 animated GIF

Oblique Crunch V. 2

Oblique Crunches Floor animated GIF

Oblique Crunches Floor

One Arm Slam (with Medicine Ball) animated GIF

One Arm Slam (with Medicine Ball)

Otis Up animated GIF

Otis Up

Pelvic Tilt animated GIF

Pelvic Tilt

Posterior Step To Overhead Reach animated GIF

Posterior Step To Overhead Reach

Potty Squat animated GIF

Potty Squat

Power Point Plank animated GIF

Power Point Plank

Prisoner Half Sit-up (male) animated GIF

Prisoner Half Sit-up (male)

Prone Twist On Stability Ball animated GIF

Prone Twist On Stability Ball

Pull-in (on Stability Ball) animated GIF

Pull-in (on Stability Ball)

Push-up To Side Plank animated GIF

Push-up To Side Plank

Quarter Sit-up animated GIF

Quarter Sit-up

Reverse Crunch animated GIF

Reverse Crunch

Reverse Plank With Leg Lift animated GIF

Reverse Plank With Leg Lift

Roller Body Saw animated GIF

Roller Body Saw

Roller Reverse Crunch animated GIF

Roller Reverse Crunch

Russian Twist animated GIF

Russian Twist

Seated Leg Raise animated GIF

Seated Leg Raise

Seated Side Crunch (wall) animated GIF

Seated Side Crunch (wall)

Shoulder Tap animated GIF

Shoulder Tap

Side Bridge V. 2 animated GIF

Side Bridge V. 2

Side Hip (on Parallel Bars) animated GIF

Side Hip (on Parallel Bars)

Side-to-side Toe Touch (male) animated GIF

Side-to-side Toe Touch (male)

Sit-up V. 2 animated GIF

Sit-up V. 2

Sit-up With Arms On Chest animated GIF

Sit-up With Arms On Chest

Sledge Hammer animated GIF

Sledge Hammer

Smith Hip Raise animated GIF

Smith Hip Raise

Spell Caster animated GIF

Spell Caster

Spine Twist animated GIF

Spine Twist

Stability Ball Crunch (full Range Hands Behind Head) animated GIF

Stability Ball Crunch (full Range Hands Behind Head)

Standing Wheel Rollerout animated GIF

Standing Wheel Rollerout

Straddle Maltese animated GIF

Straddle Maltese

Straddle Planche animated GIF

Straddle Planche

Suspended Abdominal Fallout animated GIF

Suspended Abdominal Fallout

Suspended Reverse Crunch animated GIF

Suspended Reverse Crunch

Tuck Crunch animated GIF

Tuck Crunch

Twisted Leg Raise animated GIF

Twisted Leg Raise

Twisted Leg Raise (female) animated GIF

Twisted Leg Raise (female)

V-sit On Floor animated GIF

V-sit On Floor

Vertical Leg Raise (on Parallel Bars) animated GIF

Vertical Leg Raise (on Parallel Bars)

Weighted Crunch animated GIF

Weighted Crunch

Weighted Decline Sit-up animated GIF

Weighted Decline Sit-up

Weighted Front Plank animated GIF

Weighted Front Plank

Weighted Hanging Leg-hip Raise animated GIF

Weighted Hanging Leg-hip Raise

Weighted Overhead Crunch (on Stability Ball) animated GIF

Weighted Overhead Crunch (on Stability Ball)

Weighted Russian Twist animated GIF

Weighted Russian Twist

Weighted Russian Twist (legs Up) animated GIF

Weighted Russian Twist (legs Up)

Weighted Russian Twist V. 2 animated GIF

Weighted Russian Twist V. 2

Weighted Seated Twist (on Stability Ball) animated GIF

Weighted Seated Twist (on Stability Ball)

Weighted Side Bend (on Stability Ball) animated GIF

Weighted Side Bend (on Stability Ball)

Wheel Rollout animated GIF

Wheel Rollout

Wind Sprints animated GIF

Wind Sprints

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best ab exercises for a six-pack?

A visible six-pack comes from training the rectus abdominis and lowering body fat. Crunches, leg raises, and cable crunches build the muscle; nutrition reveals it.

How do I train my obliques?

Russian twists, side bends, and bicycle crunches target the obliques on the sides of your waist. Rotational and anti-rotational moves build a complete, functional core.

Can I do these ab exercises at home?

Most core exercises here are bodyweight — planks, crunches, leg raises, and sit-ups need no equipment. Filter the list for the moves that match your space.

Do these core exercises include GIFs?

Yes — every ab and core movement has a looping GIF plus step-by-step instructions so you can copy the tempo and form exactly.

Building a fitness app?

Get all 169 ab & core exercises — names, muscles, equipment and hosted GIF URLs — straight from the WorkoutX API. One REST endpoint, no RapidAPI middleware.

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