Tried Everything to Flatten Your Stomach? Finally! An ab book with photos that shows you what REALLY works when it comes to flattening your stomach and toning your abs.

The most effective ab crunches are those that target the muscles around the stomach region, and tone and strengthen the core, as well as the lower and upper muscles.

 

 

 

Top ten effective ab crunches that will guarantee flattened, well-toned abs are, as follows:

1. Ab crunch – You will have to lie flat on the floor with knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Take a deep breath, slowly tighten the abdominal muscles and push yourself forward. It is important to remember this ab crunch will only be effective if the force is from the stomach and not the neck.
2. Ab Reverse Crunch – This effective ab crunch strengthens the rectus abdominis, which helps in getting six pack abs. You will have to lie flat on the floor with your feet straight and your back and buttock aligned. Your legs must be slowly raised to a 45 degree position, without locking your knees.
3. Bicycle Crunch – This is considered to be one of the most effective ab crunches. Lying flat on the floor, both the legs have to be raised to a 45 degree angle and then moved in a pedaling motion. You must try to touch your right elbow to the left knee and vice versa, while continuing the pedaling motion.
4. The Captain’s Chair – This kind of ab crunch also targets the rectus abdominis and is equally effective. Another name for this ab crunch is hanging leg lifts. Being seated on a tall captain’s chair, generally found in the gym, you have to bend your legs upwards towards your chest.
5. Ab crunches using Stability Ball – Rest your upper body on the ball and slowly roll it, until you are in a reclining position where your body is parallel to the floor. Your uppy body must be gently lifted upward to a 45 degree angle, and curled. This is a very effective ab crunch because it works out all the muscles in the stomach.
6. Seated Oblique Twist using a Medicine Ball – This ab crunch mainly targets the rectus abdominis, and internal and external muscles. You must sit on the floor with your legs and knees reclined at a 45 degree angle. The ball must be held in the centre, and slowly moved from side side, while you hold each pose for a few seconds.
7. Oblique Crunch – This effective ab crunch targets the rectus abdominis as well as the oblique muscles. Lie flat on the floor with your legs and knees bent. Then slowly twist your lower body to the right or the left. The legs should be raised to a crunch position and bent sideways at the opposite direction where your body has twisted.
8. The Cross-over Crunch - Lie flat on the floor with knees and legs bend. Put your right leg on your left leg so the right ankle is resting on the left knee. Then carefully raise to a crunch position and bend sideways opposite the raised knee.
9. Alternating Superman – Lie flat on the floor, face downwards, and arms and legs raised in a superman position. Then slowly raise the right arm and left leg first and hold the position. Repeat the same movement with left arm and right leg.
10. The Plank Exercise – Lie flat on the floor, face downwards. Your forearms and toes should be firmly secured on the floor. Slowly lift your body and hold this position for 10 seconds. This is also an extremely effective ab crunch.