Ab Workout in One Exercise (5 MINUTE ABS!) – ATHLEAN-X™

Chisel out a serious six pack with shorter ab workouts here

Some people think that all ab workouts either have to take a long time or need lots of different ab exercises to be effective. Neither could be further from the truth. In this video, I’m going to show you how to make a killer ab workout with just one exercise. The best part…this ab workout takes just 5 minutes to complete!

The ab exercise showcased in this workout for your abs is the classic scissor. The scissor can be a basic beginner abs exercise if you start by doing it on the ground. Make sure to keep your back flat throughout the exercise and see if you can maintain the movement for a complete minute. If you can, you’re just getting warmed up.

The next step in this abs workout is to sit up into a v-sit position and attempt to complete another minute of scissors. With less support in the sitting position you will find this a little bit harder on your abs (not to mention the cumulative tension you’re adding up on your abdominal muscles). If you can complete this, rest another 10 seconds and move into the next version of this ab exercise.

Now, you want to get those arms off the ground and into the air. It’s time to make your ab workout that much harder. Perform another minute of ab scissors without using your hands at all to support your upper body or abs. Can you do this for a full sixty seconds? If so, you’re well on your way to that impressive six pack. But you’re not done yet.

Next, it’s time to ratchet up the intensity and perform these scissor ab exercises from a hanging position. Get onto a pullup bar and start fluttering those legs as close to parallel to the ground as you can. Keep this going for another minute if you are able. If you can, your abs will not only be burning right now but screaming for you to stop. Don’t!

Finally, it’s time to do what some will call an impossible minute of lever hanging scissors. This difficult ab exercise concludes this killer 5 minute ab workout in style. Can you keep the flutter going for the entire minute and cap off this intense home ab routine? I’ve got high hopes. Let’s see what you’ve got.

It’s these types of 5 minute ab workouts that show you just how hard you can train your abs without having to do long six pack workouts. If you’re looking for a system that includes hundreds of unique ab exercises an workouts to get you a six pack fast, be sure to head to and get your ATHLEAN-X Training System.

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