This is the toughest 6-minute abs workout I have ever done! Seriously - only 6 moves long and only takes 6:30 to complete, but we will work every single muscle in your abs including upper, middle, lower, and obliques.

These exercises require no equipment (bodyweight ab exercises) and can be performed anywhere! Follow along this ab workout with me!

You may be interested in modified versions of each of these exercises. I actually recorded two different versions of these exercises - one advanced and one intermediate.

TO SEE A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE WORKOUT, SKIP TO TIME 8:42

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In order to truly maximize your ab training, there are two crucial components to remember:

1. You abs move your trunk in three dimensions. Not only does it bring your shoulders towards your hips as in a sit-up or crunch, but it can also bend side-to-side and rotate as well. You have to be including exercises that involve all three of these motions in order to maximize your core workouts.

2. Think about varying your speed. Slow and consistent ab exercises are important, but in order to take your ab muscle results to the next level it's important that you include some higher-level plyometric exercises as well. This causes your muscles to fire in a different way (type 2 fibers instead of type 1 fibers) and can be a great way to increase strength.

This workout includes 6 of my favorite abs exercises in a timed interval format to push hard and maximize your time. You'll perform 30-60 seconds of each exercise and there are a couple of important rest breaks built into it, also.

1. Single Leg Drop with Butt Lift - great for the lower and middle abs.

2. Mountain Climber Plank with Rotation - plyometric move that targets the obliques.

3. Rest

4. In/Out Crunch - hits the entire rectus abdominis or "six pack" muscle.

5. Star Fish Crunch - one of the toughest ab moves out there that hits pretty much every muscle in your abs.

6. 90/90 Crunch - crunches are great for your upper abs; get in the 90/90 position at your hips and knees to kick on the lower abs as well.

7. Rest

8. Bicycle Crunch - upper and lower abs to lift your torso and legs up off the floor, but with a rotation component as well as you touch your right elbow to your left knee (and vice versa).

Ab training doesn't have to take up a lot of time or space or require a gym membership or a lot of equipment. Performing these exercises in this workout regularly will help tone and strengthen your stomach and give you the six pack you've always wanted!

Make sure you check out some of our other great ab workouts on Tone and Tighten:

Total Plank Workout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lfR4sl0ZCE&t=15s

8-Minute Abs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6HGLwgM-uU&t=79s

Ab Bench Bootcamp Workout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5m8p264Zvo&t=3s