Cardio & Core

Cardio

20 mins

Core

ab roll out 5 x

side bend 5 x

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My main core exercise is the ab roll out without a doubt. I love this exercise, and a lot of other people do for very good reason. It really is a great core/ab exercise. I like side bends holding on to a plate or dumbbell as well. I really get a great burn from it. I kinda ignore my obliques but I'm going to try to remember to add in some side bends from now on. I like the exercise, I just usually dont put the time in on it. I'm hoping it will help strengthen my sides up a bit to protect against rib injuries a bit, IDK if it will, but its gotta help some.

Core wise, the only exercises I do time and time again are roll outs and bicycle crunches. I do have a 6 min circuit I do from time to time that hits the abs from many different exercises/angles that I like, I just don't do often. I try to do some weighted crunches and leg scissors, side crunches, reverse crunches, etc - but don't always get around to them. So I just gotta remember to pick up my core work a bit, although I don't feel a huge need to, I want to make sure I'm covering all my bases. Heavy compounds lifting and the mma (bjj/boxing) work I do hits them hard as well. Thats why you won't see a ton of specialized core work in my routines. So like I said, I don't really feel a need to add in anything else core wise, I just want to make sure I don't start skipping on things.