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The first time I did this one, I was SHOCKED at how well it worked my lower abs.

This exercise is deceptively simple...it's a straight leg sit-up, done in a very specific manner.

Set two dumbbells on the floor, set beside your hips. I’ve got a pair of 65’s but weight isn’t too important as you won’t be lifting them.

Here's the start position.

The most critical thing to remember is to squeeze the dumbbells inwards against your hips, right from the start.

Press them HARD against your hips then perform a straight leg sit-up.

This inwards tension takes the hip flexors almost completely out of the exercise and puts the workload and the tension right into the lower abs.

As well, you're "sort of" using the dumbbells to pull yourself up...ish. You'll see what I mean when you try it.

Keep squeezing inwards and coming up until you're sitting upright.

Lower down under control and repeat.

It’s surprisingly tough.

My lower abs were on FIRE by the end of the set...get as many reps as you can until your form starts to break down.

You can watch the video for this exercise in action here (it helps a lot!)

It's the third one down on the page.

Nick Nilsson
The Mad Scientist of Muscle

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