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hipless crunch

this variation better targets abs by preventing hips and upper body from helping you lift

make it harder: extend legs straight up

focus on abs doing the work; imagine sliding cage toward hips

no-hands reverse crunch

make it harder: straighten legs

you can't lift hips off the floor without jerking

neck and shoulders are tense

v crunch

this exercise gets your upper and lower body moving simultaneously to recruit the maximum number of muscle fibers in your midsection

make it easier: grasp sides of thighs

shoulders rise toward ears

legs up

neck starts to hurt

side plank

make it easier: bend legs and balance on bottom knee and side of lower leg

make it harder: straighten top arm toward sky

keep neck

don't sink into shoulder -- press e ow into floor and lift torso

back hurts

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lose up and 3 inches in 7 days

by

marianne mcginnis

nov 3

pro at a glance

days a week: do the slimbelly workout moves on nonconsecutive days to tone your midsection

days a week: do 30 to 40 minutes of cardio

every day: watch and fill up on grains

the expert: tony caterisano

sample workout schedule

day

activity

monday

abs and cardio

tuesday

cardio

wednesday

rest

thursday

abs and cardio

friday

rest

saturday

abs and cardio

sunday

cardio

make it easier: rest calves on a chair and extend arms down at sides

don't pull chin toward chest

stop when

jerking up

shoulders relaxed

instead of keeping arms at sides

make it easier: do the move

feel the contraction in abs

tilt pelvis

think of lifting up instead of pulling knees toward chest

stop when

make it harder: hold a dumbbell in each hand

eyes gaze straight forward; keep chin parallel to floor

stop when

you can't keep chest lifted

stop when

hip is sagging toward floor

you can't keep body in line

marianne mcginnis

marianne mcginnis is a former prevention associate editor

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