8 CrossFit Abs Workouts (Chisel Your Midsection in Minutes)

How to do the toes to bar:

1. Hang on a pull-up bar to hold your entire body weight with a pronated grip.
2. Point your toes, lock out your legs, then raise them toward the bar using your abs and hip flexors.
3. While engaging the core and lats, continue raising your legs past an L-sit position until your feet meet your hands at the top of the bar.
4. Lower your legs back down in a slow and controlled manner to return to the starting position.
5. Repeat until your finish three sets of fifteen repetitions.

3. Sit-ups

How to do sit-ups:

1. Lay on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, and arms behind your ears.
2. Slowly raise your upper body to a sitting position. Avoid tugging your neck to get up.
3. Pause for three seconds, then slowly return to the starting position.
4. Repeat until you complete three sets of twelve reps.

“If you only take one precaution seriously, let it be this one. Keep your neck in a neutral position and in line with your spine during sit-ups to avoid injury.”
- Amanda Capritto, Health Writer

How to do this exercise: 

1. Sit on a quality exercise mat, your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
2. Tilt backward and lift your feet off the floor at about forty-five degrees.
3. Turn your torso to the right while engaging your core and keeping a neutral spine.
4. Switch your torso to the left. Keep your legs as still as possible when you are twisting.
5. Do as many reps as you can in one minute, then rest for a minute and repeat until you’ve completed three sets.

5. Leg Raises

How to do this exercise:

1. Lay on your back with your hands near the glutes and legs extended.
2. Lift your legs off the floor to the state when they are straight above the hips.
3. Pause for three seconds while squeezing your abs before slowly lowering the legs halfway.
4. Repeat until you finish three sets of fifteen reps.

How to perform this exercise:

1. Get into a plank position with your hands slightly wider than your shoulders.
2. Bring your right knee toward your torso without lifting your hips.
3. Quickly alternate to the other leg while squeezing your ab muscles.
4. Do as many reps as possible for thirty to sixty seconds, then rest for thirty seconds before finishing the two following sets.

7. Hollow Rocks

How to do this exercise:

1. Lay on a mat in a supine position with your arms up to your ears and your legs straight.
2. Raise your legs and arms off the floor while engaging your ab muscles.
3. Maintain this position for three seconds before returning to the starting position.
4. Repeat until you finish three sets of twelve reps.

“Don’t fall into the trap of tucking your chin to your chest. Not only does this take the neck out of neutral alignment and increase the risk of neck strain, but it also reduces the tension on your core muscles.”
- Sara Lindberg, Fitness Expert

How to do this exercise:

1. Stand with your shoulders hip-width apart.
2. Lower your body into a squat position.
3. Hop up and land into a squat while keeping your chest open.
4. Get into a plank position while keeping a straight line from your head to your heels.
5. Jump your feet back on the outsides of your elbows so that your knees track over your toes.
6. Do as many reps as you can in sixty seconds. Then, rest for thirty seconds before moving to the following two sets.