Strengthen your abdominal muscles with the old school sit-up

This exercise can help you get flat abs.

The sit-up has become a bit obsolete now thanks to the abdominal crunch which people believe is more effective in getting flat abs. The truth is that the sit-up is a very effective exercise as well and it works on more muscles than the abs crunch.

How to do sit-ups:

Step 1: Lie down on the floor placing your feet on the ground. Bend your knees. You can lock your feet so that they don't move, like under a bed, or you can ask someone to stand on your feet or hold them.

Step 2: Place your hands behind your head and raise your head so that your head is perpendicular to your thighs.

Step 3: Hold this position for a second and lower your upper body back down to the starting position.

Try and do at least 20 reps for three sets.

This is one of the most hassle-free exercises out there and there's absolutely no reason for you to not include it in your daily workout regime, even if you don't have time to hit the gym.

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Here are some more upper body exercises you can do:

• Know your exercise: Front dumbbell raise
• Dumbbell shoulder press
• Know your exercise: Dumbbell side raise
• Know your exercises: Biceps curl
• Triceps cable extensions
• Bench dips
• Preacher curls
• Concentration Curls

You could also try out these exercises for specific body parts:

• Exercises for shoulders
• Exercises for abs
• Exercises for arms
• Exercises for legs

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