When working out your abs, you are going to want to make sure you sculpt every angle, especially since the lower portion can be a lot harder to work out.
The Mine - For this exercise, you are going to need a barbell with your choice of weight on one side. Place this side without weight on the ground in a corner, and hold the heavier side in your hand. Once you are in position and holding the weighted end, you are going to repeatedly wave the barbell back and forth in a reverse u-shaped direction. Repeat this motion for awhile for desired results.
Hanging Leg Raises - For this workout, you will need a pull-up bar or a device to hold you up. Pull yourself up so that you are hanging from your pull up bar or whatever you are using to hold your body up above the ground. For this exercise make sure you keep your core tight and perform the movements slowly. Holding yourself up with your legs hanging down, slowly lift your legs up as perpendicular to your torso as you can (make sure you are keeping your abs tight). Hold this for around a second and then slowly lower your legs back to where you started. Repeat this for more or less twenty times and in three sets.
Weight Crunch - Lay down on the ground or on a mat with your back straight and with your knees bent. In your hands, hold either a weighted plank or a dumbbell over your head. Roll up from your waist and crunch up like you would do for a normal sit-up, hold it for around a second and then slowly lower your torso back until your shoulders are now touching the ground. After a few crunches, you should start feeling the burn!
Pulse Ups - Another workouts you can do are pulse ups, just lay down on the floor or on a flat bench and place your hands behind your head. Tighten your core and contract your lower abs and raise your legs up until they are pointing directing toward the ceiling. Tighten your butt when you do this and hold it for half a second, come down and then immediately go back up again. Do this motion for fifteen reps, and if you would like to challenge yourself, you can add a dumbbell of your choosing in between your feet.
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