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Ab Ripper X


Ab Ripper X

Ab Ripper X is an exercise machine for sculpting the ab muscles. It is part of the Tony Horton P90X workout regime. A series of 13 exercises are employed to focus on the ab area and develop and tone it.

About Ab Ripper X

Ab Ripper X is a portion of the P90X workout series by Tony Horton that is designed to develop and sculpt the abs into amazing shape. It consists of 13 exercises that each take an average of 30 seconds to complete.

Exercise 1: Ins and Outs
While sitting on the floor place your hands by your buttocks and legs out in front pressed together. Bring your knees up to your chest as close as possible and then back to the floor. Repeat 25 times

Exercise 2: Bicycles
While sitting on the floor with hands by your buttocks lift your legs into the air and turn them with knees bent in a forward motion mimicking the action of riding a bicycle. Perform 25 repetitions

Exercise 3: Reverse Bicycles
Exercise is performed the same as exercise 2 but in a reverse motion.

Exercise 4: Crunchy Frog
Sit on the ground, knees bent, feet on the ground with your hands extended out to the sides parallel to the ground. Raise your feet off the ground and bring your knees toward your chest while at the same time wrapping your arms around your knees, but don't touch the knees. Return to the base position and repeat 25 times.

Exercise 5: Cross-Leg/Wide Sit-ups
Lay on floor with legs spread. Place one hand behind your head and the other on your belly. Perform a sit-up while keeping feet firmly against floor and reaching toward toes of the opposite leg with the hand that was behind your head. Return to original position and do other side. Repeat 25 times

Exercise 6: Fifer Scissors
Lay on the floor and extend one leg straight out as straight as possible. Lift the other leg up toward the ceiling, also as straight as possible. Switch positions of legs simultaneously. Repeat 25 times

Exercise 7: Hip Rock and Raise
Lay on the floor with knees bent outward and feet turned inward to face each other. Bring legs up toward ceiling and back down again. Repeat 25 times

Exercise 8: Pulse UPS
Lay on floor with legs pressed together and up pointing toward the ceiling. Lift your body up off the floor lifting legs higher toward ceiling and back down again. Repeat 25 times

Exercise 9: V-Up/Roll-UpWhile lying on the floor with legs together parallel to the floor lift torso off floor to do a toe touch. While returning the torso to the floor simultaneously lift legs off the floor and point up toward ceiling. Return to do a toe touch while legs are in the air and then return body to its original position. Repeat 25 times

Exercise 10 and 11: Oblique V-UpsLay on your side with one hand behind your head and the other in stretched out in front of you on the ground for support. Pull your torso in simultaneously with your legs until your elbow behind your head reaches your knees. Repeat 25 times. Turn on other side and repeat exercise.

Exercise 12: Leg Climbs
Lay on the floor with one leg up in the air and the other leg bent with foot on the floor as close to the buttocks as possible. Lift torso off floor using hands to climb the raised leg ending with a tap to the foot. Repeat 25 times and then change legs and repeat exercise.

Exercise 13: Mason Twist
Sit on the floor with knees up against chest. Clasp your hands together in front of your chest. With your hands clasped twist your body to the side and tap your fisted hands to the floor beside you. Bring hands to other side and tap floor on that side. Return hands to original position. Repeat 30 times

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