10 Min BRACED CORE AND ABS WORKOUT at Home | Caroline Girvan

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This is a short yet challenging core and ab workout. We are training our core to ‘fight’ the arching of the lower back. Transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis, the oblique muscles, even the quads, hip flexors and erector spinae are all working hard within these dynamic and isometric exercises!

It is extremely important to perform each movement, including the Hollow Hold to suit your ability to maintain the lower back pressed flat to mat.

To familiarise yourself with how your positioning should be, carry out this simple manoeuvre.

Simply lie flat on your back on a mat with legs straight out and arms by your sides. Relax your core. Bring one hand behind your back. You will feel you can fit hand under. Remove hand from under your back for a moment. Now ‘brace for impact’ as of you were about to be hit in the stomach area! There are many ways to word this, but this is the wording I tend to use! You will notice you can no longer place your hand under. Your lower back will be pushed against the mat. Try to hold this whilst maintaining a relaxed breathe. This will provide a protective ring for your vertebrae and is important to prevent injury particularly when training and lifting weight.

During this workout, it is important to be aware of this. And to bring knees into chest or take a complete break if your back is lifting off mat.

With the hollow movements and holds, only lower to where you can maintain correct form and lower back is protected.

If preferred, simply bring the hands in close to body during hollow holds and only lower legs to a level that suits you.

Press lower back to mat entire time!

Try to not tuck the chin in… relax the neck muscles!

Lift those shoulder blades off the mat!

You will simply need a mat!

The timer will be on for 40 seconds of work, however the 20 seconds inbetween each exercise will be a HOLLOW HOLD!

CRUNCH W/ HIP LIFT
CRUNCH TUCK TO TOE TAPS
ALTERNATING DEADBUG
DOUBLE DEADBUG
HANDS UNDER HIPS FLUTTER KICKS
REVERSE TUCK TO EXTENSION
REVERSE TUCK
HIP LIFTS
HOLLOW ROCKS
RUSSIAN TWIST

Simply hug the knees to the chest when you need a break to reset! This is intense so ensure you perform the exercises safely and slowly.

This is not an easy workout…. Please bring in the knees to chest when you need that break!!

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I've got fairly strong abs. This is the first ab workout in a long time to make me feel like I have the core strength of a toddler. This was certainly humbling.

kwangtos
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Killer ab workout… That was tough.
Hope you all managed to get through this one. Be proud of what you have achieved.
Have a great day.
Thanks, Caroline.

ellajo
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I'm literally shouting every hollow hold 😂

palangmendoza
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that was ridiculous, completely titanic, omg, I don’t even know how Caroline went through the whole workout without stopping, such a strong person!! thank you so much!

naomigeot
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This abs workout looks killer! I'm traveling this week so I won't have time to work out but I love working abs and core so I'll try to squeeze in this short workout. Have a great session everyone!

riaj
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toughest ab workout i've ever done!! i should've known that even short caroline workouts packs some serious heat 🤭

hubrs
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Guess who just finished their quads workout and now starting this one! 🤭

niasola
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This woman is so addictive to me that even I have slept only two hours and I have a day ahead she is still my priority!!!

zoelessi
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Hey guys! For a modification, I did boat pose instead of hollow hold. Hollow holds were way too hard for me after a few exercises 😅 just a tip !!!

elizabethmaggart
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Leyla-ms
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Caroline you rock this 66 year old to keep in shape. thank you!!!

sheilabrown
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It's like Christmas ⛄ when you post new workouts! 🤩🤩 Thank you Caroline, you are spoiling us. No other trainers raise to your level

ioanaprodescu
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Deadly. Hollow hold and Hollow rock, could not do it, I was cheating but still completed 😊

tani
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I’m so much looking forward to this super intense abs workout! Thank you so much Caroline! You are just so generous with your time...so much appreciated! Matthew
Just finished and what a fantastic ab workout...I just loved the way the intensity and the burn slowly built up! The staple hold is just brilliant! Another fantastic workout! Thank you, Caroline!

matthewalmond
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You're the best trainer, Caroline. ❤

f.claritha
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Did this after completing EPIC -1's 46th day workout and my abs are on fire!! ;-)
Thank you so much Caroline for such awesome workouts <3<3.

ishikamathur
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Omg two videos today!!! We are soo blessed!!! Thank you Caroline ❤️🎉💖💐

shraddhadayal
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Love these short abs sessions by Caroline!! It's always intense even though short.. Thank you so much Caroline for yet another great abs workout!!

priyadarshinijadhav
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That was hard, I felt the lining of my stomach begging me to stop. Brilliant 👏

Thanks for these shorter workouts, I'm building up to an EPIC series.

tonban
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I was finally starting to find other ab workouts easy and this just challenged me big time. Thank you!!!

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