The Single Best Abdominal Exercise (in our opinion- great ab workout)

Famous Physical Therapists Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck demonstrate what they believe to be the single best abdominal exercise.

Their book “Three Simple Steps To Treat Back Pain” is available on Kindle

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[doogie]

Finally some confirmation on this! I used to use a single wheel ab roller 30 years ago and had absolutely ripped abs. There's really nothing like it guys!

[littleleafy]

Thank you for showing a realistic use of the ab wheel! I can't go as far out either but I will work on it too

[franciscofeest]

I incorporated these after my disk herniation. Now, months later I can do sets of 20 of standing ab wheel rollouts without pain and with good form. Excellent piece of equipment. The best way to train the abdominal muscles in my humble opinion.

[SunnySidhu_TinyTauTsss]

Thanks for showing correct way to use it. Many people complain about it because they are using the device improperly.

[ItsTooLatetoApologize]

Oh god, I was afraid you were going to say these were bad for your back. Whew, I do a lot of these, I’m glad to know it’s not killing my back

[sleepquik]

What happen for these too ?! This is a awesome duo

[smilesmile]

Another great video as always. I've heard to keep ur and braced/tight when walking etc to stay strong. But how do u breath normally while doing that?

[Bootsystem]

Best mates forever and done a good service to us. Cheer!

[gyomoreipeter]

Hello there!
I've got shoulder impingement syndrome, I'm doing those exercises seen by you and they're really helpful. I was thinking doing this exercise seems similar to the one what you do on the bed when you push your palms down and walking back and forth, so was thinking to add this exercise to my healing program?
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Peter

[marlenekerrmarlene]

I used to do this a lot -I think its a lot better than the twister board I used to do and think I always had a bad back then

[wkbeats]

Great video! What are your thoughts of being on your side and rolling out and in? (It would be similar to a side plank)

[mollyroll]

OMG i started using this thing a few days ago and I have never been so sore

[l.nyrabia]

Great tip and great random story about a guy on the internet who can stand on the ab-wheel by none other than the two most famous physical therapists on the internet.

[neellocneelloc]

Is the ab wheel safe to do if you have sacroiliac joint dysfunction ? My SI joint keeps popping out. I know you have SI joint videos, but how about one with additional muscle group stretching for SI joints, such as safe ones for glutes, hamstrings, psoas etc.
You guys are wonderful for helping so many people and actually answering people's questions.

[z]

I'm definitely buying a ab-wheel as soon as I can !

[lezlier.]

I searched for an exercise for diastasis recti and this came up. Also have a small abdominal hernia. I’m not supposed to create intrabdominal pressure like in sit-ups so hopefully this is ok.

[gungnir]

Focus on not moving your butt/hips keep your hip and legs in a 90 degree angle as a "stop mark", roll out and when you roll back roll as close to your knees without tumbling over but not "sitting back" on your butt either. This is the way to work the abs far more than if you sit back on your butt each rep. Kind of comparable to the kipping pullup

[mgtow-balance]

oh snap i just started using this after years of not working out. man next day my abs were dead. but anyway this video got me pumped to do a quick abs workout 👍

[ari]

Is there a recommendation on how far forward/low is safe to go?

[amarmot]

This and the dead bug are my regular routine, every other day.