Homegrown Abs

Photography by Keith Munyan

You don’t have to go to the gym to work out, yet it’s amazing how few men exercise at home. Do you? Thought so. Maybe the equipment’s at your health club, but how about hitting your stomach muscles in 10 minutes a day? It’s easy, and if you can manage to get into the routine in the morning and at night you’ll be well on the way to sculpting a rock-hard midsection.

ABDOMINALS
Standing Crunches
Stand with your right hand behind the head and legs apart. Proceed to bend over, extending the right elbow down to the left knee. Pause, then rise to starting position. Perform 20 repetitions, then put your left hand behind the head for another set extending to the right knee

ABDOMINALS
Rear Kicks
Kneel on all fours on a table or bench. Proceed to extend the right leg up and out behind you. Pause, then return to starting position and perform the next repetition with the left leg. Perform 20 alternating repetitions with each leg.

ABDOMINALS
Elevated Crunches
Lie on your back with hands at sides and the lower legs on a raised surface. Proceed to raise the head and shoulders off the floor. Pause, then lower to starting position. Perform 20 repetitions.

ABDOMINALS
Single-Leg Lifts
Sit with hands behind you palms down, supporting the upper body, with legs straight out together. Proceed to raise the left leg, holding it for several seconds. Then lower to starting position and raise the right leg. Perform 20 alternating repetitions with each leg.

ABDOMINALS
Standard Crunches
Lie on your back with hands behind head, legs bent and feet flat. Proceed to raise the head and shoulders off the floor. Pause, then lower to starting position.
Perform 20 repetitions.

ABDOMINALS
Double-Leg Raises
Lie on your back on the floor or on a table, with legs extended straight out, knees slightly bent. Proceed to raise them up until at 90-degree angles with the torso. Pause, then lower to starting position. Perform 20 repetitions.