Here's how to perform the "Combat Abs" workout along with a demonstration video from Whitney and her trainer, Anna Reed:
- Begin by resting your legs on a bench (thighs at a 45 degree angle with the ground) and have a partner sit on your legs so that you're locked into a stable starting position.
- Perform 5 to 10 reps of each of the following movements:
- Resisted sit up (partner resists as you perform concentric and eccentric phases of a sit up)
- Eccentric-resisted sit up (perform sit up and have partner push you back to the lying position, resisting as your partner pushes)
- Alternating left & right sit up (perform 5 to 10 reps (left and right) of sit up, reaching across body to the bar opposite of the hand you're reaching with and have partner push back on eccentric portion)
- High-reach sit up (perform sit ups and reach as high as you can, slapping partner's hands at the top)
- Alternating-reach sit ups (perform 5 to 10 (left and right) sit ups and reach across body to slap partner's hand)
- If you're feeling really strong, perform a front plank for 30 seconds as well as right and left side planks for 30 seconds on each side to really "feel the burn".
Remember, you could do this workout 1,000 times & still not have killer abs - ABS ARE MADE IN THE KITCHEN (so eat clean)!