MUSCLE GAIN · BEGINNER · BODYWEIGHT · 4 DAYS/WEEK

4-Week Ab Builder workout program

Beginner-friendly ab program — 4-week cycle of 14 progressive ab-and-core workouts. No equipment beyond a mat. Who this is for: lifters new to direct ab training.

4-Week Ab Builder workout program cover: Beginner-friendly ab program — 4-week cycle of 14 progressive ab-and-core workouts. No equipment beyond a mat

The workouts

Day 1 — Abs Foundation A

  • Crunch3 × 12
  • Reverse Crunch3 × 12
  • Plank3 × 20
  • Bicycle Crunch2 × 12

Day 2 — Abs Foundation B

  • Side Plank3 × 20
  • Oblique Crunch3 × 12
  • Crunch3 × 12
  • Reverse Crunch3 × 12

Day 3 — Core Strength

  • Plank3 × 30
  • Bicycle Crunch3 × 15
  • Reverse Crunch3 × 15
  • Side Plank3 × 25

Day 4 — Abs Burn

  • Crunch3 × 12
  • Oblique Crunch3 × 12
  • Reverse Crunch3 × 12
  • Plank3 × 30
  • Bicycle Crunch3 × 12

Day 5 — Core Endurance

  • Plank3 × 45
  • Side Plank3 × 30
  • Crunch3 × 15
  • Decline Crunch3 × 15

Day 6 — Abs + Obliques

  • Oblique Crunch3 × 12
  • Bicycle Crunch3 × 12
  • Crunch3 × 12
  • Plank3 × 30

Day 7 — Full Core

  • Plank3 × 45
  • Bicycle Crunch3 × 15
  • Reverse Crunch3 × 15
  • Oblique Crunch3 × 15
  • Crunch3 × 15

Weights are blank on purpose: Repto suggests your next weight from what you lifted last time. Rest times and sets are editable in the app.

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