The Best Abs Workout Ever

The Best Abs Workout You've Never Done

Use this cutting-edge core routine to sculpt your six-pack

Photographs by: Dylan Coulter, Illustrations by: Kagan McLeod

If it weren't for dead guys, we'd probably never have started doing crunches. That's because for years, much of our knowledge of the way muscles work was based on the study of human cadavers. By looking at the anatomy of corpses, modern scientists figured that the function of our abdominal muscles must be to flex the spine. Which is exactly what you do when you perform a crunch, a situp, or any other move that requires you to round your lower back. As a result, these exercises were popularized as the best way to work your abs.

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