Ab Rollouts

This is one of the toughest abs exercises I have ever done, but the good news is that although strict standing ab rollouts are tough, there are many variations that allow a progression. Here are some videos and links showing what you can do.

Standing Ab Rollout - videos (dumbbells and barbell)
From the Knees with Barbell - video
Standing Ab Rollout with Dropped Knees - video
Ross Enamait - homemade wheel and many rollout variations
Basketball Reverse Rollouts - video
Beast Skills - article - using a special ab wheel and some great tips on how to progress

Standing Ab Rollout Using dumbbells

Standing Ab Rollout Using Barbell

From the Knees with Barbell

Standing Rollout with Dropped Knees

Go to 2:00 in the video to see the exercise.

Ross Enamait's Video

Using his homemade wheels and showing just about every variation you can imagine.

Basketball Reverse Rollouts

These can be challenging - the difficulty in controlling the ball forces you to recruit a broader range of core muscles to execute the movement.


Standing Ab Rollout - videos (dumbbells and barbell)
From the Knees with Barbell - video
Standing Ab Rollout with Dropped Knees - video
Ross Enamait - homemade wheel and many rollout variations
Basketball Reverse Rollouts - video
Beast Skills - article - using a special ab wheel and some great tips on how to progress